Prickly Pear Margarita – Discover Your New Favorite Tropical Cocktail!
A refreshing and vibrant tropical cocktail made with prickly pear, tequila, and lime juice, perfect for summer gatherings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 oz tequila
- 1 oz prickly pear puree
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 oz simple syrup
- Salt for rimming the glass
- Ice
- Fresh lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Rim the glass with salt by running a lime wedge around the edge and dipping it into salt.
- In a shaker, combine tequila, prickly pear puree, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake well until chilled.
- Strain the mixture into the prepared glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a fresh lime wedge.
Notes
- Adjust the sweetness by adding more or less simple syrup according to your taste.
- For a frozen version, blend the ingredients with ice instead of shaking.
- Prickly pear puree can be made by blending the fruit and straining the seeds.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg