The fun thing about limonada suíça, or Swiss lemonade, is that despite the name, it’s actually a Brazilian drink through and through. That contradiction caught my attention right away, so I dug into where the name actually comes from. The most logical explanation I found is that it resembles a Swiss drink made with leche condensada, or condensed milk, hence the name sticking around even though the drink itself is pure Brazil.
Regardless of where it actually originated, this is an amazing drink for a hot day. The bitterness from the lime, the richness of the condensed milk, and the sweetness of the sugar all come together in a way that just works, balancing each other out perfectly instead of competing.
(Experiment 293) Limonada suica
Ingredients
- 5 limes
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 4 cups water
- sugar to taste I recommend about 3 tbsp to get a good balance of taste
Instructions
- Wash the limes, reserve one and slice the remaining 4 into 8 pieces or so ( no need to be fancy) .
- Dump the sliced limed in a blender with water and blend for 10-15 seconds on medium-low speed.
- tip: If you blend at high speed or longer than 15 seconds it will get very bitter
- Use a chinois or strainer and filter the mixture. Transfer back into the blender
- Add the condensed milk, ice cubes, and sugar. Cut the leftover lime in half and squeeze it into the mixture
- Pulse blend until desired ice consistency, the more you blend, the more of a “smoothie” ish consistency you will get which the kids and I really enjoy.Saúde!