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The perfect tropical fruit juice, papaya juice! This papaya juice recipe is made with fresh coconut juice, fresh ripe papaya and lime. It’s refreshing, naturally sweet, and incredibly simple to make.

I love making recipes with papaya! If you do too, you can check out some more of my favourite papaya recipes. You might also enjoy learning How to Eat a Papaya if you're new to this fruit. For something warm and comforting, try Baked Papaya. Smoothie lovers will enjoy my simple Papaya Smoothie Recipe or the creamy Papaya Banana Smoothie. And if you want a simple dessert, my Chocolate Papaya No Bake Cake is one of the easiest papaya recipes you can make.

How To Make Fresh Papaya Juice

This recipe uses only three ingredients: ripe papaya, young coconut water, and lime. The coconut juice adds subtle sweetness and increases the volume of liquid whilst also adding extra natural electrolytes. The sweet coconut juice complements the subtle papaya flavour perfectly.

Prefer to watch a step by step video tutorial on how to make papaya juice?

If you'd like to see exactly how I make it step-by-step, you can watch my papaya juice reel on Instagram or the quick papaya juice YouTube short.

Why I Love Making This Papaya Juice

Living in the tropics means papayas grow almost everywhere, and they are one of the easiest fruits to turn into delicious drinks. This papaya juice recipe is one I come back to again and again because:

It uses only three whole ingredients
It’s naturally sweet with no added sugar
Fresh coconut juice makes it extra hydrating
It’s one of the easiest papaya recipes you can make
It takes just minutes to prepare

Papaya is also wonderfully creamy when blended, so the juice has a smooth, almost smoothie-like texture while still being light and refreshing. It also keeps all of the fibre from the papaya, which is an excellent natural laxative!

Ingredients Needed for Papaya Juice

This recipe makes about 1 litre of juice.

Ingredients

2 large ripe papayas
1 large fresh young coconut (for the coconut juice)
2 limes

Ingredient tips

Papaya

Choose ripe papayas that are yellow or orange on the skin and slightly soft when pressed. These are naturally sweet and perfect for juice.

Young coconut

Fresh coconut juice adds natural electrolytes and a gentle sweetness. If you’re in a tropical country, opening a fresh young coconut makes a big difference to the flavour.

Lime

Fresh lime juice balances the sweetness of the papaya and lifts the whole drink.

How To Make Papaya Juice

Making this papaya juice is incredibly simple.

Step 1: Prepare the papaya

Cut the papayas in half, scoop out the seeds, and remove the skin. Chop the flesh into chunks.

Step 2: Add ingredients to the blender

Place the papaya pieces into a blender. Pour in the fresh coconut juice from the young coconut.

Step 3: Add lime

Squeeze in the juice of two fresh limes.

Step 4: Blend

Blend until completely smooth and creamy.

Step 5: Serve

Pour into glasses and enjoy immediately while the juice is fresh and vibrant.

This recipe makes about 1 litre of papaya juice, perfect for sharing or storing in the fridge for later in the day.

Tips for the Best Papaya Juice

Use very ripe papaya for the sweetest flavour.
Chill the coconut juice before blending if you want a cold drink without adding ice.
Strain if desired for a thinner juice texture.
Add ice when serving on very hot tropical days.

Variations

Once you start making papaya recipes like this juice, it’s easy to experiment.

Try adding:

Fresh pineapple for extra tropical sweetness
Ginger for a refreshing kick
A splash of orange juice for citrus depth

Papaya Juice

Refreshing papaya juice made with papaya, coconut juice, and lime. A quick, healthy tropical drink ready in minutes. Makes about 1 litre of juice.

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Prep Time 10

blending time 2

Total Time 12

Course Smoothie

Cuisine Fruit

Servings people

Calories 92 kcal