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Carambola Refresco (Starfruit Drink) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 starfruit
water
sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Take four starfruit, wash them and if there are green edges on the fruit, trim that off. Slice the fruit into thirds and toss in a blender. Add water to the 4-cup mark and blend to bits. It won't take long, perhaps 15-20 seconds at most. Pour the pureed fruit into a strainer that is positioned over a pitcher to remove the seeds and pulp.

To sweeten, you can use sugar substitutes to and equivalent of 4 heaping teaspoons of sugar. Drinking this without sweetener would be a very mouth-puckering experience.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
In Costa Rica, they call drinks refrescos. Drinks from fruits are called refrescos naturales to differentiate them from carbonated drinks. So, here is a recipe for a refresco natural made from carambola:

Take four starfruit, wash them and if there are green edges on the fruit, trim that off. Slice the fruit into thirds and toss in a blender. Add water to the 4-cup mark and blend to bits. It won't take long, perhaps 15-20 seconds at most. Pour the pureed fruit into a strainer that is positioned over a pitcher to remove the seeds and pulp.

To sweeten, you can use sugar substitutes to and equivalent of 4 heaping teaspoons of sugar. Drinking this without sweetener would be a very mouth-puckering experience.

 

 

 

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