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This strawberry margarita recipe is frostyfruity and refreshing! It’s easy to make with frozen berries and a blendera delightful balance of sweet and tart that’s perfect for parties.
Love margaritas but want a fruity spin? Try this tasty and refreshing Strawberry Margarita recipe! This one is frosty and fruityfull of sweet berry flavor and perfectly complimented with the zing of lime and tequila.
Why we love this recipe: The margarita pairs perfectly with fruitand we’ve already got several fruity margarita recipes under our beltlike watermelonmango and peach. But the strawberry margarita is our favorite! We’re 100% in love with its vibrant red color and sweet tart flavor.
Ingredients in a strawberry margarita
The margarita is one of the most popular cocktails of all timeand the classic definition has just three ingredients: lime juiceCointreauand tequila. That’s what’s in our classic margarita recipeour very favorite of them all. This strawberry margarita is like a combination between the classic and a frozen margarita! It’s made in a blenderand comes out with a frosty texture. Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
- Frozen strawberries
- Tequila (use blanco or reposado)
- Cointreau or Triple Sec
- Fresh lime juice
- Agave syrup or simple syrup
- Ice
How to make a strawberry margarita
The strawberry margarita is made in a blenderso it’s not the standard way to make a classic margarita. It’s actually even easiersince you don’t need a cocktail shaker! This strawberry margarita recipe makes two drinksso you can drink with a friend or partneror increase the amounts of a larger size. Here’s what to do (or go to the full recipe below):
- Step 1: A salted rim is a must: the salt enhances the sweet and sour flavors in the drink.
- Blend! Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until it’s full combined and creamy.
For a more liquid texturekeep on blending
The texture of this strawberry margarita is icybut you can also make it more of a room temperature fruity margarita. Just keep blending it! If you blend for a few minutesit will become less icy and have more of a blendedjuice like texture.
- Icy texture: Keep it frozen for a smoothie-like texture by blending just until it’s fully integrated and icy.
- Juicy texture: If you keep blending for a few minutesyou can get to a texture that’s more like juice. It’s still coldbut you can taste the flavors even more when it’s not as icy.
Which texture do we prefer? Wellwe like it both ways! Personally I like it a little warmer so I can taste the sweet berries and edge of the tequila. But keep it icy and it’s a perfect summer cocktail for a hot afternoon on the patio.
What tequila for strawberry margaritas?
You can use any type of tequila for this strawberry margaritabut keep the following in mind:
- Buy at least mid-range tequila. This cocktail tastes only as good as the quality of alcohol. Look for 750 ml bottles in the range of $22 to $35.
- Tequila blanco or reposado worksbut fruity margaritas are best with tequila blanco. We love the nuance that comes with using tequila reposado (aged) in margaritas. But for this fruity margarita with an icy textureyou can use tequila blanco! Some brands we recommend are Espolon BlancoEl Tesoro BlancoPatrón Silverand Casamigos.
Can I use fresh strawberries instead of frozen?
You can use either ripe fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries in this strawberry margarita recipe! Using fresh berriesthe texture will come out with the juicy texture mentioned above.
The advantage of using frozen berries is the icy texturekind of like a strawberry daiquiri but not as thick. Frozen berries are also very easy to storemaking it simple to whip up strawberry margaritas on demand!
🍓 Want more with strawberries? Try our Best Strawberry Cocktails.
Ideas for the salt rim
To take the drink presentation over the toptry our homemade margarita salt for the salt rim! You can even skip the orange zest and simply use lime (as shown). Tajín is another great option for the rima Mexican seasoning blend that adds a burst of tangyspicy flavor.
More margarita recipes
We have lots of margarita recipes! We’ve got one for just about any occasion! Let us know if you find a favorite:
- Go simple with a classic margarita recipefrozen margaritaPatron margaritaor agave margarita.
- Step it up with a Mezcal margaritabeer margaritajalapeno margarita, or Cadillac margarita.
- Go fruity with a pineapple margaritastrawberry margaritaor mango margarita.
- Make unique margaritas like a jalapeno margaritaItalian margarita, or blue margarita.
- Skip the booze for a virgin margarita.
Frequently asked questions
Frozen strawberries are ideal for this strawberry margarita recipe. Fresh strawberries can be used tooand they make for more of a juicy texture.
This is a blender margarita recipeso muddling is not needed!
A silver or blanco tequila is the most common choice for margaritasincluding the strawberry version. It offers a clean and crisp base that allows the strawberry flavor to shine.
Yes! Simple syrupagave nectaror even honey can be used to sweeten your margarita to taste.
Add the slices of ¼ jalapeno pepperdeseededand blend to combine.
Perfect Strawberry Margarita
This strawberry margarita recipe is frostyfruity and refreshing! It’s easy to make with frozen berries and a blendera delightful balance of sweet and tart that’s perfect for parties.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 drinks 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Blended
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) tequila*
- 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) Cointreau
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) fresh lime juice
- 10 ounces (1 ½ cups) frozen whole strawberries (fresh work too!)
- 1 tablespoon simple syrupagave syrupor maple syrup
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Cut a notch in a lime wedgethen run the lime around the rim of two glasses. Dip the edge of each rim into a plate of salt (or for a festive lookuse margarita salt).
- Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until fully combined: you can blend until it’s an icy textureor keep blending for a minute or so until it’s more liquid. Taste and add additional sweetener if desired. Pour into the glasses and serve.
Notes
*Easily doubles for 4 drinks or triples for 6 drinksbased on the size of your blender (use the 2x and 3x button).
For a sweet margarita: Add make it with double the simple syrup or maple syrupand add more to taste if desired.
For other fruit variations: Replace half of the frozen strawberries with frozen mangoespeachesor pineapple for different flavor combinations. Adjust the sweetener to taste.
For a spicy margarita: Remove the seeds from ¼ jalapeño pepper and roughly chop it. Add it to the blender and blend.
Rim variations: Try margarita salt or a Tajín rima Mexican seasoning blend of chili pepperslimeand salt that adds a burst of tangyspicy flavor.
My go to. I do appreciate the cup measurements! Much easier for me. Thank you.
This isby farour favorite margarita recipe!!
So glad you enjoy it!
Let us know if you have any questions!
100% agreed. Metric would be great.
it would be good if you stopped using cups as measures
We added the ounces for frozen strawberries to the recipe. All our cocktail recipes have both ounces and cup/tablespoon measurements. Thanks!!