How to Make Strawberry Margaritas

This easy-breezy Strawberry Margarita is made with just 5 ingredients and a blender. Add a salted rim and have it on the rocks or frozen. Either way, it’,s delicious!

In your question for the perfect Strawberry Margarita, never settle for frozen strawberries! I know they are “frozen at the peak of freshness” or whatever Big Frozen Produce says, but they taste bland and watery in this drink. As a classically-trained chef with plenty of cocktail-making experience, I won’t let you settle! Grab a pound of the freshest strawberries you can find and blend them up with tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and honey. This recipe has the perfect ratio of ingredients – not my words, just check the comments! Two hundred 5-star reviews can’t be wrong.

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Strawberry Margarita Recipe ingredients

• Margarita salt: Homemade margarita salt is fun to make when you’re feeling extra. Or, use kosher salt or even sugar.
• Strawberries: We recommend fresh strawberries for this cocktail. Frozen strawberries lacked flavor and tasted “watery.”
• Tequila: For a similar, stronger flavor, substitute Mezcal.
• Honey: Or substitute simple syrup, agave nectar, or sugar to taste.
• Triple sec: Or substitute your favorite orange liqueur such as Grand Mariner, Cointreau, or Curacao.

What’s the best blender for frozen drinks?

You can easily make this strawberry margarita a frozen one by adding some ice to the mix. But you’ll want a good blender to do so. Otherwise you’ll be left with icy bits that makes sipping a little less smooth. I’ve relied on my trusty Vitamix Professional Series 750 Blender since Culinary School back in 2016, and I found that it’s the best blender for crushing ice without being too noisy—so it’s not a party crasher.

How to make Strawberry Margaritas

1. In a shallow dish as wide as your serving glass, add Margarita salt (or kosher salt) to 1/4-inch deep. Run a lime wedge around the top of each glass, then dip the top of the glass upside-down into the salt and turn to coat.

2. To a blender, add strawberries, tequila, lime juice, honey, and triple sec. Pulse until completely smooth. 

3.  Let mixture rest for about 3 minutes, and skim off foam. Add more tequila or sweetener to taste.

4. Fill each rimmed glass about half full with ice. Add margarita mixture, garnish with a lime wedge, and serve immediately.

It’s an investment that will last you for years (and for many, many frozen drinks), but I think it’s absolutely worth it. You can get it for around $600 at Amazon, and I also like using the Blendtec Classic blender for frozen drinks. It’s a little louder but also cheaper for just $380 at Amazon.

Best Strawberry Margarita Recipe tips and variations

• Frozen margarita: Add ice to your blender to taste and blend until slushy (I like about 5 cups of ice).
• Daiquiri: To make a strawberry daiquiri, substitute rum for tequila.

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Strawberry Margarita

By Meggan Hill

This easy-breezy Strawberry Margarita is made with just 5 ingredients and a blender. Add a salted rim and have it on the rocks or frozen. Either way, its delicious!

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Servings 4

Course Drinks

Cuisine American, Mexican

Calories 316

5 from 207 votes

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Equipment

• Blender (I highly recommend Vitamix blenders)

Ingredients 

• ▢ Margarita salt or kosher salt (see note 1)
• ▢ Lime wedges
• ▢ 1 pound fresh strawberries hulled (see note 2)
• ▢ 1 cup tequila (see note 3)
• ▢ 2/3 cup lime juice
• ▢ 1/3 cup honey (see note 4)
• ▢ 1/4 cup triple sec (see note 5)

Instructions 

• In a shallow dish as wide as your serving glass, add Margarita salt (or kosher salt) to 1/4-inch deep. Run a lime wedge around the top of each glass, then dip the top of the glass upside-down into the salt and turn to coat.
• To a blender, add strawberries, tequila, lime juice, honey and triple sec. Pulse until completely smooth.  
• Let mixture rest for about 3 minutes, and skim off foam. Add more tequila or sweetener to taste.
• Fill each rimmed glass about half full with ice. Add margarita mixture, garnish with a lime wedge, and serve immediately.

Recipe Video

Notes

1. Margarita salt: Homemade margarita salt is fun to make when you’re feeling extra. Or, use kosher salt or even sugar.
2. Strawberries: We recommend fresh strawberries for this cocktail. Frozen strawberries lacked flavor and tasted “watery.”
3. Tequila: For a similar, stronger flavor, substitute Mezcal.
4. Honey: Or substitute simple syrup, agave nectar, or sugar to taste.
5. Triple sec: Or substitute your favorite orange liqueur such as Grand Mariner, Cointreau, or Curacao.
6. Frozen margarita: Add ice to your blender to taste and blend until slushy (I like about 5 cups of ice).
7. Daiquiri: To make a strawberry daiquiri, substitute rum for the tequila.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 316kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 235mgFiber: 2gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 34IUVitamin C: 79mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg

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