I have always had a soft spot for fun family drinks. Growing up, on hot summer nights we would come up with fun ways to mix different fruits and juices. Brazilian Strawberry Limeade came about when we were living in Memphis, Tennessee.
If you have ever been to Memphis in July, you know that IT. IS. SO. HOT. Maybe pick another month to visit! BUT, on one of those hot, draining days, my husband and I decided to get creative in the kitchen. We were after a way to create a cool, refreshing drink using limes and frozen strawberries. We'd had traditional Brazilian Limeades before, but were exciting to put a new spin on the idea.
What I love most about adding frozen strawberries to the Brazilian Strawberry Limeade is the thicker consistency of the drink. It really feels like a refreshing, ice cold drink. Another thing that's great about the frozen strawberries is their ready availability. Unlike fresh strawberries, which of course are delicious, a bag of frozen strawberries can keep in the freezer for several months and be ready when needed.
Making Brazilian Strawberry Limeade
The first step in creating this amazing drink is washing your limes with dish or hand soap and water. You're going to be blending the entire lime in the blender, so you don't want any waxy feel or worse, anything else that may be secretly traveling on your limes.
By blending the limes, you are making sure you get all that amazing lime taste. I like to use my Ninja Blender. It does an amazing job with any blending, but particularly with blending whole limes!
After you blend the limes and water, strain the rind with a small wire strainer making sure the liquid goes into a clean container. I like to use a glass measuring cup. Make sure it's big enough for all the liquid! Put the strained lime juice back into the blender and throw away the rind left in the strainer. Add in the frozen strawberries, sugar, ice and sweetened condensed milk. Blend and enjoy immediately!
This will definitely be a crowd pleaser so you will want to make a double batch or more when serving more than 3-4 people.
Brazilian Strawberry Limeade
- Total Time: 15
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Brazilian Strawberry Limeade: a sweet but tart drink with a dash of cream. Delicious for any hot summer relaxing evening or fun party!
Ingredients
- 3 limes, thoroughly washed
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups frozen strawberries
- 1/8 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup ice
- 1/3 cup sugar
Instructions
- Throughly wash limes with soap and water, dry limes, cut limes into 4 wedges and place in a high speed blender with 2 cups of water. Blend until well blended
- With a wire strainer, pour contents of the blender into a clean container. Discard lime rinds in the wire strainer and any leftover rinds in blender. The lime liquid in the clean container should not have chunks!
- Pour strained lime water back into the blender. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Enjoy immediately
Notes
- If you want it a little sweeter, add an extra tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk.
- Too sweet? Try 1/4 cup sugar instead of 1/3 cup.
- Prep Time: 15
- Category: Beverage
- Method: No-Bake
Keywords: Lime, Cold, Refreshing, Strawberry, Brazilian, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Blender, Easy, tasty, frozen Brazilian limeade, non-alcoholic, cocktail,
So delicious! I love that it's a frozen drink - perfect for hot summer days! We like things on the sweeter side, so we added more sugar. But that's just personal preference!
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This was so delicious! I loved the mixture of tart and sweet. Will definitely be making again
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Cool and refreshing-the perfect drink for a summer day! My family LOVED this and actually made it several days in a row. It is pretty zippy from the lime juice so if you want a little less zip, cue back on the lime.
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This was SO so good. It was extremely tart and we ended up adding a lot of extra sugar, but once we got it to the sweetness level we wanted, it was amazing.
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This is a 5 star recipe !! It is so refreshing and easy to make. The fresh Limes and Strawberries are a perfect summer combination. I really like the sweetened condensed milk added because it makes it a creamy drink. We loved it!!!!
We love this drink so much. Will make again and again and again.
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