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Brazilian Lemonade
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Anyone who’s been to a Brazilian restaurant knows what this is. It’s beautiful, it’s creamy, and it’s most certainly not made of lemons. It is, in fact a limeade with a twist. As it turns out, it is ridiculously easy to make, and extremely cheap (so take that restauranteurs). I love the froth you get from the blending, and the pale lime color is simply beautiful. Here’s how you can make this delicious and refreshing summer beverage at home.
3 C cold water
2 limes (cut into 6 wedges each)
1/3 C sugar
3 T sweetened condensed milk
Put all ingredients in a blender, pulse a few times, and strain through a fine mesh strainer and voila! There’s no need to sit and squeeze a million limes like you would for a lemonade. It’s very sweet as is, so if you’re sensitive to that you may want to consider cutting down the sugar a tad. Also, make sure you consume it fairly quickly, since the limes can turn bitter.
Admittedly, this doesn’t make a ton of beverage, but it’s probably to your blender’s capacity so just make a couple of batches and you’re good to go. Now hurry and make some before the cooling weather causes you to run out of an excuse!
