This refreshing Mango Serrano Margarita is the perfect combination of sweet and spicy, and is guaranteed to become your new favorite cocktail!
Author:Naomi
Prep Time:5 minutes
Inactive Time:20 minutes
Total Time:25 minutes
Yield:1 serving
Category:Drinks
Cuisine:American
Ingredients
SERRANO SIMPLE SYRUP:
1 cup Cane Sugar or Coconut Sugar
1 cup Water, filtered
1 Serrano Pepper, washed and sliced lengthwise
MANGO-SERRANO PURÉE:
1/2 cup up to 3/4 cup Serrano Simple Syrup
1 Mango, peeled and chopped
MANGO SERRANO MARGARITA:
Salt for the rim
2 oz Repsado Exotico Tequila
3 oz Mango-Serrano Purée
1 Lime, freshly squeezed juice
Ice
Lime wedge, for garnish
1 Serrano Pepper, washed and sliced lengthwise, for garnish
Instructions
Serrano Simple Syrup: In a small pot, let the sugar and water come to a boil; stirring consistently until dissolved. Add 1 serrano pepper.
Cool: Remove from the heat and let cool completely; around 20 minutes.
Discard: Discard the pepper from the syrup before transferring to the refrigerator.
Make the Mango Purée: To a blender, add 1/2 cup up to 3/4 cup Serrano Simple Syrup along with the mango and purée; set aside.
Put it all together: Gently line the rim of a glass with a lime wedge and coat with margarita salt. Add 2 ounces tequila, 3 ounces Mango-Serrano Purée, and the juice of 1 lime to a shaker and mix until well combined.
Garnish: Pour over ice and garnish with an extra lime wedge and half a serrano pepper.