These Jalapeño Margaritas are an easy spin on classic margaritas, and a cocktail that you are sure to fall in love with! Not too spicy, not too strong, absolutely perfect!
Sweet and Sour Mix (makes 3 1/2 cups, enough for two pitchers)
2cupswater
1cupsugar
1/2cupfresh lime juiceabout 5 - 7 small limes
1/2cupfresh lemon juiceabout 2 medium lemons
Instructions
To Make Homemade Sweet and Sour Mix
Simmer 2 cups of water and 1 cup of granulated sugar over medium heat until it is fully dissolved. Pour it into a jar and let it come to room temperature.
Add 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 1/2 cup lime juice to the cooled sugar mixture.
Store it in a sealed container for a week or for up to a month in the freezer.
To Make a Pitcher of Jalapeño Margaritas
Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher and serve over ice.
Either cut up the jalapenos and add them to the pitcher, or serve them on the side and put them in individual glasses. (See notes for a spicier version.)
To Make a Single Jalapeño Margarita
Pour the ingredients over ice and stir gently.
Add in the slices of jalapeños. To make it a little spicier, muddle the jalapeños into the drink.
How to Garnish a Margarita Glass
Cut a small slice in a lime wedge and rub it gnerously around the edge of the glass.
Pour kosher salt onto a plate and dip the glass, and the upper edge of the sides of the glass in the salt.
Notes
For a spicier drink, make Jalapeño Infuse Tequila.
Pour 1 cup tequila into a glass jar.
Add in 1 sliced up jalapeño.
Shake to combine and let it sit for 8 to 24 hours.
The longer the tequila sits the more potent it will become with jalapeño flavor.