"Your icy, refreshing, muddled strawberry tequila cocktail is ready to go, friends! Had such a fun time crowdsourcing this recipe (if you caught my stories this weekend, you may have weighed in) and I have to say, you guys have EXCELLENT taste. Farm fresh strawberries and tequila are a killer combo, especially when you bring coconut, pineapple, vanilla bean, cinnamon, and lime to the party. It's like all of your poolside margarita/pina colada/strawberry daiquiri dreams came true in one lightly spiced, well balanced glass.BONUS: for all of you who voted rum, I made sure this recipe could stand up to either, so I included that version below. DOUBLE BONUS: couldn't help but test a non-alocohlic option that looks the same and tastes amazing. That's down there too!"
Cinnamon Strawberry Tequila Colada
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Details
Prep time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 1
Recipe
- 2 ounces tequila
- 3/ 4 ounces coconut cream
- 3/ 4 ounces pineapple juice
- 1/ 2 ounces fresh strained lime
- dash of bitters
- strawberries, for garnish
- 1 cinnamon stick
- optional: 1 vanilla bean
Method
Step 1
Gently muddle 1 strawberry in the bottom of an empty cocktail shaker.
Step 2
Using a micro-plane zester, grate the cinnamon stick into the shaker to almost cover the bottom.
Step 3
If using the vanilla bean, cut off a half-inch piece and split it lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds and add them to the shaker, along with the rest of the half-inch piece.
Step 4
Add ice to the shaker along with all the remaining ingredients. Shake well for 15 seconds, then strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with crushed ice.
Step 5
Add more crushed ice to the top, then grate more cinnamon stick over the ice.
Step 6
Garnish with a halved strawberry and optional vanilla bean. Serve with a straw.
Step 7
Alcohol-free variation: use 2 oz good coconut water instead of the tequila, and use .75 oz (instead of .5 oz) fresh squeezed/strained the lime juice.