Chamoyada

Chamoyada

Drinks

The Mexican iced drink: crushed ice blended with fresh fruit and sugar, served in a glass rimmed with chamoy sauce and chili powder.

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A light and refreshing drink, without dairy, with a spicy chamoy sauce and piquín peppers. In Mexico, it is particularly popular during hot days.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Total10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodNo cooking required
  • Estimated cost$0.08 $0.04 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose
  • Low salt
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.02
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 2 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the ice, fruit pieces, and sugar in a blender. ≈ 3 min
  2. Mix until a smooth mixture is achieved. ≈ 4 min
  3. Moisten the rim of a glass with chamoy and hot pepper powder, then pour a small amount of chamoy into the bottom of the glass. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour in the mixture into the glass. ≈ 3 min
  5. Decorate with a chamoy sauce and sprinkle with chili powder. Add a tamarind candy if you like. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chamoyada

  • sugar$0.02
  • Ground hot pepper (or chili pepper)$0.06

Total$0.08

that's $0.04 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Crushed ice
  • Fresh, chopped fruits (mango, lemon, guava, tamarind, pineapple, or strawberry)
  • sugar
  • Chamoy sauce
  • Ground hot pepper (or chili pepper)
  • 1 tamarind pacifier (optional)

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