Jugo de mora
Blackberry milk juice
Jugo de mora: Andean blackberry juice blended with cold milk and sugar
Order a juice anywhere in Colombia and the waiter will ask: en agua o en leche? With mora, the tart Andean blackberry, the milk version is the treat: a thick, dusky-purple shake with a sour-sweet berry flavour, served with lunch at corrientazo restaurants and in tall glasses at bakeries. Mora de Castilla is longer and sharper than European blackberries and is sold frozen in Latin shops; ordinary blackberries with a squeeze of lime make a good stand-in. Straining is what makes it smooth, since the seeds are gritty. The mistake many people make is blending the berries with the milk and leaving it to stand: the fruit acid slowly curdles the milk, so blend the fruit with water first, strain, then add cold milk and serve straight away. Chef's tip: very cold milk and a few ice cubes keep the drink thick and frothy.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 10 ½ oz Andean blackberries (mora)fresh or frozen; or blackberries plus 1 tbsp lime juice
- ¾ cup watercold
- 2 ½ cups whole milkvery cold
- 5 tbsp sugaror to taste
- 6 ice cubes
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Blend 10 ½ oz Andean blackberries (mora) with ¾ cup water for 1 minute, until completely smooth.
1 minStep 2: Pour through a fine sieve, pressing with a spoon, until only the seeds are left. Discard them.
Step 3: Rinse the blender, then blend the strained juice with 2 ½ cups whole milk, 5 tbsp sugar and 6 ice cubes for 30 seconds, until frothy.
Step 4: Taste for sweetness and serve at once in tall glasses.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 170 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 25 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does jugo de mora take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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