Strawberry Ancho Frozen Beergaritas

Name: Strawberry Ancho Frozen Beergaritas
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: SouthWest,
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 2 tbsps McCormick Gourmet™ Chile Pepper, Ancho; 1 container (10 oz) frozen margarita mix; 1 cup halved strawberries; 1 cup ice; 1/2 cup chilled tequila; 1/4 cup Ancho Simple Syrup; 1 bottle (12 oz) Mexican beer

A pitcher of strawberry beergaritas is the perfect cocktail to cool off during summertime entertaining. Mix up a batch in the blender with strawberries, Mexican beer, tequila and ancho simple syrup.

15m

PREP TIME

9

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons McCormick Gourmet™ Ancho Chile Pepper
1 container (10 ounces) frozen margarita mix
1 cup halved strawberries
1 cup ice
1/2 cup chilled tequila
1/4 cup Ancho Simple Syrup
1 bottle (12 ounces) Mexican beer

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 For the Ancho Simple Syrup, mix sugar, water and ancho chile pepper in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand 2 hours. Strain through double layer of cheesecloth or coffee filter. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled. (This makes enough syrup for 4 batches of Beergaritas.)
2 For the Beergaritas, place frozen margarita mix, strawberries, ice, tequila and Ancho Simple Syrup in blender container; cover. Blend on medium-high speed until smooth. Slowly add beer; mix gently. Serve immediately in beverage glasses.