Hey, hey, it’s my birthday! And I made margaritas to celebrate!
Actually, I had all intentions of making a cake, but it’s Cinco de Mayo week here on the blog. (The best holiday ever to coincide with my birthday each year!) And we all know that chips and salsa and margs are about my favorite thing to eat on the planet. So hey, after 30 years of cakes, why not a margarita to celebrate the big 3-1?
I have to say, this recipe is one of my all-time favorites too. Strawberry margaritas are a classic! But instead of going the usual frozen strawberries route, I decided to make use of the beautiful ripe strawberries that are in abundance right now and make a fresh strawberry margarita version. It is sweetened with honey (or agave). It calls for just 5 simple ingredients. It takes less than 5 minutes to whip up in a blender. It can be served on the rocks or frozen.
And goodness, it is delicious.
If you happen to be reading this at a time of year when strawberries aren’t in season, or if you absolutely can’t get your paws on a pound of fresh berries, you are more than welcome to use frozen berries. You can either blend them up frozen, or let them thaw and get closer to the effect of a fresh strawberry margarita on the rocks. But if you can find some fresh strawberries, I completely recommend using them! I swear you can taste the difference of those sweet fresh berries.
And I actually love having a strawberry drink that — for once — isn’t frozen.
So grab 5 ingredients and find 5 minutes and make a batch with me! Here’s how:
Well, actually there are hardly any instructions. Just dump all 5 ingredients — strawberries, tequila, orange liqueur, honey (or desired sweetener), and some fresh lime juice in a blender.
Then blend until smooth. If you’re using fresh berries, you’ll probably have a nice thick foam that develops on top after this sits for a few minutes. Feel free to skim it off if you don’t want super foamy margaritas.
Then either pour them over ice to serve on the rocks. Or add some ice to your blender and make frozen margaritas. And then enjoy!
Cheers to 31!
Fresh Strawberry Margarita
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 - 4 servings 1x
Description
This fresh strawberry margarita recipe is simple to make, and perfectly sweet and delicious to enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 pound (16 ounces) fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1 cup silver tequila
- 2/3 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
- 1/3-1/2 cup honey or agave, more/less to taste
- 1/4 cup Cointreau or Triple Sec (or any orange liqueur)
(for serving) ice, salt to rim the glasses, extra fresh strawberries and/or lime slices for garnish
Instructions
- Add strawberries, tequila, lime juice, honey, and orange liqueur to a blender. Pulse until completely smooth. Let the mixture rest for about 3 minutes, then skim off the foam on top. Taste, and add extra tequila or sweetener if desired.
- If you would like to serve these in salt-rimmed glasses, simply run a lime wedge around the top of each glass. Then dip the top of the glass upside-down in a bowl of coarse margarita salt. Garnish the glasses with fresh strawberries and/or lime slices if desired.
To Serve On The Rocks:
- Fill up each glass about half full with ice, then pour the margaritas over the ice and serve immediately.
To Serve Frozen:
- Add about 3-4 cups of ice to your blender with the strawberry margarita mixture, and pulse until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.
Totally delicious!!! super easy and so, so good. I like mine frozen so I added ice and it made 5 servings.
Thanks, Terri — we’re so glad you enjoyed it!
Sounds so delish…I will try soon. Wanted to share, I rim my glasses with a bit of honey then salt. So delish that way.
Thanks, Betsy, we hope you enjoy! And we love the honey-salted rim idea — yummy! :)
Uhm… One CUP of Tequila? (plus the Triple Sec)—how many servings is this recipe for?
I mean, we will probably drink the whole recipe-worth between two of us, but that’s a pretty generous helping of alcohol, at 2 oz. per 1/4 recipe, since a shot is 1 oz (i think?). Not that anyone actually obeys those rules.
One good thing (that offsets the alcohol), all those strawberries means boucoup FIBER! So this is actually a healthy smoothie! LoL.
I’m sure I’m not alone, though, in wishing online recipes included the nutrient/calories/serving size breakdown. Meanwhile, outa my way! Makin’ me a strawberry smoothie with a KICK!!
Hey there! This makes about 2-4 servings. :) We hope you enjoy it! As for the calories and serving size breakdown, we’re sorry, but we’re not sure. We currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site, as the nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. However, a lot of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. We hope that helps!
Can these be made ahead of time? Thanks.
Hi Constance! How far in advance were you thinking? You could make this the morning of the day you plan on serving (if you plan on serving in the late afternoon/evening), but we wouldn’t recommend making it earlier than that. We hope you enjoy!
Strawberry margarita’s are my all time favorite cocktail. Love, love the taste, especially w/cherries, a chunk of pinneapple, & of course salt around the rim of the cocktail glass.
So delicious!! :)
I made this with raspberries and it is kind of tart and sweet. I’ll try strawberries next time.
That’s good to know, Cara! Yes, definitely try it with strawberries (and if your strawberries taste pretty tart, you can always adjust the sweetness). : )
These margaritas are DELISH! The hubby and I are enjoying a couple right now.
Thanks for this fresh & easy recipe!
Thank you Randi!
Happy belated birthday!
Thanks so much for all you share!
I so wish I had not cleaned off my tequila. Guess I’ll have to buy more. Oh darn ;-)
I had to laugh when I saw this posting. I lived in NC for many years, and every spring is strawberry time here. Fantastic strawberries. I was a single mom with 2 girls and would make “Strawberry Margaritas” for the girls and I. Strawberries and the margarita mixer from the store and no alcohol. Works great until my 9 year old is standing on the front porch, welcoming her sleepover friends, waving a glass around, saying “come on in, we’re having margaritas!”. Needless to say, I had to make a quick path to the driveway to explain, no alcohol.