You deserve me.
I’m cold and icy and refreshing and filled with tequila. It’s probably like… 160 degrees where you live right? See… now you really need me.
I’m nothing like those sugary sweet fake-tasting strawberry margaritas. I’m just a classic margarita with some fresh strawberry simple syrup… I have the slightest hint of fruity flavor. I think I’m pretty perfect.
My rim is also covered in sugar and salt. That sounds dirty… but I only speak the truth. I’m salty and sweet and best served on the rocks… or as you like to call them – ice cubes. I also have lime wedge rafts and fresh strawberry buoys in case you want to float around.
Fresh Strawberry Margaritas
recipe for one margarita, can easily be multiplied
2 ounces Grand Marnier
1 1/2 ounces Tequila
2 ounces lime juice
2 1/2 ounces strawberry simple syrup [recipe below]
lime + fresh strawberries for garnish
salt + sugar for the rim
Rim the ridge of your glass with a lime wedge and dip in a mix of margarita salt + sugar [I used about 3 tablespoons salt to 2 teaspoons sugar]. Fill the glass with ice. In a cocktail shaker, combine tequila, grand marnier, simple syrup and lime juice with ice, and shake for about 30 seconds. Pour over ice and squeeze in lime slices and add a few strawberries.
For strawberry simple syrup: combine equal parts sugar and water, bring to a boil and let sugar dissolve, then turn off heat and let cool completely. Combine 1 cup simply syrup + 1 1/2 cups slices strawberries in a blender and blend until combined. I don’t mind strawberry seeds, but if you’d like you can strain the mixture over a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds.
This recipe can be easily doubled, quadrupled, etc. Since everyone’s tastes differ, add simple syrup 1/4 cup at a time and go from taste. I also suggest buying the lime juice if you plan on making a pitcher (or 2) considering you’d have to squeeze a billion limes to get enough juice.
I promise if you make me today I will help you have a grrrreat night. I’m just not responsible for tomorrow morning.
I’m Jessica and this is where I share my stuff. You will find a balance of healthy recipes, comfort food and indulgent desserts.
I made these last night for a bbq party and they were a HIT!!!! Thank You for sharing a wonderful recipe!!!! I had just the right amount of everything!!!!!! So Simple its PERFECT!
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Wow – now THAT’S food porn! You had me at…”you deserve me”! :o)
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These are perfect for a cool-me-down cocktail on the weekend. Love your photos and styling.
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I like how you think. :)
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Made these last night – big hit! Absolultely delicious – thank you for the recipe! :)
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These look fantastic! I think you could make these with almost any type of berry and it would be delicious.
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Yum! I think I deserve one of these bad boys after a long week!
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Will you marry me? I need you!
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MMMMMMMMM bookmarking these and making these next time I have a group over! I too HATE the taste of fake super-sweet margaritas with loads of fake sugar. These, on the other hand. look delightful. Thanks for sharing!
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Oh these sound so fabulous!
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Love this recipe. This looks so refreshing to drink during the summer. Must try it.
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I wish the sun would come out then I would drink a glass of this (perhaps after eating your lovely looking quinoa salad recently posted!). Lovely photos too.
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Definitely could’ve used this over the weekend
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YES–I DID work super hard this week and most definitely deserve one of these. ;) Looks so refreshing!
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Any recommendations of which lime juice to buy? It looks like some may be sweetened and I don’t want to have to cut back on the pretty simple syrup.
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Jessica — July 25th, 2011 @ 11:46 am
Does your grocery store have those little fake-looking limes filled with juice? Those work! Sweetened is fine for original margaritas (you just decrease the syrup) but I agree here you don’t want sweetened because you want to use the strawberry goodness!
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I want one of these right now!!
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would frozen strawberries work to make the syrup?
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I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW
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Made one of these tonight. I must be a super light weight LOL. Either way it was pretty tasty.
