While strolling down any street in Brazil, you will inevitably come
upon a juice bar, which will offer traditional Brazilian juice drinks,
called "Batidas". All of the following recipes involve
a sugar cane liquor called "Cachaca", which tastes a bit
like rum, and has the same colouration:
Passion Fruit Batida (far left):
Bring the passion back into your life with this sweet, colourful
fruit drink!
Ingredients:
- crushed ice
- 2 oz. Cachaca
- 1 oz. passion fruit juice
Method:
Pour Cachaca over a generous helping of crushed ice, then
add the passion fruit juice. Serve in tiny glasses.
Peanut
Batida (second from left):
Feeling a little nutty? The next couple
of recipes should satisfy that craving:
Ingredients:
- crushed ice
- 2 oz. Cachaca
- 1 oz. cashew juice
- granulated sugar
Method:
Pour Cachaca onto crushed ice, then top off with
cashew juice. Add sugar to taste.
Cashew Juice
Batida (second from right):
Ingredients:
- crushed
ice
- 2 oz. Cachaca
- 1 oz. cashew
juice
- granulated
sugar
Method:
Add crushed ice, peanuts, condensed milk, and Cachaca to a blender.
Put the lid on, and blend. Transfer to a sling glass. Garnish
with a straw and a piece of lime.
Corn Batida
(far right):
Now it's time for a corny idea:
Ingredients:
- crushed
ice
- 2 oz. condensed
milk
- 4 oz. Cachaca
- 1 can corn
Method:
Add ice, condensed milk, Cachaca, and corn to blender. Put
the lid on, and blend. Transfer into a sling glass. Garnish with
a straw, and a piece of lime.
Try these
cool coolers for your next party!
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