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Isabel

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August 20, 2018

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Made with only 5 ingredients, this Frozen Margarita recipe is cold, slushy, and delicious! It’s perfect for cooling down and relaxing on hot, sunny days.

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It’s cold, it’s slushy, it’s refreshing – it’s my favorite frozen margarita recipe!

When it’s hot outside, and a regular co*cktail just won’t do, this frosty marg is a lifesaver. Made with only 4 ingredients, this recipe is a take on my classic margarita recipebut with a frozen twist! My favorite thing about these is that they’re easy to make and perfect for enjoying on hot summer days and fun weekends with friends.

Simply imagining myself relaxing in the shade with a frozen margarita in one hand and a good book in the other instantly lifts my mood! That’s how good they are.

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Making this frozen margarita recipe is actually a huge step for me because I’m not usually a slushie person. Frozen and blended drinks have never been something I’ve craved.

Most of the time, frozen and blended co*cktails that I order at restaurants are too sweet for my liking, and I always end up throwing away half of the drink because it’s always served in a huge glass! Are those huge glasses really necessary? I don’t get it.

So I took it upon myself to make a frozen drink that isn’t too sweet, has the perfect amount of alcohol, and is refreshing. And I did it! Here’s how to make it.

How to Make Frozen Margaritas

Place 1 cup tequila, 1 cup lime juice, 1/2 cup triple sec, 2 tablespoons agave syrup (or other sweetener), and 6 cups ice in a large blender.
Blend until slushy and pour into 4 glasses.
Serve immediately.

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Isn’t that super easy? I like to think of this as the basic frozen margarita.

Once you’ve got this recipe, you can customize it to your liking and add any flavors that you want. Add frozen strawberries, mango slices, mixed berries, pineapple, anything! Just be sure to add them frozen so the drink keeps its slushy consistency.

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4.68 from 403 votes

servings: 4 drinks

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Prep: 5 minutes minutes

Total: 5 minutes minutes

Made with only 5 ingredients, this Frozen Margarita Recipe is cold, slushy, frosty and delicious! Perfect for cooling down and relaxing on those hot, sunny days.

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Ingredients

▢ kosher salt for rimming glass
▢ lime wedges, for rimming glass and garnishing
▢ 1 cup tequila
▢ 1 cup lime juice
▢ ½ cup triple sec
▢ 2 tablespoons agave syrup, or other sweetener to taste
▢ 6 cups ice

Instructions

Run a lime wedge around the rim of 4 glasses. Dip the edges of the glasses in coarse kosher salt.
Add tequila, lime juice, triple sec, agave syrup and ice to a large blender. Blend until slushy. Taste and add more sweetener if desired.
Pour into prepared glasses and serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1drink, Calories: 315kcal (16%), Carbohydrates: 44g (15%), Potassium: 37mg (1%), Sugar: 39g (43%), Vitamin C: 12.4mg (15%)

Author: Isabel Orozco-Moore

Category: Mexican

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November 18, 2023

Excellent and perfecto!!
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Maureen
October 2, 2023
Thank you for sharing…It was wonderful having a well earned “Monday Margarita with the girls. I look forward to using more of your recipes…
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Jill
August 27, 2023
Wonderful recipe! Just the right amount of kick/lime mix. I used cointreau.
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Kyle Harris
July 21, 2023

Yes
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Mary
May 27, 2023

These came out great! Only change I made was to replace salt with coconut sugar
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Don Holio
May 5, 2023
Too much lime
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1. carol
  September 3, 2023
  agree–I added another 1/4 c of tequila and a tsp of agave–better!
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Liz
March 26, 2023
Such authentic Mexican (delicious) food. When I return to Canada I am going to have a big party. Mexican that is with delicious frozen margaritas. Want to come
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Terrie
March 12, 2023
It’s was delicious some people just can’t fo shollow simple instructions. If it was to running you added to much ice. Stop complaining and just add more ice and enjoy. Have a great day. I know I am now since I have this recipe.. love it love it can’t wait until my family comes for the holidays. Sorry meant to say add lesß ice.
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milkex kinerad
September 3, 2022
your website is unusable, my screen is literally pasted with ads, I can’t see any of the site.
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1. Ana @ Isabel Eats
  September 6, 2022
  Hi Milkex. We’re sorry you feel this way. Allowing ads is what helps us keep these recipes free to use for the public. There’s always the “jump to recipe” button on the top of the blog post that takes you straight to the recipe.
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2. Terrie
  March 12, 2023
  Thanks for the recipe it was super easy and it’s really good. Bye bye Apple Bee. Lol .
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Terry Dobbs
August 16, 2022
Wasted my time and money and imbarrassed me in front of my friends with this horrible frozen margaritas recipe.
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1. Ana @ Isabel Eats
  August 22, 2022
  Hi Terry. Thank you for your feedback, we’re sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe.
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Monie
August 5, 2022

Love this recipe!! It’s simple and taste great❤️
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LT
June 24, 2022

Worst margarita I ever had. So bitter. Wasn’t enough ice either as it was runny. Going to stick with my usual 3:2:1 ratio on the spirits.
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1. Ana @ Isabel Eats
  June 27, 2022
  Hello! Thank you for the feedback and we’re sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe. Some people enjoy their margaritas on the more bitter side, and others on the more sweet side. You can definitely add more agave or simple syrup and tweak the recipe until its to your liking.
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  1. Terrie
    March 12, 2023
    It’s was delicious some people just can’t follow simple instructions. If it was to running you added to much ice. Stop complaining and just add more ice and enjoy. Have a great day. I know I am now since I have this recipe.. love it love it can’t wait until my family comes for the holidays.
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Chyenne
April 23, 2022

I always tweak every recipe I come across, but I’m his is a very good base. Found it a bit weak, so I doubled the tequila and lime juice and added more agave than it asked for. That much ice makes it too watered down without. Also added a full tangelo worth of juice because I needed to get rid of it. If I didn’t have the tangelo, I would have added more triple sec. All in all… So yum.
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Bennet
March 9, 2022

This may be a dumb question, but how you measure a cup of ice
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1. Ana @ Isabel Eats
  March 10, 2022
  Hi Bennet. No worries, it’s not a dumb question! We recommend using a 1 cup measuring cup and scooping the ice into it. I hope this helps!
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