Blackberry Margarita
This Blackberry Margarita recipe is such a delicious summer cocktail! Tequila, blackberries, and lime go together perfectly in this tasty and easy-to-make drink.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 229kcal
Equipment
- Cocktail serving glass (around 10-12 ounces)
- Knife and cutting board (if using fresh lime)
- Citrus juicer (if using fresh lime)
- Cocktail pick (for optional blackberry garnish)
- Small dish (for optional salt rim)
Ingredients
Cocktail
- 5-6 fresh blackberries
- 1 ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce sweetened blackberry puree
- ½ ounce Cointreau liqueur
- 2 ounces tequila (reposado or blanco)
Garnishes (optional)
- 1 slice lime
- 3 fresh blackberries
- fine grain salt
Instructions
- If you want a salt rim, wet the rim of your glass with either a cut lime or water and dip it into the fine grain salt. Set it aside while you make the drink.
- Add the blackberries to your cocktail shaker and smash them up with your muddler.
- Add in the lime juice, blackberry puree, Cointreau and tequila.
- Fill the shaker with ice, seal it up and give it about 20 hard shakes.
- Add fresh ice to your serving glass and strain the drink into the glass.
- Add the optional blackberries to a cocktail pick and add it to the glass. Then, garnish with the optional lime slice. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have sweetened blackberry puree, you can use plain simple syrup or maple syrup instead, and just add a few more fresh blackberries for flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg