Tag: drinks
Jus de Fruit
Jus de Fruit
This is the first recipe from the Central African country of Chad! Jus de fruit is simply a blended fruit drink with whole milk, sugar, ice, cardamom, and nutmeg. This drink is typically sold at roadside stands. Common fruits used in making this refreshing drink include, pineapple, mango, oranges, papaya, and guava.
Servings: 2
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple or mango, orange, papaya, guava
- 2 cups whole milk
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup ice
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
Papelon con Limon
Papelon con Limon
I’m a huge fan of homemade lemonade and limeade. This recipe is probably the best sugary citrus drink that I’ve ever had. Papelon con limon is a popular and refreshing drink in Venezuela. There are only 3 ingredients needed to make: water, lime juice, and piloncillo. Piloncillo is unrefined sugarcane that is sold in 8 oz cones. You can find piloncillo at just about every grocery store in the Latin section, sometimes labeled as panela.
Ingredients
- 1 piloncillo cone
- 4 cups water
- 4 cups ice water
- 3 limes juiced
Instructions
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a pot. Add in the piloncillo cone.
- Simmer until the cone is completely dissolved.
- Pour the sugary syrup into a glass picture. Stir in the lime juice and cold water.
Blueberry Jasmine Iced Tea
Blueberry Jasmine Iced Tea
Jasmin tea is the most popular scented tea in China. It has a predominantly green tea base, with white and black tea added, plus jasmine blossoms for the aroma. I’m personally not a fan of hot drinks, but I sure do like iced ones. Since I’ve been on this homemade flavored tea kick, I decided to make a blueberry syrup and add it to iced jasmine tea. This couldn’t of turned out more excellent. After you make this the first time, you’ll be drinking this by the gallons, weekly. It is that good.
Ingredients
- 7 cups water
- 8 jasmine tea bags
Blueberry Syrup
- 1 pint blueberries washed
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 cup sugar
Instructions
- Place the blueberries, water, lemon juice, and sugar in a small pot over high heat. Once it begins to boil, turn the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes without stirring.
- Pour the syrup through a fine mesh strainer. Let completely cool.
- Bring a pot of 7 cups of water to a boil. Take off the heat. Add the tea bags, allowing to steep for 5 minutes.
