Frozen Honeydew Jalapeno Margarita
Sip your troubles away with this sweet frozen honeydew margarita with a kick! This jalapeño margarita has a perfect amount of heat to liven up your summer!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 138kcal
Ingredients
INFUSED TEQUILA:
- 1 cup silver tequila
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers, sliced into rounds
MARGARITAS:
- 3 cups honeydew melon cubes, frozen
- 3 cups ice cubes
- 1 cup water
- 6 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 Tbsp honey
TO SERVE:
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar (or cane sugar or larger grain sugar)
- 1 tsp coarsely ground sea salt
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 2 Tbsp light corn syrup
- additional slices of jalapeño pepper, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Dice honeydew melon, discarding rinds. Place on a wax paper lined baking sheet and freeze until frozen. If not using right away, place frozen cubes into a large ziplock bag and keep in the freezer.
- Combine tequila and jalapeno slices in a glass jar or bowl, and let stand 2-4 hours. Strain solids and discard, keeping the infused tequila.
- To a small plate, add corn syrup. To another small plate, add sugar, salt and lime zest, using a fork to combine. Dip rims of serving glasses in corn syrup, then in the sugar/salt mixture. Set aside.
- Add frozen honeydew cubes, ice cubes, water, honey, lime juice, and infused tequila to a large blender. Blend until smooth, about a minute or so.
- Pour into serving glasses and enjoy!
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Notes
TO MAKE A NON-ALCOHOLIC VERSION:
- instead of the tequila, infuse jalapeño peppers into 1 cup of water (or just use 1 cup of water for a jalapeño-free version)
- follow recipe as written
- skip the infusion step, just use 1 cup of silver tequila
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Sodium: 308mg | Potassium: 158mg | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 17.1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg
