This grapefruit margarita is taking your classic margarita recipe and putting a spin on it with grapefruit juice and jalapeño infused tequila! It’s refreshing and spicy all at the same time!
We are big fans of margaritas and fun cocktails on Fit Foodie Finds! Check out our delicious frozen margarita or some of our most popular vodka cocktails if you’re looking for more delicious drinks to serve alongside this grapefruit margarita!
A Margarita Love Story
2 years ago, Linley, Davida, and I ventured to San Miguel, Mexico! Guess what happened? I fell in love with margaritas. HARD. I love all things citrus when it comes to cocktails and citrus really is the star of a good margarita.
In San Miguel, we stayed with Linley’s in-laws during and let’s just say that Mary, Lin’s mother-in-law, is a margarita GODDESS. I mean straight up margarita genie. Mary is who gave us the inspiration for this very recipe.
The Secret to Spicy Margs
Her margarita recipe is the perfect mixture of spicy, sweet, and citrus. Want to know her secret? Infusing tequila with jalapeños and using extra fresh limes. Once you do those two things, your margarita drinking will be taken up a notch
We wanted to deviate a little bit from Mary’s classic margarita recipe…so? INSERT —> freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. Seriously there is nothing better than the sweet and sour flavors of grapefruit. Plus, the color is everything.
Basically, this grapefruit margarita recipe is too good for words.
How to Infuse Tequila
This recipe does require you to make your own jalapeño tequila, but it’s quite simple.
All you need to do is chop up some jalapeños and let them sit in your tequila for at least 30 minutes or overnight (for super spicy tequila). I promise this extra step is worth it!
Spicy not your thang? Simply skip this step! Your grapefruit margs will be equally as delicious!
Grapefruit Margarita Ingredients
What else do you need for these lovely citrusy, spicy margs? Not much, it’s simple!
- Tequila – obviously the higher quality the tequila the better-tasting your margs will be.
- Freshly squeezed grapefruit juice – we recommend freshly squeezing your grapefruit instead of buying grapefruit juice. I promise it’s 100x better!
- Freshly squeezed lime juice – while you can probably get away with skipping the lime because of the grapefruit, every margarita deserves some lime juice!
- Jalapeños – be careful when slicing jalapeños! Make sure to thoroughly wash your hands!
- Simple syrup – want a refined sugar-free option? Try our honey simple syrup!
- Ice – I promise, you’re going to want these to be ice cold!
Just a Few Tips
Make sure that you are using freshly squeezed citrus. Like, DON’T BUY THE WEIRD BOTTLED LIME JUICE…it’s just not the same as squeezing your own.
The quality of your tequila matters! Ever had a tequila hangover? Yeah, they ain’t fun! So, do your self a favor and get some nice tequila…your head will thank you.
Get crafty! We got super creative with the salt rims in these photos —> sea salt + paprika + cayenne + coconut sugar. So good. Get pumped up and fancy with your own fun rim mixture!
Make a pitcher! If you’re looking to make more than just 2 margs, of course, you can! This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, quadrupled, etc! Mix it up in a pitcher and serve it to a crowd.
Infuse a whole bottle of tequila! I suggest making a big batch of the spicy jalapeño tequila because that shit is good! Cut a whole jalapeño and place it in a whole bottle of tequila to use whenever you want!
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Spicy Grapefruit Margarita Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 oz. tequila
- 2 oz. grapefruit juice
- 2 oz. lime juice
- 2 jalapeño slices + more for serving
- 1 oz. simple syrup
- 1 - 2 cups ice
Instructions
- Place tequila in a jar or cup. Then, add in a couple of slices of jalapeños plus the seeds. Let sit for at least 30 minutes so that the tequila can get infused with the spice.
- Add 1 to 2 cups of ice to a cocktail shaker and then pour in the infused tequila. Add the rest of the ingredients. Option to add more simple syrup, depending on your preference.
- Give the shaker a good shake so that everything gets mixed together.
- Serve over ice with fresh grapefruit slices, jalapeño slices, and a salty rim.
Love the idea of making grapefruit margarita. Makes me watery how yummy it would be. will try it soon
This is such a fun drink!! Great flavor combo.
My mom LOVES this. Even I enjoy this spicy grapefruit margarita, and I am not a big fan of margaritas.
This looks great! You might like the Jalapeno Limeade at Trader Joe’s. It makes amazing cocktails!
This drink looks, and sounds awesome, but alas I’m one of those who cannot drink grapefruit (even though I love it). I will be happy to share and make this for others though!
I’m ready to try these like now! How do you make your simple syrup? Anything special or the norm?
Hi! I actually love making a honey-based simple syrup. You can follow the recipe we have for that HERE (without the ginger): https://fitfoodiefinds.com/raspberry-ginger-mojitos/
This is super COOL my friends ? Spicy Margaritas sound amazing since I also drink salty ones. You really ROCK IT! xD
Love making fun cocktail drinks at home, especially during the warm summer months!
This Spicy Grapefruit Margaritas looks yummi, and it is the best drink for hot summer! I found your post from Pinterest ! Thanks for sharing, Lee!
Thanks Jill! I hope you love it 🙂
What type of salt is best used for rimming glasses? Also your photos seem even more beautiful with the orange salt rim, what does that include?
Hi! I believe we used sea salt + a little chili powder. Ahh I can’t remember! But pink himalayan sea salt would be gorgeous on the rim!
Yeah, I’m considering the big batch for a rooftop happy hour Friday and thinking I may need to put in the jalapenos towards the end since they’ll be sitting in there longer. Looks super tasty and refreshing and makes me wish we were back in the 70s where we were last week :p.
Have you ever made this in a big batch?? Planning on making this for a party and seems kind of daunting to have equal amounts of grapefruit juice and lime juice!
I have not made a big batch of this! Typically most margaritas are made with 100% lime juice, so the 50/50 ratio was on point to make them grapefruity!
What ingredients were used for the salted rim?
Here’s what we used for the rim —> sea salt + paprika + cayenne + coconut sugar.
tajin spice makes a really nice rim and goes with citrus really well!
This looks very refreshing! ?
Ohhhh I need to try this. I’m not usually a tequila person but this sounds amazeballs.
BRING ME BACK!!!!! All the margs!
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Lee, these looks amazing, I’ll take two 🙂 thanks for sharing!
I’ve never had a spicy margarita. I really need to try this. It’s supposed to be 90 here this week!
90 DEGREES OMG.
I am not one to go for a margarita but you’re making this look damn good. It may be 10am where I am at, but I could go for a cocktail right about now 😀
You don’t like margaritas?!
I don’t lovveeee tequila, but I could probably handle this margarita 😉
I have yet to try a spicy margarita! But I do love a good margarita and grapefruits so this drinks looks perfect to me.