Canelazo

At Christmas, Ecuadorians sip tea spiked with a sugarcane spirit.

  • Serves

    serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • 12 cup sugar
  • 8 sticks cinnamon
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup passion fruit pulp
  • 4 oz. aguardiente

Instructions

Step 1

Boil sugar, cinnamon sticks, lemon juice, and water. Reduce to medium-low; cook 15 min. Stir in passion fruit pulp; cook 5 min. Pour in mugs; top with aguardiente.
  1. Boil sugar, cinnamon sticks, lemon juice, and water. Reduce to medium-low; cook 15 min. Stir in passion fruit pulp; cook 5 min. Pour in mugs; top with aguardiente.
Drinks

Canelazo

  • Serves

    serves 4-6

Canelazo Ecuadorian Tea Cocktail
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At Christmas, Ecuadorians sip tea spiked with a sugarcane spirit.

Ingredients

  • 12 cup sugar
  • 8 sticks cinnamon
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup passion fruit pulp
  • 4 oz. aguardiente

Instructions

Step 1

Boil sugar, cinnamon sticks, lemon juice, and water. Reduce to medium-low; cook 15 min. Stir in passion fruit pulp; cook 5 min. Pour in mugs; top with aguardiente.
  1. Boil sugar, cinnamon sticks, lemon juice, and water. Reduce to medium-low; cook 15 min. Stir in passion fruit pulp; cook 5 min. Pour in mugs; top with aguardiente.

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