Halloween is easily one of my favorite holidays and this black magic margarita is the perfect way to celebrate. It's the time of year when us witches are free to be ourselves, what better way to celebrate a happy halloween than with halloween cocktails
Why you'll love this spooky halloween margarita
This festive cocktail will be a hit at your next halloween party.
This simple halloween margarita recipe is the perfect drink to get in the halloween spirit.
Easily customizable to suit your tastes.
Can be made ahead of time for adult halloween parties.
Ingredients needed for this spooky cocktail
- Passion fruit liqueur
- Tequila
- Cointreau
- Fresh lime juice
- Simple syrup
- Black Lava Salt
- Cup of ice cubes
- Pinch of edible glitter or shimmer
- Edible activated charcoal
Instructions on how to make this delicious halloween margarita
- Prepare your glass by running a slice of lime around the rim and dip the rim of your glass into a small amount of black lava sea salt for the black salt rim.
- Add the passion fruit liqueur, tequila, cointreau, lime juice, edible shimmer, activated charcoal simple syrup and regular ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake for 15 seconds.
- To your prepared glass add ice.
- Strain the cocktail from the shaker into your prepared margarita glass and serve immediately. Add a skull cocktail stirrer for an added spooky appearance.
Variations and substitutions for this black magic margarita
Not a fan of Passion Fruit Liqueur? Opt instead for Raspberry, cherry, or lemon liqueurs. Other options are sour apple schnapps or blue curacao. You can also omit the liqueur completely for a classic margarita recipe.
If you don't have Cointreau available, you can use Triple Sec or orange liqueur.
If you're not a fan of simple syrup, opt for Agave nectar instead.
Don't have any fresh limes handy? You can use for bottled lime juice, sour mix, or lemon juice.
Don't have black salt available for your glass rim? Opt instead for black sugar sprinkles.
Don't want to use activated charcoal? You can opt instead for black gel food coloring.
Equipment needed for this spooky margarita
For this spooky season fun drink, you'll need a cocktail shaker, a skull cocktail stirrer for garnish and fun margarita glasses.
Activated Charcoal
Activated charcoal reduces absorption of drugs and other chemicals in the stomach and intestines. Taking activated charcoal along with medications taken by mouth can decrease how much medicine the body absorbs. This can decrease the effects of your medication. For more information, read here.
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Black Magic Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Passion Fruit Liquor
- 2 ounces Tequila
- 1 ounce Cointreau
- ½ ounce Fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce Simple syrup
- Black Lava Salt
- Cup of ice
- Pinch of edible silver glitter or shimmer
- ½ teaspoon of edible activated charcoal
Instructions
- Prepare your glass by running a slice of lime around the rim and dip the rim of your glass into a small amount of black lava sea salt for the black salt rim.
- Add the passion fruit liqueur, tequila, cointreau, lime juice, edible shimmer, activated charcoal simple syrup and regular ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake for 15 seconds.
- To your prepared glass add ice.
- Strain the cocktail from the shaker into your prepared margarita glass and serve immediately. Add a skull cocktail stirrer for an added spooky appearance.
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