This homemade Cara Cara Orange and Citrus Drink is a healthy juice made without refined sugars. Add a splash of neutral-tasting alcohol to turn it into a delicious cocktail drink.

A few months ago, I posted a recipe for Sweet Potato, Parmesan and Rosemary Biscuits. In that post, I talk about my daughter's interest in helping me with the food styling and photography for my blog and her desire to help me style a post for lemonade.
We never did get around to making a blog post for lemonade, but we did make this delicious citrus juice and my daughter had a great time styling the pictures here.

How to Make it
There is nothing like the freshness of citrus fruit on hot summer days. Since they are in season, we used Cara Cara Oranges. They're juicy, sweet and have such a gorgeous colour. We also added the juice of one lime and a lemon for a bit more zing.
Sweetened with a bit of honey (though you can use the sweetener of your choice), this is a great juice to make with the kids on a hot summer day.
Ingredients Overview:
- Cara Cara Oranges
- Lime
- Lemon
- Honey or other sweetener of your choice.
- Water and ice
Steps Overview:
- Juice the Cara Cara oranges, lime and lemon and combine in a pitcher. This should yield approximately 2 cups of citrus juice.
- Add 2 cups of water (or same amount as the citrus juice).
- Add honey or other sweetener and stir to dissolve. Taste and add more honey if you would like it sweeter.
Serving Suggestions
Pour the juice into ice-filled glasses and serve. The recipe for this juice is made without alcohol but you can easily add a splash of a neutral-tasting alcohol to turn this into a delicious cocktail for adults.
If you enjoy juicing, give this Pineapple Spinach Juice a try, it's so delicious!

Cara Cara Orange and Citrus Drink
Ingredients
- 4 Cara Cara Oranges
- 1 Lime
- 1 Lemon
- 4 tbsp. honey or more to your liking
- 2 cups water
- Ice
Instructions
- Juice the Cara Cara oranges, lime and lemon and combine in a pitcher. This should yield approximately 2 cups of citrus juice.
- Add 2 cups of water (or same amount as the citrus juice).
- Add honey (or other sweetener) and stir to dissolve. Taste and add more honey if you would like it sweeter.
- Pour into ice-filled glasses. Serve.
mrspeterhall
Saturday 19th of September 2015
looks very refreshing!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Saturday 19th of September 2015
It is very refreshing! Thanks for stopping by.
Josette@thebrookcook
Sunday 13th of September 2015
Gorgeous photos. This drink looks so lovely & refreshing.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Sunday 13th of September 2015
Thank you! I'm glad you think so :)
Alex
Thursday 3rd of September 2015
Great pictures, looks like a very refreshing drink
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Friday 4th of September 2015
Thanks so much Alex, have a great long weekend!
nancyc
Thursday 3rd of September 2015
This sounds like a wonderful, refreshing drinkāI love the blend of citrus flavors in this!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Friday 4th of September 2015
Thanks Nancy, so do I :)
Myrna
Sunday 30th of August 2015
Looks so refreshing! Can't wait to try it.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits
Monday 31st of August 2015
Thank you so much Myrna, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!