This easy Passion Fruit Caipirinha recipe will make your spring summer brighter! You'll love this lively cocktail with cachaça, fresh passion fruit, sugar, and lime.
Prep time:
1 minute
Mixing time:
1 minute
Servings:
1
Calories:
249
Ingredients
- 2 oz Cachaça
- ½ oz cane sugar syrup
- ½ Lime - cut into wedges
- 1 Passionfruit
- Crushed ice
- Lime wedge or ½ passion fruit - for garnish, optional
Equipment
- Old Fashioned Glass
- Muddler
- Measuring Jigger
- Bar spoon or long stirrer
Instructions
- Prep Glass: Place the lime into wedges in your Old Fashioned glass.
- Add Sugar Syrup: Add ½ oz cane sugar syrup.
- Muddle: Use a muddler to crush the lime and sugar together, releasing the lime juice and blending it with the sugar.
- Add Passion Fruit: Cut the passion fruit in half, scoop out the pulp, and add it to the glass.
- Add Cachaça: Pour 2 oz Cachaça over the fruit mixture.
- Add Ice: Fill the glass halfway with crushed ice. Using the bar spoon, churn well to properly mix the ingredients.
- Garnish: Add a straw, fill the glass to the brim with crushed ice and garnish with half a passionfruit or a lime wedge. Serve immediately.
Notes
Substitutes:
- Cachaça: If you can't find cachaça, white agricole rum can be used as a substitute. For a lighter version, you can also use white cuban-style rum to make this cocktail. Those two spirits won't exactly provide the same unique flavor as cachaça, but they'll do in a pinch.
- Lime: If limes are not available, lemons can be used instead. The taste will be slightly different but still delicious.
- Cane Sugar Syrup: You can use any kind of sugar syrup to make this drink. To make it at home, simply dissolve one part of powdered sugar of your choice into one part of warm water. Store bought simple syrup or even strawberry syrup will work as well. If you prefer a less sweet drink or are watching your sugar intake, you can reduce the amount of sugar or use a sugar substitute like stevia, agave syrup or coconut sugar.
- Passionfruit: If fresh passion fruits are not available, you can use passion fruit purée or juice (preferably unsweetened) as a substitute. Another option would be to use passion fruit syrup instead of the cane sugar syrup to get the passion fruit taste without sweetening the drink too much.
Making a Pitcher of Passion Fruit Caipirinha:
- Scale: To make a pitcher that serves 8, multiply all the ingredients by 8. That would be 16 oz of cachaça, 4 limes, 4 oz of cane sugar syrup, and 8 passion fruits.
- Mix: In a large pitcher, muddle the limes and sugar together. Add the passion fruits pulp and cachaça, then stir well.
- Serve: Using a ladle, pour the mixture into Old Fashioned glasses (make sure to include some strawberries and lime wedges into each glass). Add a straw, fill with a generous amount of crushed ice and serve immediately. You can add a lime wedge or wheel on each glass as a garnish as well.
- Pour the mixture into ice-filled Old Fashioned glasses and serve immediately.
Making it Non-Alcoholic:
- Cachaça Substitute: Use a non-alcoholic white rum substitute; these are available and reasonably mimic rum's flavor. If you can’t find any, lemonade can be a good substitute as well (in that case, you may want to increase the quantity a bit).
- Proceed As Usual: Use this non-alcoholic substitute instead of the regular cachaça, follow the original steps, and enjoy a non-alcoholic version.
Making it Vegan:
This cocktail is already vegan-friendly as it does not contain any animal products. However, if you're using a sugar substitute, ensure it's vegan. Some sugar substitutes are processed using bone char, which is not vegan. Opt for raw cane sugar or a vegan-certified sugar substitute.What is a Passion Fruit Caipirinha?
A Passion Fruit Caipirinha is a cachaça-based cocktail made of fresh passion fruit, lime, cane sugar, and the Brazilian spirit called cachaça. This drink is not particularly difficult to make but does require some effort in muddling the ingredients together to release their flavors. It’s a tropical twist on the classic Caipirinha, Brazil’s national cocktail. The addition of passion fruit adds an exotic touch that complements the robust flavor of cachaça, making it an interesting choice for those looking for something different yet delightful.
What is a Passion Fruit Caipirinha made of – The ingredients
These are the ingredients required for a Passion Fruit Caipirinha:
- Passion Fruit: This tropical fruit is the show’s star, providing a unique sweet-tart flavor that’s both refreshing and complex.
- Cachaça: A Brazilian spirit made from sugarcane juice that adds a robust, slightly sweet & earthy depth to the cocktail.
- Lime: The sourness of lime balances out the sweetness of the passion fruit and cachaça while also adding a citrusy freshness.
- Cane Sugar: Used to sweeten the drink and balance out the tartness of the lime and passion fruit.
- Crushed Ice: Used to cool down the drink and keep at the perfect temperature while also controlling the dilution level.