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Jessica — July 26th, 2011 @ 8:51 pm
The have to just be super strong. One puts me over the edge. I made one tonight and I’m feeling good!
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I think there was a density issue as well. I think they would be best drank with a straw because the syrup tends to sink to the bottom
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Jessica — July 26th, 2011 @ 9:32 pm
Did you mix?? If you stir really well with a spoon and shake they should stay mixed!
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I absolutely do need you. Swoon.
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These rock! And I agree, that they are nice and strong. I used Triple Sec on a recommendation from the clerk at the ABC store, which I think worked well and conveniently I already had a bottle of it at home.
Li, I used strawberries that I had frozen so they wouldn’t go bad. I let them defrost a tad (just about 30-60 seconds on the defrost cycle in the microwave) so they would be easy to blend.
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I love that you served these in jars!
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Thank you Thank you Thank you. I just finished my first one and that will be my limit tonight:) I used about 3.5 oz of the syrup and only about 1.5 oz of lime juice. I like the sweets:) One of the best margaritas I have had is in Boulder, Co. at a restaurant called Rio Grande. This one matches right up with it. Awesome job. Ingredients are pretty pricey though, but they will be used and well worth it.
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I just made these and OH MY GOSH!! These are delicious!! These are also sneaky and evil. :D
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I just made these and they are so good! I want like 10 more!
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Wow. I have been trying to pin down the perfect margarita recipe to do at home… and you got it. this was simply delicious and wonderful…thank you!
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There’s no doubt I’m going to want to finish this on my own, but hoping it would be okay to prepare the strawberry simple syrup a few days in advance and store in the refrigerator?
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AHH! This looks so so good !
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perfect! I was googling strawberry margaritas but I don’t like frozen ones! Love your blog too!
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Has anyone tried making these in a pitcher? I want to make a lot for a party…just want to see if anyone has any suggestions!
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These are awesome! I made a pitcher by multiplying the recipe by 6 and blended everything in the blender. Then I put it in a pitcher and served them on the rocks. I used Nellie & Joes Key West Lime Juice as a shortcut and they were a hit!
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Made these today and they were awesome, thanks for the great recipe! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Made these tonight and they were AMAZING!!! The perfect amount of sweet and tasty tequila! I’m so glad I splurged on Cointreau instead of using Triple Sec as I normally do, yummo!
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These were awesome! I blended them because I craving a frozen margarita! Yummy! I also added a bit of extra strawbeery syrup to my glass because a) I love sweets and b) they were a bit strong for me. With this change they were unbelievable! Thanks.
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When you say strawberry Syrup…is that as in what you would use to make strawberry milk???
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Jessica — May 24th, 2012 @ 9:10 am
No the strawberry syrup method is listed in the recipe – it’s a simple syrup with strawberries.
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Best homemade margarita ever! Just made one <3
Thanks for sharing~
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Just made these for my family to go with our grilled steak taco night. OMG YUMMMM. This is a keeper, I even dug out my mason jars to serve em. Thanks
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Can this be made pitcher style? If so what is the recipe
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These are wonderful… so simple to make and so good. Thank you for sharing your tutorial. I have to also say that these are a little sneaky. You can taste the alcohol in them but they are so darn good that you have to drink at least two of them or more :)
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WOW, looks amazing :) Love your blog
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Yum! I can’t wait for fresh, local strawberries to make this drink. Maybe I”ll just buy some of those fresh Florida berries and make it this weekend.
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Just wanted to say that I tried these tonight to have a little bit of beach drink at the tail end of winter and they are AMAZING. I never thought of making a strawberry simple syrup and that made the big difference in infused flavors. So easy and yummy!
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I made 1.5 gallons of this yesterday for last night’s party. Absolutely delicious. The recipe multiplied out is:
6 cups Grand Marnier
4.5 cups Tequila
6 cups lime juice
7.5 cups Strawberry Simple Syrup
Thanks, Jessica – this was just the thing.
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