Cranberry Margarita
Cranberry Margarita
Drinks and Cocktails
Ingredients
- ¾ cup fresh cranberries
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon of sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons Fustini's Cranberry Pear balsamic
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1½ teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 lime wedge, plus 2 oz. fresh juice
- 4 oz. fresh orange juice
- 6 oz. tequila
- Fustini's Cranberry Pear balsamic, for garnish
Directions
- Bring cranberries, 1/4 cup of sugar, balsamic, and ¼, cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, 30&ndash,40 minutes. Mix in orange zest, let cool.
- Mix salt, sugar, and five-spice powder on a small plate. Rub rims of Old Fashioned glasses with lime wedge, dip rims in salt mixture and fill glasses with ice. For each cocktail, combine ½, oz. lime juice, 1 oz. orange juice, 1½, oz. tequila, and 2 Tbsp. cranberry jam in a cocktail shaker, fill with ice. Cover and shake until the outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with a splash of Cranberry balsamic.
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