King Cake Daiquiri
A classic daiquiri is given a Mardi Gras twist with homemade king cake simple syrup!
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ingredients
KING CAKE SIMPLE SYRUP
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 Tbsp chopped pecans
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
DAIQUIRI
- 2/3 oz fresh lime juice
- 3/4 oz king cake syrup
- 2 oz rum
- 1 oz water
RIM
- Green yellow, and purple sanding sugars
instructions
- In a small saucepan over high heat, combine ingredients for the king cake simple syrup. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove pan from heat, cover and let steep for 30 minutes. Strain and cool to room temperature before using.
- Rub the edge of a coupe glass with a wedge of lime. Rim the edge in green, yellow, and purple sanding sugars.
- Combine lime juice, king cake simple syrup, rum, and water for the daiquiri in a shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into rimmed glass.
- Serve immediately.
notes
Big Batch Option: The Simple Syrup recipe makes enough to use in 10 cocktails with a little leftover. For 10 cocktails, here's the measurements on the other ingredients: 7/8 cup lemon juice, 1 cup king cake simple syrup, 2 cups white rum, 1 cup water. Instead of shaking in a cocktail strainer, mix it together in a cocktail mixing glass or pitcher filled halfway with ice. Strain and chill in the fridge until ready to serve!