Toasted Coconut Colada is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

Already missing the warm summer months and summer cocktails? Tiki themed cocktails can be enjoyed any time of year and are the perfect way to mentally escape, dreaming of islands, sun, and sand…

toasted coconut colada

• 1 1/2 oz. SKYY Infusions Pineapple
• 2 oz. Toasted Coconut
• 1/2 oz. Amaretto
• 1 oz. Homemade Sour Mix*
• 2 oz. Fresh Pineapple
• 1 oz. Coco Lopez or Sweetened Coconut Milk
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Homemade Sour Mix

• 1 part Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1 part Fresh Lime Juice
• 2 parts Simple Syrup
• 1/4 part Fresh Orange Juice

Combine all ingredients plus 9 large ice cubes in blender and process until smooth. Serve in hurricane glass. Top with toasted coconut, pineapple wedge. Add large straw and an orchid.

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Fresh Strawberry Margarita is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

This post is part of the Summer of Margarita’s Series.

What do you do when you have a basket of fresh strawberries from the farmer’s market/store/garden?

You make strawberry margaritas, of course.

Equipped with Sauza Tequila, fresh strawberries, simple syrup, triple sec, limes and a fun margarita glass from Snoloha, I made a batch of fresh strawberry margaritas this Labor Day weekend to celebrate the end of summer.

What you’ll need:

• 1.5 oz Tequila
  

  Fresh Strawberry Margarita in a Snoloha Glass

• 1.5 oz Strawberry Puree
• 1/2 lime
• Triple Sec
• Simple Syrup
• Salt or Strawberry Sugar to rim glass

To make the strawberry puree, cut up fresh, washed strawberries (cut off stems and white part) into quarters, then place into blender with splash of simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, heated until sugar is dissolved). You may need to add more simple syrup to get the right consistency.

Fill blender with ice, add strawberry puree, tequila, juice of lime, and splash of triple sec and blend until mixed.

Pour into margarita glass.

Other variations I’ve seen of the strawberry margarita include adding limeade and a mixture that includes limeade, DeKuyper Strawberry Liqueur, and Champagne by Sauza, but you can also use a variety of strawberry margarita pre-made mixes if strawberries are out of season and you don’t want to buy frozen strawberries.

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Skinny Girl Margarita from Real Housewives of NYC is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

While the show is now over, the Real Housewives of NYC was definitely funny. It’s a guilty pleasure, but I love watching all the shows on Bravo – Top Chef, Real Housewives, Flipping Out, Work Out…It’s a wonder that I ever get anything done (I don’t)!

Anyways, Bethenny from the Real Housewives of NYC is a chef who specializes in natural and healthy foods. On the show, she was famous for what she called “The Skinny Girl Margarita.” Bethany ordered it at bars and restaurants and told the bartenders how to make it. Gotta give this girl credit – she was on a popular reality show with an audience that consisted of mostly women, and she promoted the heck out of her specialty drink. Seriously, the Skinny Girl Margarita made an appearance in at least 3 different shows. Smart cookie, that Bethenny…

So, the Skinny Girl Margarita has lower calories and less salt. Bethenny advises to always drink clear liquors in order to avoid hangovers and to ensure that you’re not consuming a butt-load of calories.

Update: The Skinny Girl Cocktails line came out with the Skinny Girl Margarita in the summer of 2009. Visit Bethenny’s website, http://www.skinnygirlcocktails.com/, for more information. She also has a Facebook Fan page that is updated regularly.

Want to try a version of this margarita recipe? Bethenny has also posted the recipe for her Skinny Girl Margarita:

• 2 oz of clear Tequila (Sauza or clear premium tequila)
  
• (count 1, 2 while you pour, no need for measuring)
• A splash of fresh lime juice
  
• A splash of Grand Marnier or BOLS Triple Sec

Combine all ingredients over a glass of ice

Garnish with a lime wedge and salt (or sugar) if you’d like.

Makes one serving

Here’s Bethany’s video of her making her specialty drink, The Skinny Girl Margarita:

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Girly Drinks Recipe: Strawberry Daiquiri is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

Frozen drinks, blue pools, cabana boys…ah, summer. The Strawberry Daiquiri is a classic summer drink, the type of Girly Drink you order on a tropical beach – or, at any beach. Made with rum and strawberries and served frozen, the Strawberry Daiquiri is a fruity drink that will leave you smiling. While the Strawberry Daiquiri is tasty, daiquiris can be made with a variety of fruits, from bananas to mangos, even kiwi. Mix up the frozen fruit to create your own Daiquiri, or make it simple and stick with this Strawberry Daiquiri recipe.

Strawberry Daiquiri Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Rum
• 1 cup frozen strawberries, slightly thawed
• 2 tsp honey
• 2 ice cubes

Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe:

Blend ingredients until smooth; pour into a chilled glass

*Girlie Drink Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe courtesy of: Runner’s World

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