Brazilian Lemonade

• Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2 Tbsp hot Water
• 1/4 Cup THRIVE Non-fat Powdered Milk
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 tsp. Butter

• 4 Limes
• 1 Cups Sugar
• 6 Cups cold Water - divided
• Ice

To make the Sweetened Condensed Milk, place water, non-fat powdered milk, sugar, and butter in your blender and mix well.  Pour into a bowl and set aside.

Wash the limes with soap and water very well, slice the ends off, and quarter them.  Place 2 of the limes, 1/2 Cup sugar, and 2 Cups water into your blender.  Blend for 20 seconds or 5 short pulses.  DON'T BLEND LONGER.  Put a mesh strainer over a pitcher and pour the blended mixture through the strainer into the pitcher.  With the strainer still over the pitcher, pour 1 cup of the water over the lime pieces to rinse any residual sugar and juice off.    Using a spoon,  press any remaining liquid into the pitcher.  Dump what's left in the strainer into the trash.  Repeat with the remaining limes, sugar, and water.  

Stir in the sweetened condensed milk.  Serve immediately over ice.

Sweetened Condensed Milk

Making your own Sweetened Condensed Milk is a great way to use the Powdered Milk you have in your food storage.  It will also help you save room on your shelve because you won't have to store Sweetened Condensed Milk anymore.  This recipe is equivalent to one 14 oz. can.  I love that if I have a recipe that calls for a few tablespoons I can cut this recipe down so I don't have any go to waste.

• 1/2 C. hot Water
• 1 C. THRIVE Non-fat Powdered Milk
• 1 C. Sugar
• 1 Tbsp. Butter

Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix well.  It can be stored in the fridge for a week or frozen for a few months.