With just 5 basic ingredients you can whip up the best frozen margarita recipe in under 10 minutes! Make these frozen margaritas all summer long!
Frozen margaritas are a summer staple and now you can make them in your own home! Like our Spicy Grapefruit Margarita, these frozen margaritas are made with a few simple ingredients and a lot of flavor.
How to Make Frozen Margaritas
We love this cocktail recipe because we’re huge fans of the tequila + lime combination. It’s smoky, full of citrus, and an absolute dream. This frozen margarita recipe calls for all of the classic margarita ingredients plus the addition of ice…because after all, this recipe is blended!
Ingredients
- Tequila
- Triple Sec
- Lime Juice
- Agave Nectar
- Ice
We chose to sweeten our frozen margarita with agave nectar, but we’ve also made this recipe with a homemade simple syrup, so the option is yours! We recommend using freshly squeezed lime juice for the best results because, well, the fresher the better!
Instructions
In order to really make this frozen margarita perfect, we recommend using a high-speed blender such as a Vitamix. You want to make sure that you use something that is strong enough to pulverize the ice into a slushy so that you get that classic frozen margarita consistency.
All you have to do is place all of the ingredients into your blender and blend on high until smooth and slushy-like. Serve in a salt-rimmed glass with a slice of lime and lime zest for garnish.
How to Salt a Rim for Margaritas
To put the cherry on top of this frozen margarita recipe, we love salting the rim of the glass before pouring in your frozen margarita concoction. Here’s what you need:
- coarse sea salt
- water
All you need to do is moisten the rim of the glass you want to use with water. We do this by pouring water onto a small plate and then dipping the rim of the glass into the water. From there, dip the rim onto a small plate of coarse sea salt. The water will allow the sea salt to stick to the glass.
Common Margarita Questions
Are frozen margaritas stronger than on the rocks? It really depends how much alcohol is used in your frozen margarita recipe, but typically margaritas on the rocks taste a little bit stronger because it is not blended with ice. You can always make your frozen margarita stronger by adding a splash more of tequila to the top of each glass.
What are the ingredients for Margarita? Ingredients for a classic margarita includes lime juice, tequila, triple sec, and agave nectar (or another sweetener).
How do you make a margarita? For every 1.5 ounces of tequila, we suggest adding 1.5 ounces of lime juice, 1 ounce of triple sec, and 1/2 tablespoon of agave nectar. From there, you can either serve it on the rocks or blend it with 1 cup of ice per serving.
What can I use instead of triple sec in a margarita? If you don’t have triple sec at home, don’t worry! You can always make your margaritas without it. Just omit it and add more agave nectar to taste.
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Frozen Margarita Recipe
With just 5 basic ingredients you can whip up the best frozen margarita recipe in under 10 minutes! Make these frozen margaritas all summer long!
Ingredients
- 6 oz. tequila (3/4 cup)
- 4 oz. triple sec (1/2 cup)
- 6 oz. fresh lime juice (3/4 cup)
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- 4 cups ice
Instructions
Place all ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend on high until smooth. Option to add more agave nectar as desired.
Tips & Notes
- We highly recommend using a high-speed blender like a Vitamix for this recipe. You need to use something that is powerful enough to pulverize the ice!
- Option to serve this recipe on the rocks instead of blending everything together.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/4 Calories: 238 Sugar: 9 Fat: 0 Carbohydrates: 12 Fiber: 0 Protein: 0Keywords: frozen margaria
The calorie count on this, is it for the batch or per serving?
Per serving!
Absolutely delicious! This was one of the best margaritas I’ve ever had. I made two adjustments. I used 100% maple syrup instead of agave, and I added some lime zest to the blender.
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Love the maple idea!
My adult daughter and I made this frozen margarita last night. Our first “from scratch” frozen cocktail” was a success! Flavor was amazing…we replaced some of the ice cubes with fresh/frozen strawberries (YUM), definitely making it again soon!
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LOVE. The strawberry idea!
Delosh
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So hoppy you wuved these, Randy.
This recipe is bomb!
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It was my first time making frozen margs and this recipe was so easy and delicious! I added a couple of clementines to it. This will be my go to marg recipe
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Love the clementine addition!
Can I make these up a day ahead of time and keep them in the freezer to serve frozen the following day?
Hey Shari, I’m not sure if they would fully freeze in the freezer or not! I would personally make them the day-of!
choase ?
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Perfect recipe and it yields the exact amount. So easy, fast, refreshing and delicious! I love margaritas and have them everywhere I go, this will be my house margarita!
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Great ratio of ingredients, better than the similar recipe with far more ratings..
These are soooo good! I have made them twice now and each time I’ve loved them! They’re better than any I’ve had in restaurants. ?
Very easy and good. These are just the right amount of sweetness.
thank you for sharing.
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So glad you loved them!!! We do too 😀
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