Easy Blackberry Basil Margaritas
Stay entertained with easy at home mixed drinks and other simple cocktails like these blackberry margaritas. Who said Taco Tuesday couldn’t be healthy and fun?
Servings: 4 margaritas
Ingredients
- 1 cup (about 5-6 oz) fresh blackberries
- ½ cup
raw honey (½ cuporganic sugar or agave for a vegan option) - 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup (8 ounces) silver tequila
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
this is my favorite lime squeezer for making this quick and easy - 4 ounces orange liquor (I used Grand Marnier®)
- Ice
- 1 ounce package of basil leaves
- 5 tablespoons
sea salt and additional limes and blackberries (for serving)
Instructions
- Make blackberry simple syrup. Bring water to a boil. Mix in honey. Allow to cool just until warm. Add blackberries and puree until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer, then store the syrup in the fridge until cool.
- In a large pitcher, combine syrup, tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and a couple cubes of ice. Muddle with basil leaves.
- Rim four margarita glasses by running a lime wedge over the edge and dipping the edges in sea salt. Pour drinks as desired though a strainer (optional to remove basil leaves) and into each glass, garnishing each with a slice of lime and a few blackberries.