Coconut Margarita

Submitted by gailanng

"Martha (Stewart) can make 'em!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, plus 2 tablespoons for glasses (about 5 limes)
• 3⁄4 cup Coco Lopez or 3/4 cup cream of coconut
• 1⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons tequila
• 1⁄4 cup Cointreau liqueur or 1/4 cup another brand orange liqueur

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Toss the coconut with the salt on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast this in the oven, stirring frequently until golden brown, which should take 8 to 10 minutes. Once the mixture is cool, crush it with your hands until it is crumbly.
2. Pour 2 tablespoons of lime juice into a shallow dish. Dip the rims of the cocktail glasses in lime juice, then into coconut mixture, coating it well.
3. Combine the remaining ingredients with 1 cup ice in a blender and puree until the mixture is smooth. Pour evenly in prepared glasses and serve immediately.

Reviews

[Queen Dana]

OMG we loved this drink. I really liked the tartness of the lime juice pared with the coconut flavor. I used cream of coconut instead of Coco Lopez. These went down real easy!

 

[Linky]

This was (is) Wonderful! Thanks so much, Gail Ann, for a tasty ending to ZWT7. Made for Count Dracula and his Hot Bites

 

[Ck2plz]

I would love to see how Martha's margarita tastes. I went to four stores to find Coco Lopez or Creme of Coconut, no luck. I uses coconut milk which may have not been as sweet as Coco Lopez. I decreased the amount of lime juice because the margarita would have been even tarter than it was. The idea of the toasted coconut on the rim was way yummy. I know this would be much better with the Coco Lopez. ZWT7 for Count Dracula and His Hot Bites.

 

[momaphet]

Tart but delightful, this was a little bit of the tropics after a stressful day! Thanks for sharing gailanng - made for ZWT 7 for the food.commandos