If you love a classic or skinny margarita, then you’ll enjoy this refreshing strawberry margarita recipe! It’s made with a strawberry simple syrup and fresh muddled strawberries. Perfect for spring and summer!
We simply adore strawberries. The little red, juicy sweet berries are just perfect for so many things! We’ve made some of our favorite recipes with strawberries and now we’ve included them in a delicious margarita!
This recipe isn’t too sweet and it really tastes like a classic margarita but with a fresh strawberry flavor throughout. The simple syrup is very easy to make. Check out our complete guide for making simple syrups. They’re great for cocktails.
Also check out all of our favorite tequila cocktails and best margarita recipes!
How to Make a Strawberry Margarita From Scratch
Supplies You’ll Need
- Cocktail Shaker
- Glasses
- Knife
- Cocktail Jigger
- Medium Saucepan
- Mesh Strainer
Ingredients for A Strawberry Margarita
- Strawberry Simple Syrup – Make homemade or you can use a store-bought syrup too.
- Fresh Strawberries – Fresh juicy, organic strawberries are best!
- Tequila – Blanco tequila is best for this recipe. See our recommendations below.
- Lime Juice – Always fresh squeezed.
- Cointreau – You can also use triple sec or if you want it less strong, fresh orange juice.
- Sugar or Salt for the Rim – We prefer a sugar rim for a strawberry margarita but salt works too!
You can add a dash of soda water over the top of the cocktail if you prefer.
First make the simple syrup. In a small saucepan combine equal parts sugar and water and 5 fresh strawberries sliced.
Bring to a boil, then let simmer for about 5 minutes. Muddle the strawberries the sugar mixture once they’re tender. Don’t boil or cook too long or the mixture will be thick, making the margarita texture too thick.
Then, strain through a mesh strainer into a heatproof jar or container. Muddle the strawberries in the mesh strainer to get the flavor out.
Next, in a cocktail shaker muddle two fresh strawberries in the bottom. Then add in tequila, lime juice, strawberry simple syrup, cointreau and a handful of ice.
Shake vigorously for 30 seconds to dilute the ingredients and get the ingredients nice and cold.
How to Rim a Glass
Prepare your margarita glasses by wetting the rim with water then dipping them into a plate of sugar (we prefer for strawberry margaritas) or salt.
Fill the prepared glass with ice and then strain the margarita into the glass.
If you prefer the cocktail to be even more diluted, add a dash of sparkling water over the top!
Tips for Making a Strawberry Margarita
- Don’t cook the simple syrup too long as you don’t want a thick consistency.
- Add more lime or tequila if you prefer.
- Rim the glass with salt or sugar. We prefer sugar for this margarita.
- Substitute cointreau for triple sec or fresh orange juice.
- Add a splash of sparkling water if you want to dilute the cocktail even more.
- Use juicy, ripe fresh strawberries are the best when making cocktails. We use them in our strawberry Hennesy recipe, strawberry tequila sodas, and strawberry Collins too!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can use triple sec or Cointreau for margarita recipes. Furthermore, you can substitute either liqueur with fresh orange juice if you like them a little less strong.
Strawberry margaritas are made with the tequila blanc. All margaritas are made with tequila and there are many options as to what type you can use.
Here are a few of our favorite tequilas. You can buy most of these at Target or any beverage store and at most grocery stores. They’re all affordable and good quality.
A margarita is made with tequila and a daiquiri are made with rum. They can both be served on the rocks or blended.
Best Tequilas for Strawberry Margaritas
Here are a few brands of tequila that we love when making this refreshing margarita:
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Strawberry Margarita Recipe
Ingredients
Strawberry Margarita
- 5 Strawberries, Cut in half
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Strawberry Margarita
- 2 ounces tequila
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 1 ounce strawberry simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce cointreau
- 2 strawberries
Instructions
Strawberry Simple Syrup
- In a small saucepan combine equal parts sugar and water and 5 fresh strawberries sliced in half.
- Bring to a boil, then let simmer for about 5 minutes. Muddle the strawberries the sugar mixture once they’re tender. Don’t boil or cook too long or the mixture will be thick, making the margarita texture too thick.
- Then, strain through a mesh strainer into a heatproof jar or container. Muddle the strawberries on the mesh strainer to get the flavor out.
Strawberry Margarita
- In a cocktail shaker muddle two fresh strawberries in the bottom. Then add in tequila, lime juice, strawberry simple syrup, cointreau and a handful of ice.
- Shake vigorously for 30 seconds to dilute the ingredients and get the ingredients nice and cold.
- Prepare your margarita glasses by wetting the rim with water then dipping them into a plate of sugar (we prefer for strawberry margaritas) or salt.
- Fill the prepared glass with ice and then strain the margarita into the glass.
- If you prefer the cocktail to be even more diluted, add a dash of sparkling water over the top!
Just in time for happy hour! We LOVE these margaritas!
This drink gets me so excited for summer! It’s already been in the 90s here the last few days so this will definitely be my Friday drink.
Amazing – I made your recipe for my girlfriends last night!