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Frozen Pink peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy

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Author: Dini K.
Posted: 4/24/2017
Updated: 2/26/2018
Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Pineapple and Pink Peppercorn sorbet with tequila and Modelo. A delicious twist on a Beer cocktail.

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This refreshing Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy is the PERFECT summer Cinco de Mayo cocktail! A fruity, spicy, crisp margarita – shandy and a dessert all in one!

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Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Pineapple and Pink Peppercorn sorbet with tequila and Modelo. A delicious twist on a Beer cocktail.

Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner and I’ve got the perfect drink recipe today to get your party going. This isn’t just a run of the mill margarita (though I would never say no to one of those either), this is a margarita, a shandy, and a dessert all rolled into one. An amazingly refreshing Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy – with scoops of delicious pink peppercorn pineapple sorbet served with Modelo Especial beer (or Corona Extra). It’s the ideal lead-up to some scrumptious party food and a great time with your friends!

Frozen Pink Peppercorn Margarita Shandy - Modelo and Corona Extra. Great for parties!

This drink is very easy to make. I used an ice cream maker to churn the sorbet, but an ice cream maker is not necessary. I have discussed in the post below how to freeze the pineapple pulp into ice cubes, and then blend them to make a frosty treat instead of sorbet. I wanted to make a pineapple sorbet with some heat (for that lovely hot and cold contrast), and was trying to find some Ancho chiles, but couldn’t find it anywhere. So I decided to use pink peppercorn instead.

Frozen Pink Peppercorn Margarita Shandy - Fresh Sweet pineapple and Pink peppercorn. The main ingredients for this amazing recipe!

And I’m so glad I did! Not only do they add those pretty pink flecks to the sorbet, but also a mild peppery heat and flavor with some floral notes that truly transforms the pineapple sorbet. I used fresh pineapple for this recipe, but you can use frozen too. I’ve always loved eating fresh pineapple with some salt and pepper, so adding a bit of peppercorn wasn’t a stretch. But the pink peppercorn certainly makes it a little more colorful and complex than regular black pepper.

Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Creamy and refreshing pineapple and pink peppercorn sorbet! Great on it's own too!

The blended pineapple – peppercorn mix should be refrigerated until properly chilled, before you churn into a sorbet. So you don’t have an ice cream maker? No worries! Simply freeze the pineapple pulp in ice cube trays. Once frozen, pop them in an ice crushing blender and blend until they are completely crushed. You can add a little bit of liquid to help the blender crush the ice into sorbet. Then pour the crushed ice cubes into a container (ice cream tub), and freeze again.

Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Creamy and refreshing pineapple and pink peppercorn sorbet! Great on it's own too!

You can do this on the day of the party too. Blend the pineapple ice cubes with some tequila and pour them into glasses and top ’em up with Modelo or Corona Extra, just before serving. There are many ways to prep this refreshing drink. Although, I prefer to have the sorbet made and ready to go, well before the party.

I made my frozen pink peppercorn pineapple margarita shandy with Modelo beer. It’s a rich, full-flavored Pilsner-style lager with a very crisp, refreshing taste and complements this margarita shandy to a tee. It’s also got a hint of herb with a unique orange blossom honey aroma that truly fills your senses and elevates this fruity cocktail. This margarita shandy is an ice cold drink/dessert with a bit of salt, mild peppery heat, and it’s sweet and citrusy, and smells tropical and floral at the same time. This is the kind of drink that puts you in the mood to make the best of every moment.

Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Pineapple and Pink Peppercorn sorbet in glasses with salted rims! Just top up with tequila and beer!

You can also use Corona Extra to make this frozen pineapple margarita shandy. It also has a very smooth, refreshing taste with a fruity-honey aroma that pairs beautifully with the pink peppercorn pineapple sorbet. It’s a taste that falls somewhere between a heavier European beer and a lighter domestic beer, and I’d definitely have a few ice cold bottles ready for anyone who’d want to go straight for that!

You can serve this frozen pink peppercorn pineapple margarita shandy any way you’d like. Leave out the tequila and serve it as a refreshing tropical shandy in a tall beer glass, OR rim the glass with salt and pink peppercorn (like I have shown in the pictures here), or add a generous shot of tequila and Modelo Especial and turn the cocktail into a margarita shandy – a great mashup of two delicious cocktail styles. This is going to get your party / evening off to a rollicking start!

Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Pineapple and Pink Peppercorn sorbet with tequila. Top it up with ice cold Modelo or Corona Extra, for a fantastic beer cocktail!

Having a great spread is just as important for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations! The great thing about this frozen pineapple margarita shandy is that it pairs well with delicious Mexican classics like these tequila braised carnitas and carnitas tacos.

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Or how about fish tacos? And maybe a roasted poblano and tomatillo salsa verde for your corn chips, or cinnamon chips (churro chips) with caramel sauce for a sweet twist?

Cinnamon Dessert Nachos with Salted Caramel Apple Dip (Plus Chocolate Fudge sauce and Berries) - This dessert version of Cinnamon Dessert Nachos, are taken to the next level with this decadent Salted Caramel Apple dip! But if you want the classic (or both) Just drizzle on some Chocolate Fudge sauce and berries instead

So get your summer festivities off to a great start with Cinco de Mayo this year, and make sure you’ve got plenty of Corona Extra and Modelo beers stocked up in your fridge, to make all those moments with friends and family that much more memorable!

Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Pineapple and Pink Peppercorn sorbet with tequila and Modelo. A delicious twist on a Beer cocktail.

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Frozen Pink Peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy - The ULTIMATE summer cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Pineapple and Pink Peppercorn sorbet with tequila and Modelo. A delicious twist on a Beer cocktail.

Frozen Pink peppercorn Pineapple Margarita Shandy

Author: Dini K.
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Ingredients:

Pink peppercorn sorbet

  • 455 g / 1 lb / about 2 medium pineapples peeled, cored and sliced
  • 200 g / 7 oz white sugar
  • 1 ½ tbsp pink peppercorn whole (2, if you like it spicier)

Pink Peppercorn margarita shandy

  • 1 Modelo Especial or Corona Extra Pilsner beer
  • 1.5 shots Tequila
  • 1 tbsp crystal kosher salt
  • 1 tsp ground pink peppercorn

Instructions:

Pink peppercorn sorbet

  • Place the pineapple, peppercorn and sugar in a blender. Blend until you have a smooth pineapple puree with pink flecks in it.
  • Pour the puree into a jug and refrigerate for a few hours (at least) until the mix is chilled.
  • Pour the chilled pineapple puree into your ice cream maker and churn according to the instructions. Scoop the churned sorbet into an airtight container and freeze for a at least a few hours until firm.
  • No ice cream maker - Once you puree the Pineapple, pour the puree into ice cube trays. Freeze the mix.
  • Once the ice cubes are frozen, place the ice cubes in an ice crushing blender and blend to make a frozen slushy mix. Scoop the slushy mix into an airtight container and freeze until firm.

Frozen pink peppercorn pineapple margarita shandy

  • Mix the salt and peppercorn together.
  • Rum the rim with lime juice and salt the rim with the salt - peppercorn mix.
  • Add two scoops of sorbet to a tall glass. Add the tequila and top up with Modelo or Corona Extra. Stir to mix, and allow the sorbet to soften in the drink.

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You can find Modelo and Corona Extra beer at your local supermarket in the refrigerated area of the alcohol section!

Where to find Corona extra and Modelo

 

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