Passion Fruit Batida

This Passion Fruit Batida is a perfect cross-section of a frozen drink, ice cream dessert, and a tart tropical cocktail. The hint of dairy makes it a natural companion for spicy foods and the passion fruit makes me one happy lady. Its bright, tart flavor and intense, yellow color are equally pleasing. I really love fresh passion fruits, but when they’re around and available, they’re usually horribly expensive and I save them for making passion fruit lemon curd or the like and use passion fruit pulp for all other recipes. While passion fruit pulp used to be a bit hard to find, recently, I found the Goya brand in the frozen fruit section of my local Wegmans. I also recommend looking at stores that have larger latin sections generally as they’re more likely to carry such things. Finding it at Wegman’s was a great relief, mostly for my sister; now I don’t have to ship it in on dry ice or force my sister to carry it on from California, where I used to get it from a company called the Perfect Puree. If all else fails and you can’t find the fruit pulp, use passion fruit juice (or nectar), … Continue reading

Cranberry Frozen Margaritas

Despite it being the middle of Winter, the high tomorrow is 61° F, so I feel comfortable getting back on the posting track with cold Cranberry Frozen Margaritas. The cranberries and limes make this Cranberry Frozen Margarita both seasonal and tart, but if you keep them in your freezer, you can have Cranberry Frozen Margaritas year ’round. And I have a great tip if you want to keep it simple, and skip all the juicing. Smoothie making has taught me several things in the last year. The most important: when you’re blending something, especially with a powerful blender, you don’t need to juice ANYTHING. Peel the lime and throw it straight in the blender. Add the cranberries, tequila, triple sec and ice. Blend until very smooth. These Cranberry Frozen Margaritas are definitely tart little drinks. Is super tart not your dish? Don’t worry, to make these less tart, use ½ a lime and one orange, and add an extra ¼ cup triple sec. But I like Cranberry Frozen Margaritas really tart. Cranberry Frozen Margaritas makes for an excellent Mocktail if you’re so inclined. Just use some orange juice and simple syrup to taste since you’re not using triple sec in the Cranberry Frozen … Continue reading