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Caipirinhas with pineapple
Makes 8
Easy
Prep:
No cook
Though traditionally made with limes, the national cocktail of Brazil can also be made with pineapple or passion fruit
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- 1 small pineapple
- juice 4 limes
- bunch fresh mint
- 8 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 400ml cachaçaliqueur, or light rum
- crushed icefor 8 glasses
- 800ml pineapplejuice
Nutrition: Per caipirinha
- kcal433
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs80g
- sugars77g
- fibre2g
- protein1g
- salt0g
Method
step 1
Core the pineapple and cut into 3cm chunks. Place 8 small handfuls of pineapple, the lime juice, half the mint and the sugar into a pitcher and mash up with the end of a rolling pin or a fat wooden spoon.
step 2
Pour in the cachaça and a little crushed ice, then pour into 8 glasses, and add more crushed ice. Pour the pineapple juice over, filling to the rim. Garnish the glasses with extra mint sprigs and cocktail sticks with pieces of pineapple threaded on.
