Hawaiian POG Drink

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Back in June, I traveled alone for the first time and took myself to Hawai’i as a graduation present to myself! (More specific posts for said vacation to follow every other Tuesday for Travel Tuesday!)

I had a lot of super delicious eats while I was out there (poke bowls, acai bowls, shaved ice, musubi…basically almost all my favorite things ever). I’d like to recreate all of those at some point, but since residency just started and I’m trying to survive, we’re going with the easiest one first!

First things first…have you ever heard of POG?

It’s a tropical juice drink that consists of…

• Passionfruit (aka “liliko’i”)
• Orange
• Guava

I had it as one of the flavors in my shaved ice from Waiola Shave Ice! :D

A photo posted by Farrah @ fairyburger (@fairyburger) on Jun 7, 2016 at 9:55pm PDT

I am all about all things passionfruit-related…and pretty much anything tropical (aside from papaya, which, try as I might, I cannot learn to like). I was all about having it everywhere I could when I was in Hawai’i. They serve this drink on Hawai’ian airlines, all over Hawai’i, and in bulk at Costco…but only in Hawai’i (as far as I know).

But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it anywhere else!

It might be a little bit difficult if you live in the middle of nowhere, but since that is no longer the case for me, I actually managed to locate some frozen passionfruit pulp(?!?) at the grocery store underneath my gym. (Yes, there’s a legit grocery store there. It’s wonderfully convenient.)

I also picked up some guava nectar and had some orange juice at the ready, so…that’s all you really need to make this! :]

Hawaiian POG Drink

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup frozen passionfruit pulp
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup guava nectar
• ice cubes (optional; not pictured)

Instructions:

1. Blend all ingredients until smooth.
2. Serve chilled!
   

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   Hawaiian POG Drink

   Check out my version of a vacation-inspired recipe for a Hawai'ian favorite -- the POG (Passionfruit-Orange-Guava) drink!

   Prep Time3 minutes mins

   Course: Drinks

   Cuisine: American

   Keyword: 5 ingredients + under, easy, quick, vegan, vegetarian

   Servings: 1 person

   Ingredients

   • 1/2 cup frozen passionfruit pulp
   • 1/4 cup orange juice
   • 1/2 cup guava nectar
   • ice cubes optional; not pictured

   Instructions

   • Blend all ingredients until smooth.
   • Serve chilled!

Word of advice, because although very tasty, this can get pretty sweet, so you may want to add in some more water based on your sweetness preference.

If you happen to have popsicle molds and somehow have extra of this, pour the rest in and you’ll have yourself the perfect summer treat to cool down with! :]

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