Amaretto Margaritas

Name: Amaretto Margaritas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur); 8 slices lime slices; 355 milliliters fresh lime juice (about 9 limes); 177 milliliters orange juice; 177 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters tequila; 177 milliliters water

Amaretto Margaritas might be a good recipe to expand your beverage recipe box. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 211 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up tequila, water, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; cool completely. Stir in lime juice.

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Lime Juice

Combine sugar mixture, tequila, orange juice, and amaretto in a pitcher.

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Orange Juice

Amaretto Liqueur

Tequila

Sugar

Serve over ice.

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Ice

Garnish with lime slices.

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Lime Slice

Spirit note: The most important words in choosing a tequila are "100 percent agave." Unless you spot this phrase on the label, you're getting as little as 51 percent agave, with lots of sugar added to make up the difference. An exceptional value is 1800 Reposado ($24). "Reposado" indicates the tequila was "rested" in oak, imparting flavors of citrus zest and butterscotch, which complement the nutty amaretto in this innovative margarita. --Jeffery Lindenmuth

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Butterscotch