Pineapple Ginger Juice (West African)
This refreshing West African pineapple ginger juice has just the right blend of sweet, spicy, and tart tastes. It hits the spot every time!
There’s so much to love about this tasty recipe. First, it’s ultra-refreshing, especially on a hot summer day. But it goes beautifully with meals that incorporate tropical flavors all year long.
It’s also remarkably easy to make. You only need three ingredients, four if you add sugar. Plus, you only need 10 minutes of hands-on time to prepare it. That makes it pretty easy to get all those pineapple ginger juice benefits (digestive aid, anti-inflammatory, and immune system booster).
My aunt swore by it, combining ginger, lime, and honey for the only remedy she used to cure a cold.
Just How You Like It
Like all good recipes, you can customize this juice to your liking. Prefer more ginger than pineapple? Then add more ginger! If you don’t care for sugary drinks, reduce the sugar or leave it out completely.
If you haven’t tried this combination before, I encourage you to make it per my recipe. I think I’ve found the perfect combo of sweet, spicy, and sour notes. Then you can customize it the next time you make it.
How to Make Fresh Pineapple Ginger Juice
- Peel, core, and chop the pineapple, peel and dice the ginger, and add it all to the blender with the juice of one lime.
- Add enough water to blend, and puree until smooth, adding more water for the desired consistency and simple syrup if you’d like it sweeter. Enjoy over ice.
Recipe Tips
- If you want to be really happy and forget all your wahala (which means “troubles”), then add some rum to this juice. It makes quite a cocktail.
- Add other citrus juices, like orange or lemon juice, along with or in place of the lime juice.
- For more health benefits, add ground turmeric root and a pinch of freshly ground black pepper.
- Add some of this juice and a frozen banana to the blender for a tropical smoothie.
Make-Ahead and Storage Instructions
This homemade juice is perfect for making ahead. Just follow the recipe instructions and refrigerate it in a pitcher with an airtight lid for a day or two until you are ready to serve it. It starts losing flavor and nutrition at around 5 days, but you can freeze it for up to a year.
What Goes With Pineapple Ginger Juice
I always bust out the pineapple ginger juice when I make Caribbean food. Try it with coconut shrimp, aloo (potato) pies, or one-pot Caribbean jerk chicken and rice. It also goes well with desserts like key lime pie or, better yet, no-bake key lime mango coconut cheesecake pie.
More Refreshing Drink Recipes to Try
Watch How to Make It
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This blog post was originally published in May 2014 and has been updated with additional tips, new photos, and a video.
Pineapple Ginger Juice
Ingredients
- 1 pineapple, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped
- 1 2-inch knob ginger, peeled and diced (2 ounces or 60 grams)
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 cup (236ml) simple syrup (optional)
- 5-6 cups (1-1½L) water
- ice as needed
Instructions
- Peel, core, and chop the pineapple, then put it in a blender.
- Scrape the ginger skin off with a spoon, dice it, and add it to the blender.
- Squeeze the lime juice into the blender, add the optional sugar and 2-3 cups of water, and puree.
- Add enough water to get the desired consistency, add ice to a pitcher or glasses, pour the juice over the ice, and enjoy.
Tips & Notes:
- You can skip peeling ginger if it’s organic because it doesn’t change the flavor.
- An average pineapple normally gives you 1½-2½ cups of juice.
- I used fresh pineapple in this recipe, but store-bought pineapple juice works just fine when pressed for time.
- Sugar doesn’t dissolve well in cold liquid. So if you want to sweeten the juice, simmer a cup of water with a cup of sugar until the sugar completely dissolves. Allow it to cool, then add as much as you need to sweeten the juice to taste.
- Please remember that the nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary significantly based on the products used in the recipe.
Wow, you’ve changed the recipe for the better! I love juice made from fresh pineapple. Didn’t you use canned pineapple juice and ginger tea before?
Hi Glen, yes I did change it because it’s so much better with fresh ingredients. Way back when, it wasn’t as easy as it is now. Here’s what we used to do.
7 cups (1.5-2L) hot water
4 ounces (113g) diced ginger
2 cups (470ml) water
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
1-2 cups (236-470ml) pineapple juice
1 lime, juiced
In a large bowl, steep diced ginger in the hot water for an hour or more. Strain the ginger tea with cheesecloth or a fine sieve and set aside. (For a stronger ginger presence, skip this step and add the ginger directly to the blender with the pineapple juice.
In a medium saucepan, boil 2 cups of water and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool.
Combine ginger tea (or diced ginger), pineapple juice, simple syrup, and juice from one lime. Stir and serve over ice.
It was divine thank you
You are so sweet, thank you!
Nice recipe
Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
Terrific! I cut the sugar in 1/2, but then added my raw honey to the final product. I also added cinnamon.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing, RjmYooper. I recently posted my Peach Tea (Sweet) you might also enjoy 🙂
Love the idea, will definitely have to try it.
Do let us know how it works out for you.
Loved it !
Love it..
Thanks
How much is a serving ?
Hi Jenkaa! A serving is 1 glass. Enjoy 🙂