4.8 from 18 votes
Prickly Pear Juice
Also known as agua de tuna, this is a refreshing drink on ice. If it's cocktail hour, add tequila or mezcal. Once made, it will keep a few weeks in the fridge. Left on the counter, it will ferment in a day or two.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 50 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 pounds prickly pears
- water to cover
- Citric acid or lime juice, to taste
- Sugar or honey, to taste
Instructions
- Remove the spines from the fruit, as noted in the text above. Put the fruit in a pot and just barely cover with water. Bring to a boil. Turn off the heat, and when it cools enough to work with, mash everything with a potato masher.
- Run the mash through a food mill, or of you don't have one, push it through a colander with a rubber spatula. You need to get rid of the many seeds. Once that's done, strain the mash through a fine sieve, pushing it through with a rubber spatula. If you want a very clear juice, run that one more time through a sieve with a paper towel set inside it, and do not push it through -- just let it drop through over the course of an hour or two.
- Add sugar, plus citric acid or lime juice to taste. Enjoy over ice.
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Notes
- This recipe makes about a gallon.
Nutrition Information
Calories
50kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Potassium
12mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
403IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
25mg
(28%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
12mg
(67%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 50
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 50kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 12mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 403IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 12mg | 67% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.