Blood Orange and Thyme Margaritas //
Boo! Can you believe Halloween is in less than a week?! This is my favorite time of the year. I love that we go from Halloween straight onto Christmas. What I don’t like is that it happens within a blink of an eye. In order to enjoy our Halloween decor, I skip over the autumn fare and go straight to Halloween. My kids love decorating the house, so I like to put decorations up in mid September until Halloween, and then I decorate for fall for Thanksgiving. Is that what you do?
With Halloween falling on a Saturday, we plan on staying in our neighborhood and making a big pot of Crockpot Spaghetti and these Blood Orange Thyme Margaritas for the friends that stop by. Who said adults can enjoy a few treats on Halloween?
I found these scary blood oranges at our local Trader Joe’s. This beautiful citrus is usually available seasonally, and they make for great juicing oranges. The juice is a pinkish red, perfect for a devilish delight. I made these Blood Orange Thyme Margaritas with tequila, but I did experiment with this recipe using vodka too and it made for a tasty cocktail {thanks Jennifer for being my guinea pig}. Either way you make these margaritas, this cocktail will surely make your guests happy for Halloween!
Blood Orange and Thyme Margaritas
Ingredients
- For Thyme Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- For Margarita
- 2-3 blood oranges juiced 1 cup of juice
- 2 ounces Tequila
- 1/2 cup sparkling lime water
- 1/2 ounce thyme simple syrup
- a splash of Triple Sec
- a splash of St. Germain
- ice
- limes and thyme sprigs for garnish
Instructions
- Add one cup sugar and two cups water to the base of a small pot.
- Bring the water and sugar to a boil.
- Lower the heat to a simmer and add two thyme sprigs.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, turn off heat, remove sprigs, and set aside to cool.
- Add one cup of blood orange juice, Tequila, St. Germain, Triple Sec, sparkling water, and cooled thyme simple syrup to the base of a martini shaker.
- Add some ice and shake carefully.
- Pour the cocktail into two glasses.
- Top with a slice of squeezed lime, ice, and a sprig of thyme.
- Enjoy!
