Sparkling Apricot Margaritas

Sparkling Apricot Margaritas are made with fresh apricot puree, sparkling apricot flavored water, tequila, triple sec, and a squeeze of fresh lime. Light and refreshing. 

There’s a great little family produce market not far from my house and I swear I go there at least three times a week. A few weeks ago during one of my market trips, my eyes fixated on a bin full of fresh, ripe, orange little apricot. I swear they were calling my name. And they were so inexpensive that I grabbed a bag and bought about a dozen.

When I got home from the market I realized that I just bought a dozen apricots and had no idea what I was going to do with them. So that’s where this recipe actually came from – having so many apricots that I needed to get creative. And the rest is history because this is now one of my all-time favorite cocktails – especially during stonefruit season – which is summertime.

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Sparkling Apricot Margaritas

Sparkling Apricot Margaritas are made with fresh apricot puree, sparkling apricot flavored water, tequila, triple sec, and a squeeze of fresh lime. Light and refreshing. 

• Author: krazykitchenmom

Ingredients

• 1 apricot
• 1 12-ounce can of apricot flavored sparkling water (or other sparkling water)
• 3-ounces tequila
• 1-ounce triple sec
• 1/2 lime cut into quarters

Instructions

1. Remove the pit from the apricot and cut it into quarters.
2. Add it to a blender and blend for 1-2 minutes until it’s turned into a puree.
3. Fill two cocktail glasses with ice.
4. Add 1 1-/2 ounce of tequila to each glass.
5. Add 1/2 ounce triple sec to each glass.
6. Divide apricot puree between the two glasses and stir.
7. Divide the sparkling water between the two cocktails.
8. Service with a wedge of fresh lime.