The best margarita recipes - 12 recipes
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Classic Margaritas
By á-174535
![Classic Margaritas](/media/14/f5/eea63e3c08264ccac3cc32dc53dc34131a2a.jpg/rh/classic-margaritas.jpg)
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Servings 8
Preparation time 10
Cooking time 10
- 3 cups Triple Sec or other orange liqueur
- 2 cups tequila
- 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 cup superfine sugar or powdered sugar
- Kosher salt
- 9 lime wedges
- Ice cubes
Often margaritas are made with simple syrup or agave nectar, but this recipe uses powdered sugar
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Real Margaritas
![Real Margaritas](/media/11/29/902ef142c424af5797bd577f0f8aeca4b82f.jpg/tsp/real-margaritas.jpg)
By á-114543
This margarita recipe is more tart because it has no added sugar
- 1 lime, halved
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, from about 5 limes
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup Triple Sec
- 1 cup white tequila
- 2 cups ice, plus extra for serving
Spicy Sangre Blood Orange Margarita
![Spicy Sangre Blood Orange Margarita](/media/7e/33/ca42a178bc28f30657363099901faae47bfc.jpg/tsp/spicy-sangre-blood-orange-margarita.jpg)
By á-4939
Blood orange juice and muddled jalapeños make this margarita spicy and with a dark color, with the same flavors of...
- 2 slices jalapeño or serrano chile
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- 4 ounces blood orange juice
- 1 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
- juice of half a lime
Fresh Pineapple Margaritas
![Fresh Pineapple Margaritas](/media/37/3d/3380a1fbd32ab66d179bdb69a324ec551293.jpg/tsp/fresh-pineapple-margaritas.jpg)
By Gggoody
Fresh pineapple, orange juice, and lime juice make this refreshing margarita recipe extra delicious
- 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks, or thawed
- 1 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1 ounce fresh-squeezed orange juice
- 1/8 cup to 1/4 cup superfine sugar (*see Notes)
- 1/4 cup silver tequila, of good quality
- 1 1/2 ounces orange liqueur, such as Triple Sec or Cointreau
- Ice
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon coarse/sparkling sugar
- Lime wedges and pineapple chunks for garnish, if desired
Peach Margarita
![Peach Margarita](/media/f8/b3/1fbffd35b87a04b49b63da9f097d46ff2a10.jpg/tsp/peach-margarita.jpg)
By Traceylu-2
Drinking peach margaritas are the ideal way to spend a warm summer afternoon! This recipe makes enough for 8 drinks
- 1 pound (about 3) ripe peaches, bottoms scored, plus 2 more peaches, for garnish
- 3 tablespoons (2 1/2-ounces) orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 3/4 cup (6-ounces) silver tequila
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups bottled peach nectar
- 8 mint sprigs, for garnish
Edible Glitter!
![Edible Glitter!](/media/da/fe/e2354e273107581643e9e600a21a6a949277.jpg/tsp/edible-glitter.jpg)
By carvalhohm
Swooning over how cool edible glitter is
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 to 10 drops food coloring (a drop at a time), adjust for desired color
Mango Margarita
![Mango Margarita](/media/18/78/e0d50fe3dbf480a3da7066b8946315d18d51.jpg/tsp/mango-margarita.jpg)
By DreiFromBK
Mano margaritas are sweet and refreshing any time of the year! You can add chile, sugar or salt to the rim!
- 1 cup ice
- 1 lime wedge
- 3 ounces silver tequila
- 1 small mango—peeled, pitted and coarsely chopped (3-ounces)
- 1 1/2 ounces fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chile powder, such as Tajin (see Note)
- 2 ounces orange liqueur
- 1 1/2 ounces agave nectar
- 3 ounces grapefruit soda
Slushy Blended Margarita
![Slushy Blended Margarita](/media/42/00/d4a11465989cc279cfa39c9eeecaffe82f21.jpg/tsp/slushy-blended-margarita.jpg)
By á-174535
The perfect frozen margarita uses a good quality tequila and orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier or Cointreau
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 ounces simple syrup
- 2 ounces 100 percent agave tequila
- 1 ounce good-quality orange liqueur, such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- 3/4 cup ice
Patriotic Margaritas
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By á-175897
Toast to the firework with these Patriotic Margaritas
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail
- 1 ounce of silver tequila
- 1 ounce of orange-flavored liqueur
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Ice
- Lemon wedge
- Colored sugar
Perfect Strawberry Margarita
![Perfect Strawberry Margarita](/media/9c/57/79546c07affbcfd98766e45479276fec9047.jpg/tsp/perfect-strawberry-margarita.jpg)
By gnikylime
Summer means fresh strawberries and delicious margaritas! Cool off pool side with an ice cold margarita
- Grated zest of one lime, about 1 tablespoon
- 1 cup lime juice, about 4 to 6 Persian limes
- 3/4 cup to 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups 100% agave tequila
- 9 ounces fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup Cointreau
- Pink Himalayan salt for rim, optional
Pink Grapefruit Margaritas from Ina Garten
![Pink Grapefruit Margaritas from Ina Garten](/media/2b/93/4af793f2382d12e68f806724c66ed97e8a40.jpg/tsp/pink-grapefruit-margaritas-from-ina-garten.jpg)
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
I saw this recipe on The Barefoot Contessa
- 1 lime, cut in wedges, optional
- Kosher salt, optional
- 1 cup ruby red grapefruit juice
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (4 limes)
- 1 cup orange liqueur, such a Triple Sec
- 1 cup white tequila
- 2 tablespoons sugar, to taste (optional)
Peach Margaritas
![Peach Margaritas](/media/b7/99/547dd429b1fbd4d7b3526d098f54907b01d4.jpg/tsp/peach-margaritas.jpg)
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This has quickly become one of my favorite margarita recipes
- 1/2 cup tequila
- 1 1/2 cups margarita mix
- 2 ounces Peach Schnapps
- 16 ounces (about 2-cups) peaches, frozen or fresh
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional, add only if using frozen peaches or fresh peaches that are not sweet)
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Fresh lime for rubbing around rim of glass and garnish
- Kosher Salt
Cadillac Margarita
![Cadillac Margarita](/media/d5/74/31d70716f5b5eed75435a562168711176160.jpg/tsp/cadillac-margarita.jpg)
By Cmplxhmn
Classic cadillac margarita recipe with Grand Marnier floating on top for extra burst of citrus flavor
- 1 1/2 ounces tequila
- 3 ounces prepared sweet-and-sour mix
- 3/4 ounce triple sec
- 3/4 ounce lime juice
- Grand Marnier
- Salt to rim glass
- Fresh lime slice, if desired
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