Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe

cachaça

🥗Healthier: vodka

💰Cheaper: white rum

Vodka is a lower-calorie alternative, while white rum is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index, while honey is often more affordable.

Cut the ends off a fresh lime and cut it into eighths.

Add 6 pieces of lime into a glass.

Add 2 heaped teaspoons of brown sugar over the lime pieces.

Using a muddler, muddle the lime and sugar together until it forms a paste or syrup, about 3 or 4 quick presses.

Measure 60 ml of cachaça and pour it into the glass.

Add crushed ice cubes to the glass, filling it up.

Stir the mixture gently to combine.

Garnish with one of the muddled lime pieces on top.

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