Sandia Congelada
National Tequila Day deserves a riff that actually hits. Loca Loka Blanco brings clean, fruity Highland agave character to fresh watermelon, bright basil, and a salted rim. We're freezing it smooth with Aperol and agave syrup, then garnishing with a watermelon slice and basil leaf. This is the margarita your summer's been waiting for.
Cheers, y'all!
ingredients:
1½ oz | 45 ml Loca Loka Blanco Tequila
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz | 15 ml Aperol
½ oz | 15 ml Agave Syrup
4 Watermelon Cubes
1 Pinch Sea Salt ¼ Tsp Xanthan Gum (for texture)
Watermelon Spear Garnish
Basil Leaf Garnish
Tajin Rim
instructions:
Combine tequila, fresh lime juice, Aperol, agave syrup, watermelon cubes, sea salt, and xanthan gum in a blender with pebble or crushed ice. Blend until smooth and pour into a Tajin-rimmed rocks glass. Garnish with a watermelon spear and basil leaf.
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What if we made an apple pie with vanilla ice cream into a drink?
#ad21+ Today with my friends at @traegergrills, we’re going to find out what happens when you take a classic southern dessert and turn it into a tasty fall cocktail. It all starts with the smoked apple pie syrup. For this recipe, I used the Traeger Woodridge Elite since it has a built-in infrared side burner so I could make the syrup while smoking some juicy honeycrisp apples dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Of course we’re using apple wood pellets at 375 for about 45 minutes just to give them that kiss of smoke and concentrate their flavors a bit before adding it to our baking spices, brown sugar to make our syrup.
The topping is a non-negotiable, a salted maple, vanilla cold foam to really drive home that vanilla ice cream on top of an apple pie. That smokiness from the apple gives this recipe a one-of-a-kind, but familiar flavor profile and you’ll want to make over and over again. Just make sure to make enough of that syrup.
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