by Alyssa RiversHere is something that I don’t understand about this recipe. It is called Brazilian Lemonade and it is made with limes. That makes no sense to me. I even tried to google it and the people that made this recipe didn’t seem to understand it either. When I found this recipe, I loved how it had simple ingredients. But my favorite ingredient is sweetened condensed milk. Remember how I said I could totally drink that stuff? Well I was partially joking, partially not. It is just so good! I would just feel so much better drinking it in a drink than straight from the can. 🙂
The ingredients are simple. It takes just a few minutes to blend the ingredients together and you have a perfect, refreshing, summer lemonade…. or limeade. I hope someday I will find the answer to this! 🙂
Brazilian Lemonade
A delicious and refreshing lemonade that is perfect for the summertime!
Ingredients
- 3 fresh limes quartered
- 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 cups cold water
Instructions
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Pulse limes, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and as much water as you can until everything is combined.
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Pour the liquid through a strainer to remove the chunks of limes. Pour the remaining water (do not exceed the 4 cups) through the strainer to remove any sugar or pulp that was left behind.
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Stir and serve immediately over crushed ice. Makes a little over 1 quart.
Nutrition Facts
Serves: 4
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
The answer is very simple. What we call limes… they call lemons. I had 2 brazillian exchange students and they both said the green fruit is called limon.
No matter what variety (yellow or green, etc), the Portuguese word for a lime or a lemon is “limão”. Limonada is a drink made with the juice of a limão.
Do you peel the limes? Can you use any lime or are the thin-skinned key limes preferable? Thanks!
Any limes are great for this recipe.