Simply Dragon Fruit and Mango Cooler 1 Litre, Pink

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Peel and dice the dragon fruit and combine with 2 cups of water. Blend to liquidize and sieve to get rid of seeds. Sweeten with honey, sugar or sweetener and serve with ice. You may add the juice of a lemon if you want. Dragon fruit popsicles

I'm seriously in love with the fact that I can now have a Mango Dragonfruit Refresher at home any time I want. 💡 Modifications Great question! Dragon fruit (sometimes spelled as one word: dragonfruit) is also known as pitaya and is a tropical fruit that comes from a cactus and is native to Mexico and Central America. If you can't find fresh dragon fruit anywhere, but still want to enjoy this syrup, you can make it with all powder instead. I recommend using 2 tsp of powder (see note on recipe card for instructions). Make this delicious dragon fruit lemonade using fresh lemons and a whole dragon fruit! It is so easy to make (no need to make a simple syrup), healthy and the best refreshing summer drink to enjoy on a hot day. This straightforward syrup is simple to make: just combine water and sugar in a pan. Stir in diced dragon fruit and allow it to boil for several minutes.

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You can dice the dragon fruit right in the skin or you can scoop the flesh out of the skin and dice it from there. 🛒 Where to get dragon fruit Caffeinated– The recipe in this post is decaffeinated. For a caffeine boost, add one teaspoon of green coffee extract. Another option is to make a cup of hot green tea. Allow the tea to cool and use that in place of water at a 1:1 ratio. To recap: Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit native to Mexico and Central America. Its taste is like a combination of a kiwi and a pear.( Healthline) Even in South-East Asia, where they're widely grown, the pink version is usually more expensive than the regular white ones. So, if you cannot get fresh ones, use frozen fruits instead.

I suppose you can, it would provide more of a strong tangy/sour taste typically used to make a lemonade. But, it won't be the same as a freshly squeezed lemonade. Of course. So, choose at your own risk. Serving suggestionLeave out the green coffee extract powder if you don't care about having caffeine in your Refresher. Strain mixture into a bowl, being sure to press down on the dragon fruit to extract as much juice as possible. The most common variant of the fruit is not pink but white. And that's not all the color variation the fruit has to offer. Simple Syrup– 2 tablespoons – This is a blend of equal parts white sugar and water cooked on the stove until the sugar dissolves. For less sugar, add less simple syrup when mixing the drink.