Banana Margarita

If you're considering skipping the cayenne rim on the glass, don't. When you sip the margarita the cayenne makes your tongue and mouth tingle with heat which is then cooled with the icy margarita. Ahhhh, it's so good.

Makes 1

1 1/2 ounces tequila

1/2 ounce Grand Marnier or Triple Sec

1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/4 ripe banana, smashed (or 1 ounce banana puree)

cayenne pepper

ice

1. Rub the rim of a chilled margarita glass with lemon juice and dip in cayenne pepper.

2. In a shaker combine alcohol, lemon juice, banana, and ice. Shake until your hands freeze and the banana is completely smashed. Strain into the glass. Enjoy.

Recipe sweetly created by Jeff Benabio of The Derm Blog for his wife Susan Russo of Food Blogga.