Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 6 Prickly Pears (tunas)
  • 6 cups of filtered water
  • 1/2 cup of sugar*
  • 2 cups ice cubes

Instruction

  • Rinse the prickly pears and dry them with a paper towel. With a sharp knife, cut both ends off and discard.
  • Make a slit along the side and, with your finger, pull the skin and peel. Proceed to peel the rest of the prickly pears.
  • Place the peeled prickly pears in your blender with 2 cups of the filtered water.
  • Puree for a few seconds, the fruit pulp is so soft that it doesn’t need a long time to puree. The seeds will remain intact.
  • Pour the mixture into a pitcher using a strainer. Discard the seeds. Add sugar, ice cubes, and the rest of the filtered water to the pitcher and mix. Add more sugar if needed, according to your taste.