Caipirinha Recipe

This classic caipirinha recipe mixes fresh lime, sugar, and cachaça for a potent, sour cocktail with a tropical flair. Easy to make and tangily tasty, it's a perfect cocktail for warm weather and festivities!

Prep Time 5 mins

Total Time 5 mins

Cooking Method: mixing

Cuisine: American

Courses: Drinks

Difficulty: Beginner

Servings: 1

Calories: 320 kcal

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

This classic caipirinha recipe mixes fresh lime, sugar, and cachaça for a potent, sour cocktail with a tropical flair. Easy to make and tangily tasty, it's a perfect cocktail for warm weather and festivities!

Ingredients

5 Whole Limes
3 tbsp Sugar
3/4 cup Cachaça
Ice (To taste)

Instructions

1
Juice 3 of the limes and reserve, aiming for approximately 1/3 of a cup of juice.
2
Cut the other 2 limes into 8 pieces each.
3
Add the sugar and the lime pieces to a cup and muddle until you've juiced all the little pieces and they're nicely combined with the sugar.
4
Add the lime juice and the cachaça to the muddled limes and stir gently to dissolve the sugar—approx. 2 minutes.
5
Fill 2 cups with ice, and top them with caipirinha.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 320kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.1g1%
Sodium 0.2mg1%
Potassium 3mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 19g7%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g1%
Sugars 19g
Protein 0.02g1%

Vitamin A 1 IU
Vitamin C 1 mg
Calcium 1 mg
Iron 0.03 mg

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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