Jul 14 2026

Don Julio Recipe

Time30m
Serves4

Freshly Squeezed, Orange & Lime.

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Ingredients

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Fruits

Other Ingredients

Method

Juicing the Fruits

  1. 1

    Juice the Oranges

    Cut the fresh oranges in half. Using a citrus juicer or a manual juicer, extract juice from the oranges until you have about 3 cups of freshly squeezed orange juice.

  2. 2

    Juice the Limes

    Cut the lime in half and use the juicer to extract juice until you have about 1 cup of freshly squeezed lime juice. Remove any seeds that may have fallen into the juice.

Mixing the Ingredients

  1. 3

    Prepare the Sweetened Water

    In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of water and 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and let it cool.

  2. 4

    Combine All Ingredients

    In a large pitcher, combine the freshly squeezed orange juice and lime juice. Add the cooled sweetened water to the pitcher. Stir well to ensure that all ingredients are combined.

Serving the Drink

  1. 5

    Prepare to Serve

    Fill glasses with ice cubes. Pour the freshly mixed Don Julio drink over the ice in each glass.

  2. 6

    Garnish and Enjoy

    Optionally, garnish with a slice of lime or orange on the rim of the glass. Serve immediately and enjoy your refreshing Don Julio!

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