Name: Ice Apple Juice Recipe Card
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: Ice Apple – 6-8 No.; Sugar crystals – 4 tbsp.; Water – required; Lemon – ½ slice

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Ice apple juice Recipe is a refreshing beverage made from the tender and translucent flesh of the ice apple fruit. The ice apple is also known by other names such as “tadgola,” “nongu,” “palm fruit,” or “Asian palmyra palm fruit.” It is the fruit of the sugar palm tree (Borassus flabellifer), which is native to various regions in South and Southeast Asia.

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About Ice Apple Juice

The fruit of ice apple has a thin, jelly-like texture and is tasted with the sweetness of sugar. To prepare ice apple juice, remove the outer skin of the fruit, and then crush the soft pulp inside the fruit with water to make it into a smooth paste. After straining the mixture, fibers or solids are removed to add sugar or honey according to taste. Some people also include a squeeze of lemon juice for added flavor and to balance out the sweetness.

This refreshing tropical drink is very popular in the summer in India, Sri Lanka, and other Southeast Asian countries since, apart from fantastic refreshing taste, it moisturizes well and is ideal for drinking during hot weather.

Tips to make ice apple juice recipe:

Always choose tender fruit as they are good for health. If they turn hard discard them or else we may get stomach pain.
Remove the white layer over the ice apple as they give raw flavor.
Adding sugar cubes will give natural sugar taste.
Lemon juice will give a slightly tangy flavor.

Here are a few finger-licking recipes:

Apple Beet Cucumber Juice,

Ripe Mango Juice,

Tomato Juice,

Muskmelon Juice and

Papaya Juice.

How to make ice apple juice recipe:

1. Remove the brown skin from ice apple and cut them into small pieces.

Remove hard skin and cut into small pieces.

2. Put sliced pieces along with sugar crystals in a mixer jar and crush for a while.

Put sliced pieces and add crystal sugar in a mixer grinder.

3. Add the required water to make juice and grind further to get soft and thick ice apple juice.

Add chilled water or ice cubes and grind to smooth juice.

4. Squeeze little lemon juice in a serving glass and pour juice. Mix with a spoon and serve fresh.

Ice apple juice recipe: squueze little lemon juice and pour juice.

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Health benefits of consuming ice apple fruit:

Hydration: The ice apple has very high water content within it, so it turns out to be an excellent natural hydrator, more so on hot days. It gives rehydration of fluids as well as electrolytes in the body and is good at hydration.
The Ice apple is rich in vitamins and minerals, or in other words, it is full of minerals and vitamins (Vitamin C, Vitamin B-complex, which includes thiamine, riboflavin, niacin), potassium, magnesium, and iron.

Cooling Effect: The Ice apple is extremely watery and cooling in nature; therefore its consumption would cool the body and rescue it from heat-related sufferings.

Digestive Health: Dietary fiber has a digestive and prevents one from constipation.

Natural Electrolytes: Ice apple is a good source of natural electrolytes like potassium and sodium, whose maintenance helps in the proper fluid balance of the body as well as the nerve functions.

It comprises vitamin C, primarily serving the purpose of developing the body’s immune system and reaction to pathogens by fighting diseases and infections.

The fruit is steeped in antioxidants that will ensure cells in the body remain free from oxidative stress and free radical devastation.

Anti-inflammatory: There are reports claiming that some other compounds in the ice apple fruit possess anti-inflammatory properties. It will, therefore, help reduce inflammation in the body.

Rehydration: Due to the presence of natural electrolytes in the ice apple, hydrating properties, and after doing some type of physical activities or workouts, the fruit will be very helpful for rehydration.

The ice apple fruit is a storehouse for rich nutritional support during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The fruit is full of necessary vitamins and minerals.

The ice apple fruits have numerous benefits, but the quantities needed if ingested in a balanced diet have to be moderate. For any question or issue, a healthcare provider has to be consulted before adding the new food into your diet.