Enjoy spooky season to its fullest by sipping on this Halloween black cranberry margarita with a festive sanded sugar rim!
It's OCTOBER!!! We're celebrating the start of spooky season by watching the new HOCUS POCUS 2 (AHHHH!!!) today and sipping on a festive cocktail: the Halloween black cranberry margarita!
Why You'll Love It
It's perfect for spooky season! Festive, full of fruity flavor, it doesn't even need any dyes to get that deep red color. Oh and of course, tequila. Gotta love that!
Plus, you can garnish it in any way you want. Salt rims? Colored sanding sugars? Special Halloween cocktail decor? Go for it!
How to Make This Cocktail
Muddle together some fresh blackberries, your favorite (unsweetened!) cranberry juice, cointreau or triple sec, and your go to tequila. Add some agave syrup as desired. Strain into some sugar rimmed glasses and garnish with a blackberry. That's it!
Ready to cheers to October and All Hallow's Eve? Grab the recipe below!
Halloween Black Cranberry Margarita
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: Serves 1
Description
Enjoy spooky season to its fullest by sipping on this blackberry & cranberry margarita with a festive sanded sugar rim!
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Reposado tequila
- 1 ounce Cointreau (you can also use triple sec)
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- ¼ cup blackberries + extra for garnish
- Agave nectar or simple syrup to sweeten, as desired
- Black and gold sanding sugar, for rim garnish
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Instructions
- Mix sanding sugars on a shallow plate. Run a lime slice along the rim of your margarita glass. Dip the rim the glass onto the plate with the sanding sugars until coated. Set aside.
- Muddle tequila, cointreau, cranberry juice, blackberries, and lime juice together in a cocktail shaker. until blackberries are thoroughly "smooshed". Shake until combined.
- Taste and add sweetener as desired. Start with a small amount, ¼ to ½ teaspoon. Mix after each addition and taste again (I prefer mine with little to no sweetener but most people like a touch of sweet).
- Fill sugar rimmed glasses with ice. Pour the margarita mixture in the cocktail shaker over the ice. Garnish with a blackberry and serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
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