5 from 12 votes
Perfect Caipirinha Recipe
The Perfect Caipirinha is a traditional Brazilian cocktail made with muddled fresh lime wedges, sugar, and cachaça, a sugarcane spirit. The muddling extracts the lime juice and oils from the peel, giving the drink a bright citrus flavor balanced by the sweetness of sugar and the distinctive character of cachaça, served over ice.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings:
1
Calories:
211 kcal
Course:
Cocktails
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lime fresh
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 ounces cachaça (Brazilian sugarcane liquor)
Instructions
- Cut the lime into 8 wedges and place them in a glass. Add the sugar. Use a muddler to crush the limes and extract their juice. Mix the juice with the sugar.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Pour the cachaça over the ice. Stir well to ensure the sugar has dissolved and the flavors have combined.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
211kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
0.5g
(1%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
69mg
(1%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
34IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 0.5g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 34IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.