Fresh Strawberry Margaritas.
I’m pretty sure you worked super hard this week.
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
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Grand Marnier
- 1 1/2 ounces Tequila
- 2 ounces lime juice
- 2 1/2 ounces strawberry simple syrup
- lime + fresh strawberries for garnish
- salt + sugar for the rim
Instructions
- 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.
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I appreciate you so much!
I promise if you make me today I will help you have a grrrreat night. I’m just not responsible for tomorrow morning.
180 Comments on “Fresh Strawberry Margaritas.”
Made these today and they were awesome, thanks for the great recipe! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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!
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???
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~
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
Can this be made pitcher style? If so what is the recipe
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
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.
Phillip Allen, you couldn’t have done such a big batch in a blender. How did you get all the ingredients mixed? In a large pot?
What kind of lime juice did you use? I don’t like the bottled stuff but 6 cups of fresh lime juice is a lot!
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I just made a sample and OMG it is perfection! Can’t thank you enough for this fabulous recipe. Going to a BBQ on July 4th and am making a big batch to bring. Just hope my math is up to par. It’s Strawberry Margarita time :)
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I want to make this tonight but not sure how much equal parts of sugar and water are??? Anyone help PLEASE!!!
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Is there anything else you can use other than lime juice? I have a citrus allergy and cannot have limes, lemons, grapefruit or oranges =( Probably one of the worst allergies ever!!! Is there another good substitute or would it be ok without the lime all together?
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I made these last night. Fantastic. This should be the official drink of the United States of America!
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These are amazing. I was low on fresh strawberries and didn’t want to leave the house, so we made the simple syrup with frozen and garnished with fresh!
I shook up doubles a few times :)
Great margarita, everyone loved!
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What are the nutritional values on this beverage per serving?
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I tried this tonight and followed the recipe rather accurately, so I was quite surprised by the smell coming out of the cup, which was to say it smelled like pure liquor. The taste was also that of liquor in a cup of ice.
This drink is so incredibly strong, it’s quite sickening. I re-read the recipe over and over trying to figure out if I had made a mistake but I was forced to come to the conclusion that this margarita mix was made solely for the seasoned alcoholic. I think my mom’s ex-boyfriend would rather enjoy this.
Honestly this drink made me not want to drink again. *blegh*
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