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Suco de cupuaçu
Cupuaçu juice
Suco de cupuaçu: creamy, tart Amazonian juice of cupuaçu pulp, a cousin of cacao
Cupuaçu is a big, brown, furry-skinned fruit from the cacao family, and in Belém and Manaus its white pulp shows up in ice cream, sweets and above all juice, sold in every lanchonete and at the Ver-o-Peso market. The pulp is thick, creamy and intensely aromatic, with a flavour somewhere between pineapple, banana and chocolate, and very tart, so it is blended with water and sugar into a frothy, almost milkshake-like juice. Look for frozen cupuaçu pulp in Brazilian and Latin shops. Many cafés blend it with milk instead of water; that version is no longer vegan or dairy free. Too little blending is the usual problem, because the fibrous pulp stays stringy. Chef's tip: blend the pulp from frozen, in chunks, with the sugar and a little water first until smooth, then add the rest of the water.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 7 oz frozen cupuaçu pulpfrom Brazilian or Latin shops
- 3 cups cold water
- 4 tbsp sugarto taste
- 8 ice cubes
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Break 7 oz frozen cupuaçu pulp into chunks and put it in a blender with 4 tbsp sugar and a quarter of the ¾ cup cold water.
Step 2: Blend on high for 1 minute, until completely smooth with no fibres.
1 minStep 3: Add the rest of the 2 ¼ cups cold water and blend 30 seconds more, until frothy.
Step 4: Taste, add more sugar if needed, and serve straight away over 8 ice cubes.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 100 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does suco de cupuaçu 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 vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- 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 sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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