Homemade Mauby Drink (Caribbean Bark Beverage)
Learn how to make traditional Mauby, a refreshing bittersweet Caribbean beverage with an acquired taste made from tree bark and a medley of spices.
Servings 10 people
Calories 151kcal
Ingredients
- 3 oz mauby bark 85g (about 1 cup worth)
- 8 cups water you may want to use more (1.8litres)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cloves
- 1 tablespoon aniseed or 3 star anise (15g)
- orange peel dried
To make mauby drink
- maple syrup to taste can agave nectar or another low GI sweetener
- additional water see instructions
Instructions
To make the mauby concentrate
- Place the mauby bark, cinnamon sticks, aniseed, cloves, orange peel and water in a large saucepan.
- Bring the pot to a boil then simmer on medium-low heat for 15 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the stove, cover and leave to steep overnight.
To make a pitch/jug of mauby
- The next day strain off the concentrated mauby into a bottle/mason jar.
- To make a drink of mauby pour 1 cup of concentrated mauby into another jug, pour some water into the jug (start with 8 cups and adjust, adding more water if needed. At the same time sweeten until you strike a balance in taste that works for you.
To make a single glass of mauby
- Add ¼ cup of mauby in a glass.
- Pour 2 cups or more, sweeten to taste (add more water if needed).
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Notes
- To make a single glass of mauby use ¼ cup of the concentrate and add 2 cups of water or more and sweeten to taste.
- There is no direct substitute for the mauby bark. If you are unable to source it then I'm afraid you won't be able to make the recipe (sorry).
- However concentrated the overall drink is will be up to you. The more water you use the weaker the mauby and the less bitter it will be and vice versa.
- Spices vary according to each island, some like to include bay leaves, angostura bitters, mixed/vanilla essence or bay leaves.
- Once the concentrate is made, you will need to determine how much water/sweetener you will need to meet your tastebuds.
- If you want your mauby unsweetened/bitter simply omit the use of sweetener. You may even want to add more water when making the concentrate and serve it as a tonic.
- Keep the mauby (both drink and concentrate refrigerated) both should last for several days.
Nutrition
Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 453mg | Fiber: 50g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 251IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 1018mg | Iron: 10mg