Best Strawberry Margarita
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Best Strawberry Margarita
Description
This recipe starts by dissolving sugar into heated lime juice to create a sweetened lime base. Fresh orange juice, sliced strawberries, tequila, and ice cubes are combined with this syrup and blended until smooth, delivering a frozen strawberry margarita with a bright citrus tang and berry sweetness.
The margarita’s texture is icy and smooth from blending, with a refreshing balance of tartness from the lime and sweetness from the sugar and strawberries. The optional salt or sugar rim adds a contrasting flavor that enhances each sip.
Rimming glasses involves dipping in lime juice then in salt or sugar, adding a decorative and flavorful edge. The cocktail is best served immediately to enjoy the fresh icy texture before melting occurs.
Any leftover margarita can be frozen overnight in ice cube trays, then stored in a freezer-safe container. When ready to drink, the frozen cubes can be blended again with fresh orange juice to refresh the consistency. The recipe is adaptable to personal taste by adjusting fruit, ice, or sweetener levels.
Ingredients
- 1 cup lime juice freshly squeezed
- 3 tablespoons sugar (or agave)
- 1/3 cup orange juice freshly squeezed
- 10 to 12 strawberries sliced
- 6 ounces tequila
- 1-2 cups ice cubes
- salt optional, or coarse sugar, for rimming glasses
Instructions
- Heat lime juice and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Place lime mixture, orange juice, strawberries, tequila and 1 cup of ice in a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Add more ice and blend, as desired.
- Dip rim of glasses into extra lime juice and then into salt or sugar, if desired.
Notes
- Consume the frozen margarita immediately as it tends to melt quickly.
- Leftover margarita can be frozen in ice cube trays, then stored in a freezer-safe container for later use.
- To use frozen margarita cubes, blend them with additional orange juice for fresh servings.
- The recipe can be customized with more fruit, ice, or sugar according to taste preferences.
- Agave syrup can be used as a substitute for sugar.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 181 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 181kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 5mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 158mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 72IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 46mg | 51% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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