Brazilian Lemonade

A creamy white drink garnished with lime and mint is served in a glass on a wooden board, with lime wedges, fresh mint, ice cubes, and a milk bottle in the background.

4.77 from 13 reviews

This drink is creamy, citrusy, and refreshing and uses only 3 simple ingredients: ice, limes, and sweetened condensed milk.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Brazilian

Keyword: creamy lemonade, drink recipes, easy drink recipe, homemade refresher, lime

Servings:

Author: The Modern Nonna

Equipment

Ingredients

4 limes
4 cups cold filtered water
ice
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk 300 ml

Instructions

Zest 2 of the limes and reserve. Now, take all 4 limes and remove the peels and pith (the white coating between the lime flesh and peel).
Add the peeled limes to a blender with the cold water. Blend for 20 to 30 seconds. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the blended liquid through the strainer. You should be left with a little bit of pulp which you can use for other recipes or compost.
Pour the strained liquid back into the blender with ice, the reserved lime zest and the sweetened condensed milk. Blend until frothy.
Enjoy with extra ice and if you're in the mood, you can absolutely add a splash of your favorite alcohol too.

Video

[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="786mk1m9" upload-date="2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z" name="Brazilian Lemonade" description="This Brazilian Lemonade lives up to the hype! And, yes, it’s made with limes, not lemons BUT I’m not lying to you. The reason why Brazilian Lemonade is called a lemonade and not a limeade is due to the translation. In Portuguese, limão is the term for ?‍? lime, so everyone calls it limonada. In Bulgaria, we also call any type of citrus drink limonada, which is generally a broad term for any lime or lemon juice. While the name may confuse, what is totally clear is how utterly ? delicious this is. It’s creamy, citrusy, and so refreshing. Traditionally, Brazilian lemonade uses whole limes — pith, peel, and all — but I decided to remove the lime peels prior to blending, as the limes in Canada have really thick skin and can be extremely bitter."]

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