Baguhan
Brazilian
Pão de Queijo (Cheese Bread)
Pinagmulan: Traditional
45 min690 kcal
VegetarianWalang gluten
Virgin Caipirinha (Alcohol-Free Lime Caipirinha)
The muddled lime-and-sugar heart of Brazil's national cocktail, made family-friendly: crushed fresh lime and sugar topped with sparkling water instead of cachaça. All the bright, sour-sweet lift, none of the alcohol.
Pinagmulan
Recipe ni Brazilian home kitchens (virgin adaptation) · 🏺 Traditional · Non-alcoholic take on the classic caipirinha; the original is made with cachaça
Non-alcoholic adaptation of a Brazilian cocktail — The caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail — cachaça (sugarcane spirit), lime and sugar, muddled over ice — and is legally defined in Brazil. This is a virgin adaptation that keeps the muddled lime-and-sugar base and replaces the cachaça with sparkling water; the classic drink is alcoholic.
Karagdagang impormasyon sa Wikipedia ↗
Panoorin habang niluluto · 2 na video
⏱ 5 min🍽 1 na serving🔥 110 kcal🇧🇷 Brazil
VeganVegetarianWalang glutenWalang gatasWalang mani
Mga hakbang
Trim the pale bitter tip off both ends of the lime, then cut it into 6–8 wedges. Drop them into a sturdy short glass.
Add the sugar straight onto the lime.
Press and twist with a muddler or the end of a wooden spoon for 20–30 seconds, until the sugar dissolves and the limes release their juice.
💡 Muddle firmly but don't pulverise the peel — grinding the white pith too hard turns the drink bitter. A gentle press-and-twist is enough.
Fill the glass with crushed ice right to the top.
Pour over the sparkling water, stir gently from the bottom to lift the lime and sugar, and serve at once with a straw.
💡 Mga tip
- Honest note on alcohol: a real caipirinha is an alcoholic cocktail — Brazil's national drink — made with cachaça, a spirit distilled from sugarcane juice (around 40% ABV). This version is deliberately alcohol-free by swapping in sparkling water, so it is safe for children and anyone avoiding alcohol.
- For a non-alcoholic drink with a little more body, replace half the sparkling water with white grape juice — it hints at the roundness cachaça would give.
- The same method works with other fruit: muddle in a few strawberries, a slice of pineapple or some passion fruit pulp before adding ice.
Baka magustuhan mo rin
Ibahagi ang recipe na ito
Niluto mo? Magbahagi ng larawan sa Showcase.
Ibahagi ang niluto mo →