The Best Way to Make Brazilian Caipirinha Recipe
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The Best Way to Make Brazilian Caipirinha Recipe
Description
This recipe begins by cutting a lime into small pieces placed directly in the serving glass. Brown sugar is added and muddled with the lime to release the juice and form a caramel-colored syrup as the sugar dissolves completely. The muddling step is key to thoroughly combine the tart citrus with sweetness and extract aromatic oils from the lime peel.
After a syrup forms with the lime, additional brown sugar is stirred in for desired sweetness. Next, 3 ounces of cachaça, a Brazilian sugarcane spirit, is added and mixed with the lime syrup base. The drink is finished by adding ice cubes to chill and dilute slightly for balance. The Caipirinha is served immediately to maintain freshness of the lime and not allow ice to overly dilute it.
Ideal for sipping on warm days or with Brazilian dishes, the Caipirinha highlights crisp lime flavors paired with the earthy complexity of cachaça and caramel sweetness of brown sugar. Since it relies on fresh lime and sugar dissolution, it does not store well and is recommended fresh.
Ingredients
- 1 lime cut into small pieces
- 2 brown sugar heaping tablespoons
- 3 ounces cachaça
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Place the lime pieces in a glass. Add the brown sugar and muddle until completely dissolved into a syrup.
- Add the brown sugar to the glass.
- Muddle until no sugar grains remain and you’re left with a beautiful caramel-colored syrup.
- Add the cachaça and stir.
- Top with ice.
Notes
- Check availability of cachaça at your local liquor store beforehand as it may not always be stocked; stores might direct you where to find it.
- This cocktail is best enjoyed fresh; it does not store well because the fresh lime and sugar syrup components deteriorate over time.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 268 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 268kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 0.5g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 71mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 34IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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