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Classic Skinny Margaritas

Drink Recipes· Summer BBQ and Party Recipes· Tex-Mex Recipes

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Classic Skinny Margaritas are the perfect party drink, combining tequila, orange liqueur, FRESH lime juice, and plenty of ice. Rim the glasses with salt and lime wedges, and sip away.

Classic Skinny Margaritas combining a good tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and plenty of ice. Skip the simple syrup to make these skinny! | suebeehomemaker.com

These margaritas are as good as they look. Actually, better! In fact, I’ll never EVER use that sugary pre-mix again.

Here’s a few tips to making really GREAT margaritas:

  1. Use a good quality tequila. I’m not an expert but I had Manik Tequila on hand and used it. It made this margarita oh-so-smooth tasting.  Good Quality Tequila –> Good Marg!
  2. Likewise, use a good quality orange liqueur, like Cointreau.
  3. Buy a BUNCH of large limes, and squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. For this recipe, I used about six limes to get 4 ounces of juice.
  4. Use a cocktail shaker to mix these margaritas. Fill the shaker with ice, add the tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice, and shake, shake shake.

Classic Skinny Margaritas combining a good tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and plenty of ice. Skip the simple syrup to make these skinny! | suebeehomemaker.com

So you might remember that my sister was in town from Cali. She helped me make those lovely and super delicious Huevos Rancheros Tostadas and is aka my hand model. LOVE a good hand model!

Oh, and she was my very busy recipe tester too. Like VERY.

And just so you know, these drinks are double what the recipe states. Which is maybe why we have silly grins on our faces. But we only had ONE drink…er, two. Ok, ONE big one. 🙂

Classic Skinny Margaritas combining a good tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and plenty of ice. Skip the simple syrup to make these skinny! | suebeehomemaker.com

WARNING: Do NOT drive anywhere after consuming these margaritas!

And drink only ONE! And eat something while you drink them, like some Chunky Guacamole and blue chips! Yes! 🙂

The reason that these margaritas are SKINNY is because they contain zero added sugar. Most margaritas are made with a simple syrup or that bottled pre-mix that is full of sugar. With my recipe, you are using good quality alcohol and FRESH lime juice, which makes all the difference in the world. They weren’t missing the sugar AT ALL.

The other really important thing is using the cocktail shaker, which simultaneously chills and dilutes the drink at the same time.

 

The countdown is on to Cinco de Mayo, and these drinks are definitely making an appearance for a party. Remember to sip slowly, eat plenty, and most importantly, DON’T DRIVE.

Classic Skinny Margaritas combining a good tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and plenty of ice. Skip the simple syrup to make these skinny! | suebeehomemaker.com

Try these margaritas next: Blackberry Peach Frozen Margaritas

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Classic Skinny Margaritas combining a good tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and plenty of ice. Skip the simple syrup to make these skinny! | suebeehomemaker.com
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Classic Skinny Margaritas

Classic Margaritas combining a good tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, and plenty of ice. Skip the simple syrup to make these skinny!

Course Drinks
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword classic margaritas, cocktails, happy hour, skinny margaritas, tex-mex
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 225 kcal
Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. tequila - good quality
  • 4 oz. orange liqueur - good quality
  • 4 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice (approx 6 limes) - NOT OPTIONAL
  • lots of ice
  • kosher salt for rim of glass
  • extra lime slices for serving

Instructions

  1. Prepare 4 small (or 2 large) margarita glasses by rubbing lime along the rims and dipping them in a bowl of kosher salt. Fill glasses with plenty of ice.

  2. Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add half of the tequila, triple sec, and FRESHLY SQUEEZED lime juice and shake vigorously.

  3. Pour into two margarita glasses and garnish with lime. Repeat for remaining two glasses, and serve.

Nutrition Facts
Classic Skinny Margaritas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 225
% Daily Value*
Sodium 3mg0%
Potassium 33mg1%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Vitamin A 15IU0%
Vitamin C 8.5mg10%
Calcium 4mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

 

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  1. Shari says

    04.24.2017 at 7:32 pm

    YUM, YUM, YUM!!!

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    • Suebee Homemaker says

      04.24.2017 at 8:10 pm

      I can’t wait to make them again!! 🙂

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