Cranberry Margarita
Make 1 or 2 or A Whole Pitcher!
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Preparation time
20 Minutes
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Portions
2 Servings
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Cooks In
10 Minutes
HISTORY
Who doesn't love a good margarita? We just so happen to have a great recipe for a Cranberry Margarita we think you'll love. This recipe was brought to use by Rebecka of At Home With Rebecka Blog. She has a few awesome cranberry recipes on her blog using our frozen cranberries. Make sure to check them out.
RECIPE
Ingredients
Cranberry Simple Syrup
- 1 Cup 100% Cranberry Juice (Not cocktail, the real tart 100% cranberry juice)
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Frozen Cranberries
Chili/Sugar Rim Mix
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1 Tsp Ground Chili Powder
Drunken Cranberry Skewers
- 1 Cup Reserved Cranberries from the simple syrup step
- 1/2 Cup Tequila
Cranberry Margarita (Makes 2)
- 4 oz Tequila
- 2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 2 oz Cranberry Simple Syrup
Cranberry Simple Syrup
- In a medium sized sauce pan combine cranberry simple syrup ingredients over medium heat. Do not let the mixture boil.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Strain cranberries from syrup and store seperately.
Chili/Sugar Rim
- Mix sugar and chili powder until evenly combined. Sprinkle mixture onto a plate until ready to assemble your margarita.
Drunken Cranberry Skewers
- Take the removed cranberries from simple syrup step and soak in 1/2 cup of tequila and let sit for at least 15 minutes. Coat soaked cranberries in sugar and then slide them onto a toothpicks or small skewers and set aside until ready to garnish margarita.
Cranberry Margarita
- Rim 2 margarita glasses with lime juice and dip into chili sugar mixture to create a rim.
- Fill cocktail shaker with ice and add tequila, lemon juice, lime juice, and cranberry simple syrup. Shake until well combined.
- Pour mixture evenly into the two margarita glasses and garnish with drunken cranberry skewers.
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