Jargaritas
One of my fondest memories from last year's Big Summer Potluck was standing in the kitchen, surveying the chaos of the Friday night party, when Colleen from Souffle Bombay flew by me with a big smile on her face and a little frozen jar of brilliance that she thrust into my hands as she walked past.
I can't remember if we called them Jargaritas that night, or if it's something James came up with later, so you'll have to forgive me if it was Colleen or someone at BSP that came up with that name and I'm not giving them credit.
As soon as all the girls (Aimee, Shaina, Tracy, and Jeanne) and I got home, we regaled James with stories of those Jargaritas, and how amazing they were.
Well, all of us except Aimee, who was newly pregnant. I think she's hoping the Jargaritas make an appearance at this year's conference too!
James was intrigued, and insisted we make them ourselves at the first available opportunity. Now, they are a staple at our house. Perfect for sipping while we sit in the hot tub of an evening. Even more perfect en-mass for parties and barbecues.
Here's why Jargaritas are so brilliant: It takes just moments to mix the concoction and distribute it among 12 Mason jars. Place the jars (in their box, for easy transport) in the freezer, and then leave them there.
Whenever you fancy a little slushy libation, just mosey on over to the freezer, grab a jar, shake it, unscrew the lid, and pop a straw in.
Perfectly textured frozen margaritas without any blenders, mess, or mixes filled with high fructose corn syrup.
(Though if you use frozen canned limeade concentrate, most versions do have HFCS in them. See my link in the comments below for an HFCS free recipe.)
Because of the alcohol content, Jargaritas never completely freeze.
If you have a barbecue coming up, you can make these drinks weeks in advance, so long as you have the freezer room, and it's one less thing to do the day of your party.
Colleen, I really must thank you for this recipe. It's become such a staple in our house!
Feel free to play around with the recipe to suit your taste buds. Colleen's recipe calls for Chambord, which is incredibly delicious. But once we've burned through our current stash, I'm going to switch in Limoncello for the Chambord and see how we do.
Margaritas in a Jar
These margaritas in a jar make 5 o'clock an even happier time. I've used lime and chambord for a fabulous flavor combo, but use what you love!
Ingredients
- 1 12 fl. oz. can frozen limeade
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 ½ cups Jose Cuervo Tequila (I used Silver)
- ¾ cup Triple Sec
- 1 cup Chambord Liqueur
- 4 cups cold water
Instructions
- Wash and dry all jars and lids thoroughly. I run mine through the dishwasher just before I prepare the liquor mixture.
- In a large pourable container (I used a gallon tupperware jug), combine all ingredients. Stir thoroughly with a big spoon to combine.
- Place the clean jars back in the cardboard tray packaging they came in. Pour the Jargarita mix into each jar, filling until approximately ½″ before the top of the jar.
- Check the jars to make sure they’re evenly distributed. If not, pour a little from each jar into the last one until they’re all equal. Replace the lids and screw on fairly tightly.
- Place the entire box into the freezer for at least 5 hours.
- Grab a jar whenever you feel like! At first the jargaritas may seem a little too frozen. You can eat them with a spoon instead, or simply warm in your hands for a few minutes until they’re as slushy as you like.
- Remember to enjoy responsibly!
Notes
You will need 12 8-ounce mason jars for this recipe.
Adapted from Souffle Bombay.
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Someone forwarded me this link. I made THREE sets of them for our week at camp and they were so good. They have become legendary in our group and we have been sending your link out to others. We ran out of frozen limeade so we used frozen lemonade and that was delish. We also used Limoncello instead of Chambord. Such a great idea!
Susan, thanks so much for coming back and leaving a comment! I'm so glad they've become crowd pleasers for ya. I'll definitely have to try the "Lemonade" version with lemonade and limoncello, that sounds incredible and right up my hubby's alley.
Such a cute idea and they look delicious!
Happy to report I made a batch in a Ziploc freezer bag and it worked great! It was the right slushy consistency, and I was able to "stir" it around by squishing the bag a couple of times while it was freezing. It was a big hit, and will be making it again!
I have done in both big ziplock bags as well as big containers and it ends up just fine. Sometimes I make more than the 4 dozen jars I have can hold ;). A gals gotta do what a gals gotta do!
I found this on Pinterest and it looks awesome! Question, without mason jars, could the whole batch be frozen in either a pitcher or a freezer ziploc bag and then served into Margarita glasses??
Hi Ginny,
I'm not sure how either would turn out. I definitely think the larger the vessel, the more unlikely they are to get "slushy". If you try either option, do let me know how it goes!
Amber
Excellent............Hub and I made last night, Just took one out to taste test, and hub says they passed. When making them last night before the freeze he wasn't very impressed. But today very good. I used the box to put them in the freezer and they froze very nice. I will be sharing these on my blog at some point, I shut the oven off for the summer taking a break...............thank you very much for a wonderful "Jargaritas" andi
I have made these twice and while they taste really good they don't freeze. I have followed the directions to the letter and no matter how ling I leave them in the freezer they just don't slush up the are complete liquid. Help what am I doing wrong?
Jessica, thanks for stopping by. We've made them several times too, and never had a problem with them not freezing. We've actually had a problem with them freezing too much and needing to thaw out a bit to get to slushy form.
The only thing I can think of is that maybe your freezer is packed too full? Liquid can be funny that way, and if there's not enough air circulation to go around, it won't freeze.
If you're dealing with a small freezer space, maybe try just putting *one* jar in to freeze, and see if it does?
I'm sorry you've had troubles. Let me know if you try what I suggested, and if it works out.
I love these. I used melon liquor instead of chambord to make melon jargaritas. Delish!
I will definitely let you know how they came out, haven't had the time to do it yet but we are so overdue for Jargaritas!!!! Thanks once again for sharing! 🙂
I made this for my hubby and me he couldn't stop taking them from the freezer!!! All of them were gone in 3 days! Delicious margaritas! Thank u very much for sharing, next I'm going to make mango jargaritas yuuuum!
Johana, thanks so much for taking the time to come back and tell me how you liked them. I wish I could be around for your next experiment with Jargaritas, it sounds great!