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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 into a delicious cocktail drink.
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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 Cara Cara Orange and Citrus Drink and my daughter had a great time styling the pictures here.
There is nothing like the freshness of citrus fruit on hot summer days. For this drink, I decided to use some Cara Cara Oranges, they are juicy, sweet and have such a gorgeous colour. I 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 drink to share with kids on a beautiful summer day. Though the recipe for this drink is without alcohol, you can easily add a splash of a neutral tasting alcohol to turn this into a delicious cocktail for the adults. Enjoy!
If you make this recipe be sure to take a picture and share it with me on Instagram by tagging #sweetandsavourypursuits, I love to see your photos!
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.
looks very refreshing!
It is very refreshing! Thanks for stopping by.
Gorgeous photos. This drink looks so lovely & refreshing.
Thank you! I’m glad you think so 🙂
Great pictures, looks like a very refreshing drink
Thanks so much Alex, have a great long weekend!
This sounds like a wonderful, refreshing drink–I love the blend of citrus flavors in this!
Thanks Nancy, so do I 🙂
Looks so refreshing! Can’t wait to try it.
Thank you so much Myrna, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it!
Hi Fida, your drink sounds delicious and refreshing, I like how it is not too sweet – delicious!
Thank you Lily! I didn’t want a drink filled with sugar, so I kept it to a minimum.
What a wonderful activity for you and your daughter to do together. This drink looks so crisp and refreshing – love it! I’ve never had a cara cara orange; is it a bit like a blood orange?
Hi! Cara Cara oranges are not the same as Blood Oranges. Cara Cara oranges are actually a type of navel oranges that are lower in acid and usually sweeter. Their color is similar to that of pink grapefruit and not as deep red as Blood oranges.
What a refreshing looking drink, sweet that your daughter is taking an interest in food photography.
Thank you so much, I think so too!
Oooh, it looks so fresh, I love that you’ve used all the citrus fruits in this!! 🙂 I can imagine what a great cocktail this would make too! 🙂
Thanks so much Nagi!
Fida, another beautiful photograph, this time with help from your daughter! I love the way the light plays on the orange colours, it looks so refreshing.
Thanks so much Louise! Hope you have a great week!