Chef Debra Ponzek’s Blue Butterfly Margarita Recipe

Ingredients

For the Butterfly Simple Syrup:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon blue butterfly powder

For the Margarita:

• 3 ounces tequila blanco
• .75 ounces triple sec
• 1 ounce lime juice

Directions

For the butterfly simple syrup:

1. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
2. Stir until sugar is dissolved and simmer for one minute.
3. Allow to cool.
4. Once cooled, combine the simple syrup with the butterfly powder until smooth.

For the Margarita:

1. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the tequila, triple sec and lime juice and simple syrup. 
2. Shake until combined and chilled. 
3. Garnish with a lime if desired.