Ingredients
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Instructions
Spread the Peppery Cinnamon Salt on a small plate. Moisten the rim of a 6-ounce martini glass with the lime wedge, and upend the glass onto the salt to crust the rim. Set aside.
In a cocktail shaker, combine the tequila, lime juice, Calvados, Apple-Habanero Puree, apple brandy and ice. Cover and shake vigorously until frothy and cold; tiny ice crystals will appear in the drink after about 15 seconds of shaking. Strain into the salt-crusted glass and serve immediately.
Apple-Habanero Puree
2 large apples, peeled, quartered and cored (you need about 12 ounces/3 ½ cups of cleaned apple quarters)
¼ cup sugar
¼ to ½ fresh habanero chile, stemmed
¼ cup agave syrup (light organic syrup gives the best flavor) or simple syrup
Heat your oven to 400 degrees. Spread the apples onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with the sugar, tossing them to coat evenly. Add the habanero to the baking sheet, and slide into the oven. Roast for 20 minutes, then use a spatula to flip the apple pieces. Roast for another 20 minutes, until lightly browned and completely soft.
In a food processor or blender, process the roasted apples with the agave syrup (or Rich Simple Syrup) and ½ cup water until completely smooth. Chop the habanero (seeds and all), then add a portion to the apple puree—start with a quarter to make it a little spicy, half for the full experience. Process to blend thoroughly, taste and add more habanero if you were too timid at first. Pulse to blend. Pour into a storage container (strain the mixture if you think there may be unblended bits), cover and refrigerate until you are ready to use, up to 5 days.
Yield: 1 ½ cups
I made this last night and it was an excellent blend of flavors, but I have a question about roasting the habanero. Since the habanero is so small, when it roasted for the full 40 minutes with the apples it ended up charred to a crisp and blackened beyond recognition. Is this the correct outcome or should it be more lightly roasted and maybe taken out earlier than the apples?
I just made this again this fall and did not have the same problem. I recommend getting an oven thermometer to confirm the temperature of your oven. Additionally, if you are getting very small habaneros, then maybe they do need less time. Just keep an eye on them. They goal is to get them lightly browned, softened, ans slightly sweetened.
There is no apple cider in the ingredient list. Seems to be an oversight that has been reposted with this recipe all over the web. Please correct.
Nope! Not an accident. This is a margarita – tequila based drink – that has an apple habanero puree instead of cider.
The recipe instructions list “apple cider” (“. . . combine the tequila, lime juice, Calvados, Apple-Habanero Puree, apple cider and ice”), but the list of ingredients does not.
Thank you Marko – This has been corrected, it was meant to say “Apple Brandy.”
You already have listed the Calvados which is the apple brandy in the list. .
This is one of my fav twists for margarita! The habanero really gives a nice spicy touch to this drink.