Cranberry Margaritas - The Lightship Restaurant

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup apple juice, plus
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 6 ounces fresh cranberries, picked over
• 1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 3 cups ice cubes
• 6 ounces cuervo gold tequila (3/4 cup)
• 1 1/2 ounces triple sec (3 tablespoons) or 1 1/2 ounces grand marnier (3 tablespoons)
• 3 ounces liquid, whiskey-sour mix (6 tablespoons)
• 2 ounces rose's lime juice (1/4 cup)

Recipe

• 1 cranberry-apple puree:.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar and 1/2 cup apple juice; bring the mixture to a boil, stirring, and add the cranberries. boil for 1 minute, stirring, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until the cranberries burst.
• 3 let the mixture cool to room temperature.
• 4 in a food processor or blender, puree the cranberry mixture with the apples and the remaining 1/4 cup apple juice until it is smooth. (makes 1 1/2 cups; cover and chill for up to 1 week).
• 5 margaritas:.
• 6 in a blender, puree the ice with the teuila, triple sec, whiskey-sour mix, lime juice, and 1 1/2 cups of the cranberry-apple puree until the mixture is smooth.