Watermelon Jalapeño Frozen Margarita!
Delicious and refreshing watermelon frozen margarita recipe with a jalapeño kick!
Ingredients
- 1 Jalapeño, thinly sliced
- ¾ cup White Tequila, I used Cabo Wabo
- 8-10 cups Watermelon cubes
- ½ cup Fresh Lime Juice
- ⅓ cup Triple Sec
- ¼ cup Simple Syrup, see instructions below
- Salt, Chili Powder, and Lime Juice for salting rims of glasses
Instructions
- Place tequila and about 4 slices of jalapeño in a glass measuring cup and place in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours depending on how spicy your jalapeños are and how spicy you want the tequila to be. Take a taste after 1 hour and decide whether it is spicy enough. If so, remove jalapeños.
- Place watermelon (you may need to do it in batches) in a blender and blend until liquefied.
- Pour watermelon through a fine-meshed strainer, pressing on it with the back of a spoon to get all the liquid through. Measure out 3 cups of watermelon juice.
- In the empty blender, combine the 3 cups watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, Triple Sec, and simple syrup. Add ice to achieve desired texture of your frozen drink. Blend well.
- Place salt with a little chili powder mixed in on a plate. Coat rims of 4 glasses with lime juice and dip in salt mixture.
- Pour blended cocktail into glasses. Garnish with lime slices and jalapeño slices if desired.
- **To make the simple syrup** Combine equal parts sugar in water in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat, stirring frequently until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool. Can be stored in refrigerator for future use.