Best Lemon Caipirinhas Recipes

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LEMONADE CAIPIRINHAS



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This lovely Lemonade Caipirinhas summer cocktail recipe was adapted from Good Things for Entertaining, 2005.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 large limes, cut into 16 wedges each
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups cachaca (Brazilian brandy)
6 cups crushed ice
1 cup store-bought lemonade
Lemon slices, for garnish (optional)
Lime slices, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Using a wooden pestle or spoon, crush limes and sugar in a large glass measuring cup until juices are released; pour in cachaca.
  • Transfer cachaca mixture to a large pitcher, and fill with ice. Stir in lemonade. Divide evenly among glasses. Garnish with lemon and lime slices, if desired.

CAIPIRINHA



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A popular and refreshing drink, the caipirinha features Brazil's cachaça. The recipe is very simple, so grab a lime and some sugar, and mix it up.

Provided by Colleen Graham

Categories     Beverage     Cocktail

Time 3m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 lime
1 1/2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar, to taste
2 ounces​ cachaça
Garnish: lime wheel

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Cut half of a lime into small wedges.
  • Place the lime and sugar into an old-fashioned glass and muddle well .
  • Top the drink with cachaça and stir well .
  • Fill the glass with small ice cubes or cracked ice , stir again, and garnish with a lime wheel. Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 5 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 4 mg, Sugar 13 g, Fat 0 g, ServingSize 1 cocktail (1 serving), UnsaturatedFat 0 g

CAIPIRINHA



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Brazil's national cocktail is so refreshing and delicious! Ask your liquor store to order Cachaca for you if they don't stock it, there's no substitute.

Provided by CAMILLA362

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     South American     Brazilian

Time 5m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 4

½ lime, quartered
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 ½ fluid ounces cachaca
1 cup ice cubes

Steps:

  • In a large rocks glass squeeze and drop in 2 eighths of lime. Add sugar, crush and mix with a spoon. Pour in the cachaca and plenty of ice. Stir well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.7 calories, Carbohydrate 4.2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 7.2 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

LEMON CAIPIRINHAS



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This cold lemonade Caipirinha is a sweet blend of citrus juice and cachaca, Brazil's infamously potent sugarcane spirit.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 limes, each cut into 16 small wedges
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups cachaca (Brazilian brandy)
6 cups crushed ice
1 cup lemonade
Lime-peel twists, for garnish (optional)
Lemon slices, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • With a wooden pestle or spoon, crush lime wedges and sugar in a large glass until juices are released. Stir in cachaca. Fill a pitcher with ice; add cachaca mixture, and stir. Stir in lemonade; divide among serving glasses. Garnish with lime-peel twists and lemon slices, if desired.

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