The Coconut Margarita Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 ½ ounces tequila
• ½ ounce lime juice
• 1 ounce grapefruit juice
• 1 ounce coconut milk
• ½ to ¾ ounce toasted coconut syrup (recipe below)

Directions

1. Rim a Collins glass with a 50/50 mixture of salt and cinnamon.
2. Add remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice.
3. Shake to combine, and then strain into your rimmed glass over fresh ice.
4. Garnish with a grapefruit slice and torched cinnamon stick.

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Updated: 2019-04-08

Toasted Coconut Syrup Ingredients

• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Toasted Coconut Syrup Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Spread coconut flakes evenly on a baking sheet.
3. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes, stirring once, until flakes start turning brown.
4. Remove from oven and let cool.
5. Combine toasted coconut, sugar, and water to a medium saucepan over medium heat and simmer, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
6. Strain out solids and let cool. Store the syrup, covered, in the refrigerator.