Peach Caipirinha Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated March 27, 2025
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Be sure to use a ripe peach in this tart, refreshing spin on the classic Caipirinha. This recipe is adapted from Back 40 West in New York. Want to read more about cachaça? Check out our introduction here.

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Recipe Details

Peach Caipirinha Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 1 half very ripe peach

  • 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 to 2 whole limes

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 2 1/4 ounces cachaca

  • 1/2 lime, cut in 4 wedges

Directions

  1. Slice peach in quarters and place in cocktail shaker. Add lime juice and sugar, muddle well. Add cachaça and lime wedges, fill shaker with ice and shake until very cold, about 15 seconds. Pour unstrained into a rocks glass.

Special equipment

Cocktail shaker

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
470 Calories
2g Fat
84g Carbs
7g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 470
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 0g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 84g 30%
Dietary Fiber 13g 48%
Total Sugars 65g
Protein 7g
Vitamin C 82mg 412%
Calcium 78mg 6%
Iron 2mg 13%
Potassium 1461mg 31%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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