Chef Merrick Schoenfeld’s Cherry Guanabana Smoothie Recipe

Happy Summer Solstice!   Today we are sharing our friend Chef Merrick Schoenfeld’s deliciously exotic frozen Cherry Guanabana Smoothie recipe!

What is guanabana?    Also known as soursop, guanabana is a fruit indigenous to Central America and also grown in Southeast Asia.   It’s flavor?   Additively tart, with notes of lime or citrus, strawberries, and bananas.  Sadly, guanabana is rarely imported to the US, but the frozen pulp or the nectar juice may be purchased at a Latino grocery store or an Asian market.     In a Latin market you can look for frozen Goya Guanabana Puree, and Chef Merrick says you may substitute Goya or Jumex Nectar juice by simply freezing beforehand. If you are shopping an Asian market, it will be in the frozen section as Soursop puree.

For more from Chef Merrick, consider purchasing his cookbook Jungle Fusion, which features modern recipes using healthy fruits and vegetables while celebrating the culture of Costa Rica.   We’ve made several of his recipes and they are consistently  simple to follow and truly amazing.