Spicy Jalapeño Margaritas
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a refreshing Spicy Jalapeño Margarita! I make mine by muddling fresh jalapeño and shaking it with tequila, cointreau, lime juice and vanilla syrup!
Ingredients
- 1 jalapeños plus more for garnish (see notes)
- 4 ounces lime juice
- 4 ounces tequila blanco
- 2 ounces [vanilla simple syrup] or use agave
- 1 ounce cointreau
- ice
- lime wedges for rim and garnish
- margarita salt for rim
- coarse sugar for rim
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
- Place sugar and salt on a small plate. Wet the lip of 2 glasses with a wedge of lime and dip into the sugar and salt. Fill each glass to the top with ice and set off to the side.
- Add desired jalapeños into a cocktail shaker and muddle. ( I prefer 1/2 a jalapeno) The more jalapeños the spicier! If you don’t have a muddler, use the blunt end of a wooden spoon.
- Next pour in 1/2 cup (or 4 ounces) both fresh squeezed lime juice and tequila blanco.
- Then pour in 2 ounces vanilla syrup and 1 ounce cointreau. Add in a few handfuls of ice. Top the shaker with the strainer and cap before shaking well to combine.
- Pour/strain the margarita among thetwo glasses. Garnish with a lime wedge and jalapeño half or slices.
- As always, drink responsibly.
Notes
Make sure you use a spicy jalapenos. Sometimes jalapenos have very little to no heat to them.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 570kcal | Carbohydrates: 104g | Sodium: 543mg | Sugar: 101g