Chicha Morada

Name: Chicha Morada
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South American
Ingredients: 500g purple corn (maize morado) or dried purple corn husks; 1 pineapple peel and core; 2 cinnamon sticks; 6 cloves; juice of 3 limes; sugar to taste; 2L water

A Peruvian purple corn drink, boiled with pineapple, cinnamon and cloves, then sweetened and served chilled.

Total time

55 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

45 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

South American

Vegan

Ingredients

500gpurple corn (maize morado) or dried purple corn husks

1pineapple peel and core

2cinnamon sticks

6cloves

juice of 3limes

sugarto taste

2Lwater

Instructions

Boil purple corn, pineapple peel, cinnamon and cloves in water 45 minutes.

Strain. Discard solids.

Add lime juice and sugar to taste.

Cool completely. Refrigerate.

Serve over ice. Garnish with sliced peach or pineapple.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

Fat

Carbs

22.8g

Fiber

11.8g

Sodium

84mg

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