Five finger juice can be quite a quenching juice on a hot day. The five finger (carambola, star fruit) tree in my backyard is laden these days. And with so many on the tree I just have to show you all a few trini recipes that use five finger. First off today I will be showing you all how to make five finger juice. This juice is high in vitamin C.
A Simple Five Finger Juice Recipe
This recipe is simple and straightforward so much so that I feel other twists could be done to this basic five finger juice recipe. What we did the second time we made five finger juice was to add a bit of orange juice to it. It was really amazing. Next time I would like to try out maybe orange and pineapple together with the five finger. I can’t wait to try that!
I can just imagine the semi sweet fruitiness of the five finger juice together with the slight tang of the orange and …… I’ll be short . While you all try this wonderful five finger juice I am going and pick some more…..(thinking to myself .. I think it still have ah tin of pineapple orange juice in de cupboard. Lemmeh stop typin’ and go get some five finger…….ah go pick a few extra to make something else one time).
FIVE FINGER JUICE
Ingredients:
4 ripe five finger (star fruit)
sugar to taste
1 dash of bitters
3 cups water (divided)
Direction:
Wash and cut up the five finger.
Blend with 1 cup of water and strain. Add two more cups of water.
Note: Squeeze the pulp to extract more juice.
Add bitters and sugar to taste and stir. Mix well. Adjust sugar if necessary. Serve chilled or with ice.
Star Fruit or Five Finger Juice FAQs:
- I would like to say that you should not drink too much of this juice. It has been known to cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and backache, especially if consumed on an empty stomach (Source).
- How do I know the five finger is right to make juice? It would look yellow and feel firm to the touch. The more yellow it is, it is sweeter.
More recipes to come. Bye.
Five Finger Juice
Ingredients
- 4 ripe five finger starfruit
- Sugar to taste
- 1 dash of bitters
- 3 cups water divided
Instructions
- Wash and cut up the five finger. Blend with 1 cup of water and strain. Note: Squeeze the pulp to extract more juice. Add two more cups of water. Add bitters and sugar to taste and stir. Mix well.
- Adjust sugar if necessary. Serve chilled or with ice.
I would like to try five fingers and grapefruit
What do you think?
I’m just concerned about the tangyness of both fruits but if you can balance them fine by me 🙂
I’m going to try five finger passion fruit juice
Thank you so much for your FAQ. I am currently traveling through Barbados and I purchased five finger drinks a local restaurant. I was really thirty and hungry so I drank it quickly. Before I even left the restaurant I was nausea. I only made it around the corner before I vomited.