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Limonada suíça · creamy Brazilian limeade

Fresh lime blended briefly with cold water and sweetened condensed milk. Pale, frothy, and best enjoyed straight away.

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Two tall glasses of pale creamy limeade with ice and fresh limes alongside — AI-generated serving inspiration for a sample recipe.

PREP10 min

TOTAL10 min

SERVES4

A NOTE FROM THE KITCHEN

A quick blend, then strain.

This creamy Brazilian limeade uses some of the lime peel for its aroma, so a short blend matters. Too much blending or long storage can make it bitter. Make it just before you want to drink it.

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Limonada suíça · creamy Brazilian limeade

Sample recipe awaiting kitchen testing. Timings are estimates.

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Prepare the fruit.Trim the lime ends, quarter the fruit, and remove seeds and thick central white pith. Leave the thin green peel on.
Pulse briefly.Put the lime pieces and cold water in a blender. Pulse in short bursts for only about 10 seconds total, just enough to break up the fruit.
Strain and finish.Pour through a fine sieve without squeezing the peel hard. Discard the solids. Rinse the blender, return the strained liquid, add condensed milk, and blend for a few seconds until frothy.
Pour over ice.Taste and adjust with a little extra condensed milk or cold water if needed. Divide among four ice-filled glasses for the base batch and drink immediately.

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BEHIND THE DISH · Brazil

Limonada suíça · creamy Brazilian limeadeBeyond the plate.

A briefly blended lime drink becomes pale and creamy with condensed milk. It is a recipe to make when everyone is ready for a glass.

ORIGINS & EVOLUTION

A creamy variation.

Limonada suíça is a Brazilian lime drink with several variations. This version includes sweetened condensed milk; the translated name does not mean our recipe uses lemons.

CULTURAL CONTEXT

Best in the moment.

Blending some peel releases fragrance, but the drink can grow bitter as it stands. That makes it well suited to a small, freshly prepared batch.

AT THE TABLE

Short pulses, a careful strain.

Our method blends the limes briefly with cold water before adding condensed milk to the strained liquid. Serve over ice immediately and adjust sweetness only after tasting.

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