Skinny Blood Orange Margaritas

Skinny Blood Orange Margaritas are the perfect low calorie margarita! Fresh blood orange juice, tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice create a sweet and tart margarita. 

Heeeey guys, happy Wednesday!

I feel like I haven’t shared a cocktail in forever.

But, you know, I buy a bag of blood oranges every time I’m at the store just in case it’s the last time I see them. And I have 3 children which means that I’m at the store at least every other day.

I swear half my fridge is blood oranges right now.

One of my deep dark secrets is that I never use simple syrup when I make myself a cocktail.

All my recipes that talk about simple syrup? I handed those to somebody else and made another with splenda.

Look, I know it’s not good for me but I’d rather use those calories on literally anything else.

But I made the switch over to liquid stevia recently and it’s kind of changed my life. I put it in my coffee every morning but the real reason I love it is that it’s perfect in cocktails because there’s no dissolving anything.

So I used it in these Skinny Blood Orange Margaritas which are just like my regular Blood Orange Margaritas but we’re not fussing around with a simple syrup this time. 

Ingredients

• Tequila – use your favorite kind of tequila. I prefer silver tequila over gold for margaritas.
• Orange liqueur – like Triple Sec or Orange Cointreau.
• Lime juice – fresh lime juice is best but if you only have bottled, that’s fine.
• Blood orange juice – the best time to find blood oranges is during winter.
• Liquid stevia – use your favorite brand, I like the Splenda one.
• Lime slices – for garnish
• Coarse salt – this is optional, for the rim. You can leave it off or do a sugar rim if you prefer that.

How To Make Skinny Blood Orange Margaritas

• Juice. Squeeze fresh blood orange juice and fresh lime juice
• Combine. Mix freshly squeezed juice with tequila and orange liqueur
• Sweeten. Add liquid stevia to desired sweetness 
• Prep. Prepare the glasses by running a lime slice around the rims and dipping into a plate filled with coarse salt
• Fill. Fill glasses with ice and pour the margaritas over top
• Serve. Garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy! 

Can You Make It Ahead?

You can make the margaritas ahead and store them in the fridge. Don’t add ice until you are ready to serve.

I like to make a big batch when I’m hosting a party and keep it in the fridge in a pitcher until guests arrive.

Difference Between Blood Oranges and Regular Oranges

The major obvious difference between blood oranges and regular oranges is the color. The blood orange is more of a darker red color because of something called anthocyanin. It has antioxidant effects similar to Vitamin C. 

There is also a light taste difference. Regular oranges are usually pretty sweet and blood oranges tend to have a little more tartness. 

Help! I Can’t Find Blood Oranges

If it’s not blood orange season or you’re just having trouble locating blood oranges, you can definitely substitute a different orange variety. It will be a bit sweeter than this version and not the bright color but it will still be delicious! 

More Skinny Cocktail Recipes

• Skinny Kiwi Margaritas
• Skinny Tequila Sunrise Margarita
• Skinny Coconut Mojito
• Skinny Frozen Pina Colada
• Skinny Mojito

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