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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Breakfast and Brunch » Lulada (colombian Lulo Drink)

    Lulada (Colombian Lulo Drink)

    May 5, 2013 · Modified: Sep 8, 2022 by Erica Dinho · 19 Comments

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    Lulada is a traditional Colombian drink made with Lulo a traditional colombian fruit. This cold drink is very refreshing and delicious.

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    Lulada (Colombian Lulo Drink)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 16 votes
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    Course Drinks
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 2 servings
    Calories 6 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 6 lulos peeled, diced
    • 3 tablespoons of fresh lime juice
    • 5 cups of water
    • 3 cups of crushed ice
    • Sugar to your taste

    Instructions
     

    • Place the lulos, sugar and a splash of water into a bowl.
    • Mash the lulos, sugar, and water together with the tip of the handle of a wooden spoon or a fork.
    • Add the rest of the water, lime juice, and stir until combined. Fill each glass with ice, and add the lulo mixture.
    • Garnish each glass with a lime slice and serve with a spoon and a straw on the side.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 6kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 30mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 0.02mg
    Keyword colombian drink, lulo
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    Lulo is an exotic fruit with a citrus flavor that is popular in Colombia. It is also known as naranjilla, in other Latin American countries. Lulada, is a popular, cold, and refreshing drink from El Valle region of the country. It is made with mashed lulos, lime juice, water, sugar and ice.

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    There are other traditional Colombian drinks made with this fruit as well, such as champús, and jugo de lulo, the latter being the most common way to use lulos in Colombia, and is one of my favorites.

    However, we don't just use lulo to make drinks! There many other Colombian recipes that use this delicious fruit. Some examples are, lulo ice cream, lulo mousse (Esponjado), tarts and savory sauces for meat or poultry.

    Unfortunately, it’s very hard to find fresh lulos in the United States. I am however able find frozen pulp, frozen whole lulos, and canned lulos with syrup, at my local Latin grocery store. I used the frozen whole lulos to make this recipe, and it was refreshing and delicious.

    Buen provecho!

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    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Swapna Raghu Sanand (@Svara)

      May 05, 2013 at 11:41 pm

      5 stars
      This post is perfect for scorching summer! In India, I haven't seen lulos yet. But I like the drink recipe too, may try it using lemons that we get here. Or should I try it on musambi fruit? Just wondering. And hey, do keep posting.

      Reply
      • Anonymous

        December 06, 2020 at 9:02 am

        5 stars
        Lulo flavor is the closest to passion fruit. Maybe try it with some passion fruit instead of lemons.

        Reply
    2. Belinda @zomppa

      May 06, 2013 at 7:16 am

      5 stars
      With the weather warming up, I'm so absolutely down with this!

      Reply
    3. Velva

      May 06, 2013 at 9:38 pm

      5 stars
      One of the things I like most about the Caribbean and Latin America countries is the extraordinary fresh juices that are made. No doubt that this juice is delicious!

      Velva

      Reply
    4. rebecca

      May 06, 2013 at 10:57 pm

      5 stars
      how cool would love to try and must be a great fruit so much is made from it

      Reply
    5. Anthony Anderson

      May 09, 2013 at 1:57 pm

      5 stars
      Naranjillas or lulos are another essential ingredient for this oat drink, it is hard to describe the taste of this great fruit, but most of time when I meet someone who has been to Ecuador and we talk about the food I always hear how much they loved the fresh fruit juices, especially the naranjilla juice.Even this basic version of colada gets complicated when you live far away from fresh naranjillas, luckily though it is possible to find the naranjillas either frozen or the frozen pulp at many Latin grocery stores, which is not the same as using the fresh ingredient, but it is still very close. I even remember making colada with orange juice when I first moved to the US and could not find naranjillas anywhere.This colada or fresco can be served ice cold or warm, most of time when we had it with breakfast it was just made and we would drink it warm, while in the afternoon when we got back from school we would have it cold, it also depends on what part of Ecuador you grew up in, if you lived in the Coast region you probably always had it ice cold, but if you lived in the Sierra or highlands you’ve probably had it both ways.Here in Seattle we like to drink it warm during the cold months and cold on those occasional hot days.You can also adjust the amount of water based on how thick or thin you would like the consistency of the drink, same thing applies to the amount of panela and how sweet you want the colada.

      Reply
      • Randall

        June 21, 2015 at 3:17 am

        5 stars
        Hey Anthony! My wife is Colombian, and she told me about this fruit. Where in the Seattle area have you been able to find it? We have only found the pulp. Thanks 🙂

        Reply
        • Jose

          July 12, 2018 at 6:54 pm

          5 stars
          Hi Randall just wondering if you ever found a place in Seattle that sold Lulo fruit or the pulp. recently discovered that this juice has many vitamins and aids in my fibromyalgia pains. thank you

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          • J Katatonic

            August 04, 2018 at 12:58 am

            5 stars
            I'm in Seattle an get Narranillo/Lulo frozen pulp. There's a handful of places that frozen Pulp. Most Latin markets have it along a/ guanabana, passion fruit, an even found some that have Mameye's pulp!! I can't recall names just know by sight. I'd call and ask but most Latin markets in White Center to Burien carry em. I troop to White Center to stock up on pulps. Also have fibromyalgia . Good luck

            Reply
    6. kale

      May 12, 2013 at 2:37 pm

      5 stars
      love the mason jar. looks like a super refreshing summer drink! (or any season, for that matter!)

      Reply
    7. Bomvero

      May 20, 2013 at 9:21 pm

      5 stars
      Hi, do you have to peel the fruit?
      Thanks.

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        May 21, 2013 at 9:23 am

        5 stars
        yes.

        Reply
      • Anonymous

        August 26, 2015 at 8:09 am

        5 stars
        It says "6 lulos. ,peeled, diced" right under ingredients.....

        Reply
    8. Adriana Gutiérrez

      October 03, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      5 stars
      I can only get frozen lulo pulp so I'm thinking of using diced kiwis in addition to lulo juice to give it a semi-authentic texture.

      Reply
    9. Veronica

      April 03, 2017 at 9:55 pm

      5 stars
      I love this juice. I need to know if your products are gluten free.?

      Reply
    10. Anonymous

      January 13, 2020 at 9:14 pm

      5 stars
      THAT IS A GOOD DRINK

      Reply
    11. Sonia Minervine

      August 13, 2021 at 3:35 pm

      If you can only find the pulp, how much do you use? I package or more?

      Reply
    12. Anonymous

      November 15, 2021 at 1:46 pm

      If you wanted to make it with milk instead (another Colombian way to drink Lulada) would you just add the same amount as you do water in this recipe?

      Reply
    13. Sally Mote-Yaffe

      May 13, 2023 at 7:11 pm

      I lived as an exchange student in Cali for a year ( a long time ago). I really miss Lulos. This drink was one of my favorite things ( along with Pan de Bono.

      Reply

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