Easy 5-minute refreshing Skinny Watermelon Margarita Recipe for those hot summer evenings!
Loaded with fresh watermelon, tequila, orange liquor and plenty of lime may about to become your new best homemade margarita recipe.
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Skinny Watermelon Margarita
When watermelons are in season, it is the best time to learn how to make watermelon margarita cocktails!
Make it just for one and keep the leftovers (if you have any!) in a pitcher in the fridge or serve later at dinner.
It's best to consume it right away after it's made, but use your best judgment when storing this homemade margarita!
About Strawberry Margarita
The process of the homemade margarita is easy and relatively straightforward.
Prepare the margarita glasses or regular whisky tumblers/water glasses (for best results, use chilled; I place mine in the freezer until they are ice cold!), make the salt rim, add ice, and pour in the homemade margarita mix!
I also strain the flesh and seeds after blending the drink, but you can remove the seeds before and leave a bit of watermelon flesh inside-it's up to you!
If you like refreshing beverage recipes such as this watermelon margarita, be sure to check out my other drinks too: Agua Fresca, Strawberry Iced Tea or head over to the drinks category list over here.
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Watermelon Margarita Ingredients
- Tequila - Use a good quality brand of blanco or golden tequila.
- Liquor - Any type will work, such as Triple Sec, Grand Marnier, and, of course, Cointreau, which I use for all my margaritas.
- Lime - The recipe calls for 2 ½ tablespoons of lime juice, but I'd add at least one more full spoonful if you love sour drinks as much as I do. However, if you're new to homemade cocktails, start with a little, as you can always add extra to taste in the end.
- Salt - Two words: SEA SALT, a game changer! I used Maldon Salt Flakes and crushed them myself, leaving a few bigger flakes in the mix, too. Salty crushed flakes combined with a chilled watermelon drink is really something! Who would have thought that this weird combo of salt and watermelon could be SO good?
- Sugar - any sweetener of your choice will do, such as stevia, honey, agave syrup, brown demerara light, or dark sugar. Traditionally Margarita is a sour cocktail, but to balance the flavors some sort of sweetener is a good idea, the amount may vary as well depending on how sweet and ripe the watermelon used.
Why not make it spicy? Add a dash of Jalapeno Simple Syrup directly to the drink before serving.
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Why you'll love this
- Great for beginners - you won't need any shakers or other special bar equipment! If you have a blender, you're good to go!
- Refreshing - simply magical for those hot summer days when you feeling thirsty!
- Fun and easy homemade cocktail to serve during Cinco De Mayo!
- Can be made in advance and in large quantities for a crowd.
- Can be served as a punch in a bowl or pitcher with ice.
- Ready in 5-10 minutes at the most!
- Balanced flavors - perfect amount of sweet and sour flavors.
How To Make Watermelon Margaritas
Let's learn how to make watermelon margarita!
Prep. Salt the rim of a whiskey tumbler or margarita glass.
Rub it thoroughly with a lime wedge and dip the top of the glass in a small plate with crushed sea salt flakes.
For best results use chilled glasses!
Blend. Next, add all the ingredients for the cocktail in a blender and process until all is mixed well and there are no chunks of watermelon.
For best results use chilled watermelon.
Strain the blended drink into a pitcher or bowl to prevent any seeds and excess watermelon flesh from coming into the drink.
Taste and adjust if need with extra lime juice or sugar.
Serve on the rocks. Top the prepared glasses with 3-4 large ice cubes in each and carefully divide the margarita cocktail between each glass.
Garnish the margarita with watermelon, lime slice, and enjoy!
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Tips For The Best Margaritas
- Make it a Spritzer - it also tastes incredible when adding soda, sweet tonic or sparkling water to the pitcher or final individual serving glasses.
- Ice - is optional when blending the mix. But for best results use chilled watermelon chunks, alternatively, add ice (about 3-4 ice cubes) into the blender.
- Cold spring water - you'll need a bit of water, it helps to blend all the ingredients, depending on your blender you'll need to add more/less than mentioned in the recipe.
- Sugar - any sweetener of your taste will work here, stevia, honey, agave syrup, maple syrup.
- I like to keep my serving glasses in the freezer and take them out right before serving.
- If you're not a big fan on the salty rim (not everyone is!) or not sure if your guests will like this, make the salt rim only on half of the glass. Or add a bit of sugar into the mix (to taste).
- Salt rim - use sea salt flakes as mentioned, alternatively regular salt, margarita salt is fine too.
- Make it Spicy - have you tried Tajin yet? Swap salt to tajin spice or simply mix chili powder into sea salt flakes to make a spicy and salty rim. Delicious!
Serving Suggestions
If you're going for a full-on Mexican theme here or celebrating Cinco De Mayo, you'll want to add to your table some Mexican food classics that go pretty well with this watermelon margarita recipe.
For the Appetizer table:
Serve these homemade margaritas for dinner with:
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Skinny Watermelon Margarita Recipe
Ingredients
Method
- Prep. Salt the rim of a whiskey tumbler or margarita glass. Rub it thoroughly with a lime wedge and dip the top of the glass in a small plate with crushed sea salt flakes. For best results use chilled glasses!
- Blend. Next, add all the ingredients for the cocktail in a blender and process until all mixed well and there are no chunks of watermelon. For best results use chilled Watermelon.
- Strain the blended drink into a pitcher or bowl to prevent any seeds and excess watermelon flesh from coming into the drink. Taste and adjust if need with extra lime juice or sugar.
- Serve. Top the prepared glasses with 3-4 large ice cubes in each and carefully divide the margarita cocktail between each glass.
- Garnish the margarita with watermelon, lime slice, and enjoy!
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Skinny Watermelon Margarita: FAQs
A watermelon margarita typically has around 200 to 300 calories per serving. The exact number can vary based on the ingredients and portion size.
A Skinny Margarita has fewer calories because it uses low-calorie sweeteners like stevia or agave nectar instead of sugar.
Regular margaritas often have more calories because they use sugary liqueurs like triple sec and sometimes have a sweeter mix.
It depends on the ingredients and serving size, but generally, a margarita may have more calories than a standard beer.
However, a Skinny Margarita, made with lower-calorie ingredients, might have fewer calories than a regular beer.
A Skinny Margarita may or may not have less alcohol than a regular margarita. The alcohol content depends on the recipe and the amount of alcohol added.
While some Skinny Margarita recipes might use less alcohol to reduce calories, others may maintain a similar alcohol content to a regular margarita.
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Enjoy this refreshing summer drink - watermelon margarita!