Chipotle Copycat Guacamole

Usually I think I can just throw together some ingredients when it comes to guacamole, and have it turn out well. After a couple of tries with that and the guac just being okay, I decided to look up Chipotle’s delicious guacamole recipe. I found it on PopSugar with a collaboration they did with Chipotle here.Turns out I should have done this long ago. This was the best homemade guacamole I’ve ever made. I couldn’t eat enough of it. Next time you need some guac, try this recipe (and make lots ;) I was a little skeptical of the lemon juice, but trust me it’s delicious. They called for serrano chiles which I didn’t have so I substituted a jalapeno instead.
Ingredients, Chipotle Copycat Guacamole:

• 3 large avocadoes
• 1 tbsp. citrus juice (lemon & lime combined – fresh juice)
• 1 1/2 c. cilantro, chopped fine
• 1/2 red onion, diced very thin
• 1/2 jalapeno, diced small (remove seeds unless you want it really spicy)
• 1/2 tsp salt (add more if needed)

The recipe calls to mash the citrus juice in with this, but I prefer to pour it over the diced onions for about 5 minutes. I really think this helps cut down on the bite of the raw onions in the recipe. After onions have sat in the citrus juice for 5 minutes, roughly mash the avocadoes with a fork (leave some chunks!), then add remaining ingredients, including onions. Serve immediately! Also, I like my avocadoes chilled beforehand so my guac is cold. Is that strange? Also I topped mine with extra cilantro because I love it.
 
 
 
 
 

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Homemade Copycat Sonic Ocean Water

In college my amazing roomie introduced me to Sonic Ocean Waters… Sprite mixed with their special blue coconut flavoring. Oh my goodness they’re delicious. Ever since I’ve loved finding Sonics wherever we go, just so I can get an Ocean Water. The other day I was thinking of fun drinks I could make with our Sunday dinner and I realized Ocean Water would be so easy to make. (Oh the money I could have saved by just knowing this recipe years ago!) I experimented this weekend and found the perfect recipe for them.
Ingredients:

• 12 oz. Sprite or Diet Sprite
• 2 tablespoons (blue) coconut syrup
• blue food coloring
• crushed ice

The coconut syrup can be made with coconut extract by following my tutorial here, or you can buy Torani coconut syrups too! Once you have your coconut syrup (make sure it’s cooled to room temperature if you made yours), add 4-5 drops of blue food coloring per 1 cup of syrup. Mix around until incorporated.
Then add crushed ice to a large cup. 
Pour 2 tablespoons of the blue coconut syrup over the crushed ice. Then add 12 oz. of Sprite or any lemon-lime soda. Mix and enjoy!

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