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Tequila Sunrise
Try this quick and easy fruity tequila sunrise recipe! You need 3 ingredients and less than a minute to make this no-fuss layered cocktail. No special skills or equipment required!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 1 drink
Calories: 253 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ounces tequila (60ml)
- 4 ounces orange juice (120ml)
- ¾ ounce grenadine syrup
- Orange slices to garnish
- maraschino cherry to garnish
Instructions
- In a highball glass filled with ice, add the tequila and orange juice. Stir until combined.
- Slowly pour the grenadine down the side of the glass so that it sinks to the bottom. (Do not stir.) Garnish with an orange slice and cherry.
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Notes
- Make it more tart. You can add 1/2 ounce of lime juice with the orange juice and tequila for a more tart cocktail.
- Use a highball glass. A tall glass really shows off the layers and colors.
- Play around with a different juice. You can swap the orange juice out for pineapple juice or grapefruit juice for a fun twist. No, it won't be a classic tequila sunrise recipe, but it will still be delicious with bright citrus flavors!
- Add seltzer water. You can top the drink off with soda water for a slightly bubbly cocktail that mellows the sweetness of the grenadine.
- Don't stir it! This is a layered drink, and stirring it once you add the grenadine will give you a pretty but monochromatic pink drink.
- Chill your ingredients. To keep the cocktail from watering down too quickly from fast-melting ice, chill all of the ingredients first so the ice doesn't melt as much to bring down the cocktail's temperature.
Nutrition Information
Calories
253kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.3g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.03g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.04g
Sodium
8mg
(0%)
Potassium
258mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
258IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
64mg
(71%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1drink
Amount Per Serving
Calories 253
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 253kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.3g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Sodium | 8mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 258mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 258IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 64mg | 71% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.