No-Juicer Pineapple Juice Recipe

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Homemade Costa Rican pineapple juice is so healthy and delicious- all you need is a pineapple and a blender!

About This Costa Rican Pineapple Juice Recipe

With its signature warm climate and abundance of tropical fruits, Costa Rica is renowned for its frescos— delicious fresh fruit-and-water blended drinks that can be found just about everywhere. 

In honor of summer, I wanted to share a traditional recipe with you all! In this case, I’m using one of Costa Rica’s most recognizable exports: the pineapple. Costa Rican is known for the most high-quality pineapples in the world (yes, I’m biased), and if I bring a pineapple home from anywhere else my husband refuses to eat it. 

I especially love working with pineapples because of their health benefits. Not only are they naturally sweet and low-calorie, but pineapples are also excellent sources of vitamin C and antioxidants. Thought to boost immunity and aid in digestion as well, pineapples are a great addition to any diet!

This recipe is very simple- it only requires raw pineapple, water, and sugar. It’s also a great way to consume extremely ripe pineapple– it’s sweeter, so the drink is even more delicious! Plus, you are reducing food waste. A win/win! I hope you love this Costa Rican fresco de piña as much as we do!

Pineapple Juice Costa Rica Recipe

(printable recipe below)

Ingredients: 

• ripe pineapple, cored and diced.
• water
• sugar
• Blender (does not have to be high-powered)

Instructions:

Peel the pineapple. Slice and core your pineapple so that you have 1/2-inch cubes. Place pineapple chunks, sugar, and water into your blender and blend until smooth. You could also use a food processor here if you prefer. 

Strain the resulting liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pushing the pineapple pulp through with a spoon.

Once you can no longer get any more pineapple pulp through, pour the remaining two cups of water over it, and continue mashing the pulp through the sieve until only the pineapple fibers remain.

Discard the pineapple remnants and check the juice for taste, adding additional sugar and water if desired. Chill the pineapple juice about an hour before serving and enjoy!

Note- Depending on how ripe your pineapple is, you may not even need sugar!

Related Recipes You’ll Love:

The Costa Rican fresh fruit juices don’t stop here! If you enjoyed this homemade pineapple juice, be sure to check out these other fresco recipes: 

• Tamarindo Juice Recipe
• Passion Fruit Juice Recipe
• Costa Rican Blackberry Juice (Fresco de more)

Substitutions

About three cups of store-bought frozen pineapple cubes (or enough to fill 1/3 of your blender) can be substituted in place of fresh pineapple. 

Stevia, maple syrup, honey, and brown sugar can also be swapped in for cane sugar.

Variations

There are so many types of fun pineapple drinks with alcohol. My favorite is to combine 1/2 cup of pineapple juice with 1/2 cup of mango juice and your favorite coconut liqueur for a single serving of tropical punch.

Pina colada anyone? You can add rum and coconut milk to this and have a refreshing Costa Rican cocktail.

You can make a mocktail, too! Mix 1/3 cup of your pineapple juice, 1/3 cup of orange juice, and 1/3 cup of Sprite in a tall glass and serve.

You can also freeze the juice in popsicle molds to make a pineapple popsicle

Serving Suggestions

Once your pineapple juice has chilled for about an hour, pour the juice into a glass, pop in some ice cubes, and enjoy! (You can always garnish with pineapple wedges on the rim of the glass if you’re feeling extra fancy!) This juice is often served a lunch alongside a Costa Rican casado.

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