Blackberry Jalapeño Margarita

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This Blackberry Jalapeño Margarita is a spicy margarita with a subtle blackberry flavor. This recipe is easy to follow for beginners and uses a homemade blackberry jalapeño simple syrup.

Everyone loves a classic margarita, but flavored margaritas are even better. 

This spicy blackberry margarita uses a jalapeno based syrup to add a kick of spice to the drink, just like in this Mango Jalapeño Margarita, this Spicy Pineapple Mezcal Drink or this Spicy Margarita Mocktail. 

For more berry flavored margaritas, try this Blueberry Lemonade Margarita or this Raspberry Margarita On The Rocks.

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• Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• Ingredients & Substitutions
• How To Make A Spicy Blackberry Margarita
• Expert Tips
• Recipe FAQs
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Blackberry Jalapeño Simple Syrup — The secret ingredient for this spicy blackberry margarita is the homemade spicy simple syrup that is made from real blackberries and jalapenos. It is basically a combination of this Blackberry Simple Syrup and this Jalapeño Simple Syrup. 
• Balanced Flavor — This margarita has just the right balance of flavor between spicy jalapeno syrup and sweet blackberry syrup. 
• Approachable for Beginners — This margarita recipe requires a bit more effort than some of my other margarita recipes, but it is still easy to follow for complete beginners.

Ingredients & Substitutions

• Blackberries: You can use frozen or fresh blackberries for this recipe. Generally frozen blackberries are less expensive and can be found year round. As a substitute, you can use blueberries or a combination of mixed berries.
• Jalapeño: You’ll need only 1 tablespoon of diced jalapeño for this recipe. You can use a habanero pepper as an alternative, but they are much spicier than jalapenos so decrease the amount you use to make the syrup. 
• Sugar & Water: Sugar and water are used to make the simple syrup. Typically granulated sugar is used for simple syrup, but you can use brown sugar as a substitute. It will give the syrup a bit of a sweeter, richer taste. 
• Tequila: Use a blanco, mid-shelf tequila for this margarita. Save high quality tequila for a classic margarita or for drinking on the rocks. 
• Lime Juice: Use freshly squeezed lime juice for the highest quality drink. 
• Cointreau: Cointreau is an orange liqueur that is commonly used in margarita recipes. Use Triple Sec or Grand Marnier as a substitute.

How To Make A Spicy Blackberry Margarita

Step 1: Heat the blackberries, jalapenos, water and sugar together in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally. 

Step 2: After about 5 to 10 minutes, when the sugar has completely dissolved, strain out the blackberry and jalapeno chunks and remove the syrup from the stove.

Step 3: Add the blackberry jalapeño syrup, tequila, lime juice and Cointreau to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a margarita glass with a salted rim.

Expert Tips

• Don’t let the syrup boil. Adjust the stove temperature as needed to prevent the simple syrup from boiling. Boiling the syrup can make the syrup too thick. The syrup should have a thin, water-like consistency.  
• Use margarita salt. To level up your margaritas, use margarita salt for lining the margarita glasses with. Margarita salt has infused lime flavor for a really authentic margarita taste. 
• Adjust the amount of spice. To make this drink spicier, add a bit more syrup. To make it less spicy, add in a dash of simple syrup or agave syrup.

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