Made from fermented sugarcane juice, Brazil’s celebrated spirit comes together with the tart sweetness of plums in this impressive cocktail ready in no time.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 20 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 ripe, firm red plums, such as Santa Rosa or Elephant Heart
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 limes, diced and pitted
- 1 cup cachaca
Instructions
- Halve and pit plums. Whisk the sugars and water together in a small saucepan. Add the plums and simmer over medium heat, until tender but not mushy, about 10 minutes. Cool plums in the liquid.
- Slice half a plum for garnish and set aside.
- Put the diced limes and remaining plums in a large open pitcher. Crush thoroughly with a muddler or a potato masher (it works great). Add cachaca and the plum cooking liquid and fill with ice cubes. Pour into chilled rocks glasses, allowing some ice and fruit to fall into the glasses as well. Garnish each drink with a slice of poached plum.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 291 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 43 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 38 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 5 mg |
Reviews
We liked it.
The first 2 posters are idiots.
The first 2 posters are idiots.
Former mojito drinker after I found this. For 1 drink – I use 1/4 cup of the mixture, less than 1/2 lime, cut in 1/8’s and squeezed in – 2 shots cachaca, 3 shots club soda. All over ice, of course. Enjoy!!
Why would anyone write such a stupid post and give this drink 1 star b/c they dont know what cachaca is? It certainly looks fantastic. As for the 2nd post. I dont see throngs of Mexican’s waging war on bartenders across America for throwing a mango in a margarita!
I’m sorry, I just had to write something to counter was is happening below. First, if you don’t know what a liquor is, google it. Cachaca is very widely available. Second, this drink is not claiming to be the authentic drink of Brazil, but rather a riff on it. Now, for all I know, this drink could be very unpleasant, however, I will try it before I jump online and give it 1 star.
I will be back!!
FOR THE PREVIOUS COMMENT , CACHACA IS THE NATIONAL BRAZILIAN SPIRIT MADE FROM SUGAR CANE, AND MAKES OUR NATIONAL DRINK CALLED CAIPIRINHA (IS DELICIOUS) BUT WE ONLY USE CACHACA , LIME, SUGAR AND ICE, NOTHING ELSE AT ALL. YOU MAY FIND IT ONLINE, IN BRAZIL A BOTTLE IS RATHER CHEAP BUT HERE YOU’LL PAY AROUND 10 BUCKS.
I’m used to be a big drinker but have never heard of, nor knew where to buy of make “cachaca”.
That’s a non-starter.
That’s a non-starter.