bahamaritas!

i found this recipe online for these bahamaritas from bahama breeze. i wanted to make them for our 4th of july get together…they tasted great but i wanted them thicker and more slushie like. so this is my revised recipe. delicious!

Bahamarita from Bahama Breeze

This recipe serves: 4

EQUIPMENT:  Two quart containers and three small bowls. Four large chilled martini glasses. A paring knife, a blender, a teaspoon, and a cutting board.

INGREDIENTS:  

Fresh kiwi, mango, and strawberry (Peel the kiwi and mango, and cut into slices, each weighing 10-11 oz. each) 

1 or 2 containers of mango or tropical sorbet
Granulated sugar
Three to four lemons, limes and oranges
Cuervo Gold Tequila Dekuyper Cactus Juice Schnapps (chilled)

Simple Syrup: Mix 2.5 cups sugar with 16 oz. of warm water until dissolved. Refrigerate half of mix.

Margarita Mix: Squeeze juice from halves of lime, orange and lemon into a quart container and add remaining half of the simple syrup to the fruit juice. Then refrigerate the mix. These two mixes will last for 24 hours.

Fruit Ices: Blend each fruit, ice, and two ounces of simple syrup separately until thick. Store separately in bowls. These three mixes will last for 2-3 hours.

READY TO SERVE: 

1. Blend Margarita mix, tequila (4oz), mango sorbet, and ice until thick.
2. Add two teaspoons of each ice in the bottom of your chilled Martini glass.
3. Top with the thick Margarita Mix, and it pour over the drink.
4. Mix a shot of Cactus Juice into the drink.
5. Place lime and orange wedge on the rim to serve.

origional recipe can be found here:

- See more at: http://www.thisfullhouse.com/reviews/2009/05/bahamarita-a-taste-of-the-caribbean-from-bahama-breeze.html#sthash.v9GweP3X.dpuf