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December 20, 2019

Easy Spiced Cherry Caipirinha

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I am so ready for Christmas! That’s a lie because I am never ready for Christmas, but I do love celebrating. It’s one of the only holidays when I get to see all of my family, and we have the best time! I’m sure you all would agree. It’s always nice to have a few signature cocktails to entertain with over the Christmas and New Year’s, but sometimes those drinks get really heavy and sugary. I created this cocktail using flavors that I personally love all year round, but it’s perfect for the holiday season!

Mulled wine is popular in the colder months and around the holidays, and I love a nice large glass of it. So I took the concept of mulling and did this with some cherry juice I had leftover from another cocktail. The spices are similar to what you would find in a mulled wine recipe and work so well with the cherry juice! They gave it a rich, warm flavor which I balanced out with lime and rum for this cocktail. It’s a beautiful color, and you can make it as a mocktail for those who don’t drink alcohol and it tastes just as good!

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Spiced Cherry Caipirinha

Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

Mulled Cherry Juice

  • 2 cups tart cherry juice I used Cheribundi from Costco
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar white or brown sugar works here
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 star anise pods
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns

Spiced Cherry Caipirinha, 1 serving

  • 2 oz. mulled cherry juice
  • 2 oz. rum
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • bruleed limes and pomegranate seeds for garnish

Instructions

  • To make the mulled cherry juice, place cherry juice, spices, and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer on medium heat. Let the cherry juice simmer with the spices for 10 min then remove from heat. Makes approximately 4 servings.
  • To make the Spiced Cherry Caipirinhas place cooled mulled cherry juice, rum, and lime juice in a shaker with ice. Put the lid on the shaker and make sure it’s snug then vigorously shake the cocktail shaker. Pour caipirinha into a glass and garnish. .
  • For bruleed limes, place thinly sliced limes on a tray. Sprinkle sugar over limes and place under a broiler for 3 minutes or so until the limes are charred.

Notes

For a more traditional caipirinha use Cachaca rum and muddle the cherry juice with lime wedges before adding rum and ice in a cocktail glass instead of using a shaker.
For a sparkling caipirinha top off the cocktail with soda or flavored sparkling water (cherry-lime works great here!).
Replace rum with soda, sparkling water, or ginger beer for a non-alcoholic drink.

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Michele

Full-time pharmacist. Full-time wife. Full-time mom. Chicago foodie, Michele Narsinghani, takes her love of fine-dining and reinventing classical Indian cuisine to make restaurant worthy meals at home. With little time to spare and hungry mouths to feed she is a mom under pressure who wants to show you how fast and easy cooking can be!

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