Authentic Trinidadian Limeade (Lime Juice)
Yes, us Trinidadians have our own twist on lemonade. We make it with lime but don’t call it lemonade or limeade. We call it Lime Juice! I first had it at 4 years old in my grandmother’s kitchen.
| DIFFICULTY | TIME | QUANTITY |
| EASY | 10 MIN | 1 L |
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INGREDIENTS
- 3 lemons (2/3 CUP OR 150ml) Lime Juice
- Bitters (1/2 TSP OR 2.5ml) Angostura Bitters
- Sugar (6 TBSP OR 90g) Brown Sugar
- Water (3 1/3 CUPS OR 800ml) Filtered or Bottled Water
DIRECTIONS
- Squeeze the whole limes to extract juice.
- Add Brown Sugar to the water at room temperature (25 to 30 degrees Celcius) and stir to dissolve the sugar (stir for about 30 seconds).
- Add the lime juice and bitters to water and sugar mixture and stir at room temperature to mix all the ingredients (stir for about 30 seconds).
- Pour into glass bottle and store in the refrigerator.
- Serve chilled.