A few weeks back I had a little night-out on the town with some of my blogger buddies at Boston Magazine’s Best Fest. It was a much-needed evening of adult interaction! That evening it happened to be pouring rain, and about 95 degrees outside — I can’t fully explain how hot and humid the air felt, other than that the one saving grace of the weather was a popsicle cart serving Patron Tequila-infused frozen treats. They were amazing. I tried a few different flavors — the paloma popsicle was my favorite — and vowed to find a way to recreate them at home. Luckily the folks at Patron were kind enough to share some of their recipes with me, and I tweaked one of the, to make own batch this week!We can go ahead and count this as my Farmer’s Market Challenge post of the week, because I started with some farm-fresh blackberries and juicy, ripe apricots. The recipe Patron sent me had basil in it — yum! — but I was feeling in a citrus mood and added lemon and lime juice into the mix to balance out a bit of the tequila flavor. Assembly is as easy and throwing all of the ingredients in a blender and then pouring them out into popsicle molds (which I really should use more, they’re the best $13 summer-fun purchase).  The recipe contains just enough alcohol that the pops still freeze, but you get that delicious bite of a tequila-based drink as you enjoy your grown-up popsicles. Get the full recipe below!

Blackberry Apricot Tequila Popsicles.
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Serves: 7-8 Popsicles
 
Ingredients
  • 1.5 Cups of fresh blackberries
  • 4 Apricots – skinned and seeded
  • Juice of ½ Lime
  • Juice of ½ Lemon
  • 1 Tbsp of Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp of Water
  • ¼ Cup of Tequila
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth, then pour into popsicle molds.
  2. Place the sticks in the popsicles and freeze overnight.

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