This week's Project Pastry Queen's pick was Guanabana Margaritas by Shawnda of Confections of a Foodie Bride. I looked in four different stores but it isn't popular in Maine. My Dad even suggested I look in the exotic fruit section of our local store but there wasn't much there this week. I couldn't find it so I decided to use guava nectar instead.
I will admit that I thought I had never had a guanabana before. I was wrong. Over five years ago, my Mom gave me a box of exotic fruit that she received at work. My husband would not try anything in the box but my daughter and I did. I had to look up several fruits on how to eat it. The guanabana was labeled prickly custard apple. We liked it.
1 lime
1 lemon
3/4 cups Cuervo Gold tequila
3 Tbsp Grand Marnier
1 Tbsp powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
1 (9.8 oz) guava nectar
1 cup crushed ice
coarse sea salt
lime and lemon zest spirals for garnish
Directions:
- Pour the salt on a small plate.
- Rub the edge of the Margarita glasses with a lime wedge.
- Dip the edge of the glasses in the course salt.
- Add the crushed ice to each glass.
- Squeeze the lime and lemon into a large cocktail shaker.
- Add the tequila, Grand Marnier, sugars, guava nectar, and crushed ice.
- Put the top on securely.
- Shake, shake, shake!
- Pour the drinks through a stainer into each glass.
- Serve immediately.
Tip: I purchased the Grand Marnier in nips. I didn't even use all of one nip for this recipe.
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| Coral is very fashionable this Spring! |
- Guanabana fruit is also called soursop, prickly custard apple, and
Brazilian paw paw.
-The flesh and seeds are inedible.
-It tastes like a combination of a mango and a pineapple.