Color-Changing Margarita

This margarita uses classic ingredients and a butterfly pea flower-infused tequila for an impressive color-changing take on the cocktail.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 244 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups tequila
• coarse salt to taste
• ice as needed
• 1 lime wedge
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 2 ounces butterfly pea flowers
• 2 ounces butterfly pea flower-infused tequila
• 0.125 teaspoon edible glitter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour 2 cups tequila over 16 butterfly pea flowers (about 2 ounces) in a jar with a lid. Steep 3 hours or up to 1 day in a refrigerator.

Step 2

Salt the rim of a glass. Add ice and 2 ounces (1/4 cup) infused tequila to glass.

Step 3

In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, add lime juice, triple sec, and edible glitter. Cover and shake until very cold; pour into glass with tequila and watch the color change from blue to violet. Garnish with lime wedge.

Step 4

Strain out flowers, return tequila to jar, cover, and store in refrigerator. Makes 2 cups. To Make Cocktail: