Can you even believe the color of these Blue Margaritas?! Just 5 ingredients! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or poolside all summer long!
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My fave Mexican place back in Colorado Springs (3 Margaritas on Powers!) had the best blue curacao margaritas and I have been dying to make some ever since we moved down here.
So really, Blue Margaritas don’t taste that different from the classic but they’re so pretty! The blue comes from the curacao which tastes a lot like Triple Sec and is mostly there just for the color.
Also, it’s quite cheap at the liquor store so don’t let the 3 different types of booze scare you away from making this one.
Definitely add it to your Cinco de Mayo plans – your friends and fam will love it!
Ingredients
- Coarse salt – this is for the rim. If you don’t like a salty rim on a margarita, just skip this ingredient.
- Tequila – I recommend a silver tequila for this recipe.
- Triple Sec – you can use any orange liqueur that you prefer
- Blue curacao – this is an orange flavored liqueur that gives the drink it’s blue color.
- Fresh lime juice
- Simple syrup – you can make your own simple syrup or buy it at any liquor store and most grocery stores.
- Lime wedges – these are used for rimming the glasses and for garnishing.
How To Make Blue Margaritas
- Rim glasses with salt. Using 1 lime wedge for each glass, rub each rim. Dip rim in a plate of salt.
- Shake. Combine tequila, Triple Sec, blue curacao, lime juice and simple syrup in shaker, fill with ice cubes, and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- Strain and serve. Strain the margarita into glasses filled with ice. Garnish with lime wedges if desired.
To make these into frozen blue margaritas, after shaking the ingredients, blend them with ice until it reaches your desired consistency.
Blue margaritas taste like regular lime margaritas for the most part. They do have 2 types of orange flavored liqueur in them so you may be able to taste a bit more of an orange flavor.
More Margaritas Recipes
- Tequila Sunrise Margaritas
- Peach Margaritas
- Honeydew Margaritas
- Frozen Prickly Pear Margaritas
- Cantaloupe Coconut Margaritas
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Blue Margaritas
Can you even believe the color of these Blue Margaritas?! Just 5 ingredients! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or poolside all summer long!
Ingredients
- coarse salt
- 4 ounces tequila
- 1 ounce Triple Sec
- 2 ounces blue curacao
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup
- lime wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- Using 1 lime wedge for each glass, rub each rim. Dip rim in a plate of salt.
- Combine tequila, Triple Sec, blue curacao, lime juice and simple syrup in shaker, fill with ice cubes, and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Strain the margarita into glasses filled with ice. Garnish with lime wedges if desired.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 198Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 293mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 0g
Donna says
These were sooo good, too good! Be careful ???? They didn’t give me heart burn like regular ones! ????
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
I love these!! The color is so pretty!! I won’t celebrating Cinco de Mayo with any margs, but I am definitely bookmarking these for later this summer!! <3 <3