Tequila Sunrise

I'm happy to be joining Sharon of what the fork Food Blog and a fabulous group of bloggers to help Sharon celebrate her birthday with an amazing giveaway this month! Not only do we have an amazing giveaway for you today, we also have a delicious list of birthday cocktails, cakes and other bakes—and they're ALL gluten free!

I decided to go classic today and make the simple three-ingredient Tequila Sunrise cocktail. All of the ingredients are gluten free, but be sure to check the label when buying your maraschino cherries, as sometimes they can contain some undesirable ingredients.

This cocktail, named for the beautiful gradual coloring created when grenadine "falls" through the orange juice and tequila, is the perfect drink for kicking back and enjoying on a summer's day....especially a birthday!

Tequila Sunrise Cocktail

It only takes three simple ingredients to make a classic Tequila Sunrise cocktail: tequila, orange juice, and grenadine.

by Heather Schmitt-Gonzalez

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: n/a

Keywords: beverage alcohol oranges tequila

Ingredients (1 cocktail)

• 1.5 ounces tequila
• 4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
• grenadine, to taste

to garnish:

• 1 orange slice
• 1 maraschino cherry (be sure the jar says gluten-free)

Instructions

Fill a glass 2/3 of the way full with ice. Add tequila and orange juice and stir to combine. Drizzle in a little grenadine, garnish with an orange slice and maraschino cherry. Enjoy!

Note:

For a fun twist, use orange granita in place of the orange juice. Pour some grenadine over the top and finish with tequila for a frozen tequila sunrise.

One lucky person will win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer, a prize package from Rodelle Vanilla (vanilla extract, almond extract, baking cocoa) and a $100 gift card to Sweetapolita! 

Please check out this list of delicious gluten free cakes, bakes, and cocktails from the other participating bloggers and enter for your chance to win the giveaway at the bottom of this post.


Cakes and Bakes

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake - Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
• Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Stacks - Simply Healthy Family
• Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake - Raia's Recipes
• Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes - My Gluten Free Miami
• Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes - Veggie Balance
• Gluten Free Coconut Cake - What The Fork Food Blog
• Gluten Free Cookie Cake - A Mind "Full" Mom
• Gluten Free Cookie Cake - Flippin' Delicious
• Gluten Free Fresh Apple Cake - My Gluten-free Kitchen
• Gluten Free Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes - Gluten-Free Palate
• Insane Cupcake Recipes - Our Mini Family
• Mexican Dinner Rolls - Green Healthy Cooking
• Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting - Only Taste Matters
• Strawberry Lychee Panna Cotta - Brunch-n-Bites
• Summertime Lemon Cupcakes - For the Love of Food
• The Best Gluten Free Cake - gfJules

Cocktails

• Bourbon Tropical Peach Cocktail - Fearless Dining
• Cucumber Moscow Mule - The Culinary Compass
• Elderflower Mojito - Home & Plate
• Grilled Spicy Pineapple Margarita - Lapetitchef
• Kir Royale Cocktails - The Heritage Cook
• Must Try Summer Cocktails and Mocktails - A Joyfully Mad Kitchen
• Summer Beer - Vegetarian Mamma
• Tequila Sunrise Cocktail - All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
• Virgin Watermelon Margarita - Coffee With Us 3
• Watermelon Mint Gin Fizz - Frugal Foodie Mama

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