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Natural Hawaiian POG Recipe

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If you’ve ever been to Hawaii, chances are you’ve been offered a delicious concoction called POG (which stands for Passion, Orange, & Guava). It’s typically offered on your airplane ride over and is often referred to as the ‘Official Drink of Hawaii.’   It is sold in every store here, and by the gallon at Costco. It’s considered a staple among many ‘locals’ – children & adults alike.

The problem with POG is that it is made primarily of artificial food coloring, artificial flavors and enough sugar to put you in a coma for your entire visit. I personally find it so sweet, that I can’t even take a sip without cringing. As a result, I won’t go near the stuff and can’t imagine giving it to my extremely sensitive children… the artificial food coloring in it is enough to alter their brain chemistry for life!

Here’s a look at the Original Drink by Meadow Gold
Photo Taken By: Hawaii Magazine 

But, that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some REAL POG every now and then… especially since we discovered a beautiful little Guava tree growing in our front yard a couple of weeks ago!

The real recipe calls for Passion Fruit (aka ‘Lilikoi’), Orange & Guava… but since I know not all of you have access to the two tropical fruits, I’ve given adaptations in this Natural Hawaiian POG Recipe recipe for anyone to enjoy! We like ours blended with ice to make a frozen drink out of it, but you can prepare it however you like best.

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Natural Hawaiian POG Recipe

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  • Author: Erika
  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Cook Time: 2 min
  • Total Time: 7 minutes
  • Yield: 32 Ounces 1x
  • Category: Beverages
  • Cuisine: Gluten Free
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This Natural Hawaiian POG Drink Recipe is All Natural, Raw, Gluten Free & Vegan.  It’s so good, it will have saying ‘Aloha!’ all day long!


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Ingredients

OPTION #1 – FRESH INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 Fresh Pineapple Rings – OR 1 Passion Fruit (aka Lilikoi)
  • 1 Fresh Orange – Peeled (if you don’t have a VitaMix, you will want to remove the seeds first)
  • 1 Fresh Guava (seeds removed)
  • Stevia or Natural Sweetener to Taste (I use 8-10 drops of the liquid kind)
  • 2–3 Cups Ice
OPTION #2 – NATURAL BOTTLED INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 Cup Natural Passion Fruit Nectar or Pineapple Juice
  • 1/2 Cup Natural Orange Juice
  • 1 Cup Natural Guava Fruit Nectar
  • Stevia to Taste – If needed
  • 2–3 Cups Ice

Instructions

  • In your VitaMix blender, combine all ingredients (except ice) and blend on high until everything is smooth.
  • Add in Ice using your VitaMix Tamper to push the ice down into the blades for a smooth frozen drink.
  • Serve immediately and/or Freeze any leftovers in Popsicle Molds for a delicious treat!


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Cup
  • Calories: 65

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 Our Passion Fruit Vine (aka Lilikoi) isn’t blooming right now, so I used fresh Pineapple instead.

I highly suggest you remove the seeds from a guava, since they also can be very rough to swallow when blended up. You can eat the skin of a fresh, organic guava, or skin it.
Since this makes fresh, unfiltered Juice, the mixture will be thick & frothy.
You could drink it this way, but I think it’s so much better blended with ice.
When you add in the ice, don’t over blend it and you’ll have a refreshing drink, that tastes like dessert!
Delicious!
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  1. Vaughn

    July 20, 2018 at 3:54 pm

    Had trouble waiting to add the ice before drinking it down. Great, reminds me of the islands and a slower lifestyle.

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