Amaretto Margarita Food

AMARETTO MARGARITAS

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Make and share this Amaretto Margaritas recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Vino Girl

Categories Beverages

Time 15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
1 cup tequila
3/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup Amaretto
8 lime slices

Steps:

Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
Remove from heat; cool completely.
Stir in lime juice.
Combine sugar mixture, tequila, orange juice, and amaretto in a pitcher.
Serve over ice.
Garnish with lime slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 94.4, Fat 0.1, Sodium 1.4, Carbohydrate 25, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 21.4, Protein 0.3

AMARETTO MARGARITA

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With this amaretto margarita, add a touch of Italian flair to the classic lime drink. -James Schend, Taste of Home Deputy Editor

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 lime wedge
Coarse sea salt, optional
1-1/2 ounces blanco tequila
1 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce freshly-squeezed lime juice
1/2 ounce amaretto
Maraschino cherries, optional

Steps:

Moisten rim of 1 cocktail glass with lime wedge. If desired, sprinkle salt on a plate; dip rim in salt. Fill glass with ice. In an empty cocktail shaker, combine tequila, Triple Sec, lime juice and amaretto. Fill with ice; cover and shake until frost forms on the outside of the shaker, 15-20 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lime wedge and, if desired, cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.