Patriotic Margaritas

Classic margaritas get a fresh “shake” when infused with your favorite team colors!

Prep: 10 min | Total: 1 hr 10 min | Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

Simple Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Red Cocktail

• 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail
• 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) silver tequila (clear)*
• 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 tablespoon simple syrup
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Ice
• Lemon wedge
• Colored sugar

Instructions

Simple Syrup

1. Mix sugar and water in 1-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
2. Remove from heat and set aside to cool, about 1 hour.
3. Pour syrup into glass jar, cover jar and refrigerate until needed. 1 1/4 cups (use 1 tablespoon per margarita).

Red Cocktail

1. Add cranberry juice, tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, simple syrup and lemon juice to cocktail shaker filled with ice.
2. Cover and shake. Rub rim of martini glass with lemon wedge; dip in sugar.
3. Strain cocktail into glass.

Notes

* You can use citrus vodka in place of the tequila.

Blue Cocktail: Prepare as directed above - except use blue Curacao for the orange-flavored liqueur.

Nutrition

Per 1 Cocktail: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 0)

% Daily Value: Total Fat 0g 0% (Saturated Fat 0g, 0% Trans Fat 0g 0% ), Cholesterol 0mg 0%; Sodium 0mg 0%; Total Carbohydrate 31g 31% (Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 26g 26% ), Protein 0g 0%

% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 35%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%

Carbohydrate Choices: 2

DiabeticExchanges: 0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker