It’s my week to host Project Pastry Queen! A turn that happens to coincide with the end of Lent so you know what that means.

TEQUILA. TEQUILA. TEQUILA. TEQUILA.

40+ days without a margarita. There is much ground to be made up!

Have you ever had guanabana? I hadn’t even heard of it before The Pastry Queen cookbook. The flavor of guanabana is really difficult to pin down. It tastes and smells a lot like a fruit smoothie – a blend of several fruits. Between the two of us, we picked out pineapple, orange, guava, and banana. And that blend makes it ideal for use in a cocktail!

Guanabana is sold in two ways in my store: as frozen pulp in the International freezer case and as canned “nectar” on the Mexican aisle (both are Goya brand). The English side of the can of nectar reads “Soursop,” if that helps you locate it easier. Goya products are widely available here in southeast Texas but I’m guessing that might not be the case everywhere. The nectar (based on my experience with its guava counterpart) seems to basically be a fruit juice reduction, sweetened, and then artificially thickened a bit.

I made a few changes to the recipe, based on personal preference:
– I omitted the lemon juice (that’s weird, right?) and replaced it and the lime juice with my “homemade margarita lime mix” (equal parts water and lime, sweetened with 5 drops of liquid stevia per serving)
– I omitted the powdered sugar (that’s weird, too, right?)
– I doubled the Guanabana Nectar

They go down very, very easy.

You have been warned.

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Guanabana Margaritas

Margaritas made with fresh lime juice and guanabana (soursop) nectar. Look for the canned nectar in the International Foods or Mexican Foods aisle.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup lime juice (4-5 limes)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup guanabana nectar
• 3/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur
• Your favorite sweetener, to taste
• Lime wedges, for serving
• Salt, optional

Instructions

1. Stir together the lime juice, water, guanabana nectar, tequila, and orange liqueur.
2. Add the sweetener of your choice, to taste (I typically add ~5 drops of liquid stevia per serving).
3. Run the lime wedges around the rims of 4 glasses and dip in salt.
4. Fill with ice and divide the margaritas between the glasses.

Notes

Yields: 4 servings

Adapted from The Pastry Queen

Estimated time: 10 minutes