do you have berries Try this Fresh Blueberry Margarita Recipe! This impressive version of the classic is bright purple and deliciously tart.
Want a berry-based version of everyone’s favorite drink? try that Blueberry Margarita! After over 21 rainbow margarita recipes, this one is an absolute favorite. It has a wonderfully sweet, tart flavor and you won’t believe the color! Blend the berries and they give a fluorescent pink-purple hue. This version is great for impressing friends or making a single drink for the patio.
Ingredients in a blueberry margarita
Invented in Mexico in the 1930s, the margarita is one of the most popular classic cocktails of all time. The standard recipe only has 3 ingredients: tequila, triple sec and lime juice. For a blueberry margarita, all you have to do is add fresh blueberries! To balance the acidity of the berries, we added a dash of simple syrup. Here are the ingredients you will need:
Can you use frozen blueberries?
This blueberry margarita works with fresh or frozen blueberries. But a word of advice: we recommend defrosting the berries beforehand! It’s not a frozen margarita, so it’s not mixed in a blender: it’s shaken in a shaker with ice. So thaw the berries before using them! The taste is a bit fresher with fresh berries, but the difference is small.
Use of Cointreau against Triple Sec
What’s the best orange liqueur for a blueberry margarita: Cointreau or Triple Sec? You can use both, but we have a favorite. Here’s what we recommend:
- First choice: Cointreau. Cointreau is a premium orange liqueur with a distinctive orange scent. It has notes of oak and vanilla, giving it a more refined flavor than Triple Sec.
- Next choice: Triple Sec. Triple Sec has a slightly less refined flavor than Cointreau: it has a very simple orange essence (almost like orange vodka). But either will work in a blueberry margarita!
Make a Blueberry Margarita Pitcher (serves 8)
Mixing drinks for a crowd? You can easily make a Pitcher Blueberry Margarita: just multiply this recipe by 4! Because the math with ounces and cups can get a little interesting, we’ve done it for you. Here’s what to do:
- Mash 2 cups of blueberries and drain in a pitcher.
- Add 1 ½ cups tequila, 1 cup triple sec, ½ cup lime juice. and ½ ounce of simple syrup.
- Add 3 handfuls of ice and stir until cool. Pour into glasses and serve!
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do you have berries Try this Fresh Blueberry Margarita Recipe! This impressive version of the classic is bright purple and deliciously tart.
- ¼ cup fresh blueberries and more for garnish
- 1½ ounce* White or reposado tequila
- 1 ounce Cointreau (or Triple Sec)
- ½ ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Kosher salt, for the rim (optional)
- Ice to serve (try clear ice)
- Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then brush the lime over the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim in a plate of salt (or use margarita salt for a celebratory look).
- Place the blueberries in the bottom of a shaker and mash until completely mashed. Pour the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until cool.
- Strain the margarita into the glass with the salt rim. Fill the glass with ice and garnish with a lime wedge and additional blueberries.
- Variation on the margarita pitcher: Mash 2 cups of blueberries and drain in a pitcher. Add 1 ½ cups tequila, 1 cup triple sec, ½ cup lime juice. and ½ ounce of simple syrup. Add 3 handfuls of ice and stir until cool. Pour into glasses and serve!
Remarks
*To convert to tablespoons, 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
- Category: drink
- Method: Shocked
- Kitchen: cocktails
- Diet: vegan
Keywords: Blueberry Margarita, Blueberry Margarita Recipe
