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Midnight Margaritas Recipe

Melissa
These Practical Magic-inspired cocktails are perfect for your next Halloween or Practical Magic viewing party. They will make you want to dance around your kitchen playing Harry Nilsson's "Coconut" just like Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Happy Hour
Cuisine Halloween
Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients
  

  • Black salt to taste
  • 1 ½ ounce Coconut tequila
  • 1 ounce Triple sec
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 1 cup Ice
  • 2 ounces Butterfly pea flower tea brewed, cooled to ice cold, and sweetened to taste
  • 1 slice Lime wheel dried or fresh, for garnish, optional

Instructions
 

  • Rim a margarita glass with black salt. 
  • Add tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and ice to a blender. Blend well. 
  • Pour the frozen margarita into the margarita glass, leaving a small amount of head space. 
  • Add cold butterfly pea flower tea on top for a color-changing (practical) "magic" trick. 
  • Garnish with a lime wheel if using.

Notes

To make a pitcher for 8:
  • 1 ½ cups coconut tequila
  • 1 cup triple sec
  • 1 cup lime juice
  • 2 ½ cups ice - add more if you want a thicker margarita
  • 2 cups brewed butterfly pea flower tea, sweetened to taste
Instructions for 8:
  1. Mix the tequila, triple sec, and lime juice together up to one day in advance.
  2. Brew the butterfly pea flower tea up to one day in advance.
  3. When ready to serve, add the ice to the blender with the tequila mix.
  4. Pour into a cocktail glass (with or without salt) and then top with the cold butterfly pea flower tea. 
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Nutrition

Calories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 14IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.1mg
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