Don's Mix Recipe
An essential ingredient in many tiki drinks, this is an extremely simple recipe that will be tastiest with fresh grapefruits in season. Feel free to experiment with Demerara sugar for more flavor.
Read more: How to Make Don's Mix for Tiki Drinks
- Yield:Makes 3 cups
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup sugar, preferably unrefined
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups fresh juice from 3-4 grapefruits
Directions
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1.
Put cinnamon sticks in a zip lock bag and bash a few times with a rolling pin. Combine broken cinnamon sticks, sugar, and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain cinnamon syrup into a mason jar with a mesh strainer. Let cool.
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2.
Add grapefruit juice to cinnamon mixture and shake. Mixture can be stored, sealed, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, though it's tastiest when fresh.
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