This Frozen Watermelon Margarita recipe is the perfect summertime cocktail! Made with fresh watermelon, fresh lime juice, tequila, and more. This is incredibly simple and so refreshing on a hot day!
I love to make this recipe on a hot summer day. It uses simple ingredients and the frozen watermelon makes it so refreshing and tasty! Using a high-speed blender will make sure this margarita comes out super smooth. Use ripe watermelon and freeze it for the best results!
For more margarita variations, try my Pumpkin Spice Margarita or my Mistletoe Margarita!
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Ingredients
Simple, fresh ingredients are the key to this recipe!
- Tequila Blanco - You can use plain blanco tequila, but you can also use mezcal or a reposado tequila.
- Frozen Watermelon - Seedless watermelon chunks, frozen in advance
- Cointreau - Or another orange liqueur.
- Lime Juice - Use fresh fruit when possible. Additional lime for a lime wedge garnish.
- Tajin or Salt - For flavoring the rim of the glass, use chili-lime salt (such as Tajin) or plain kosher salt for a salted rim.
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📋 How to make Frozen Watermelon Margarita
Step 1: Prep the Ingredients
Begin by rubbing a lime wedge on the rim of your serving glass (alternatively use agave or honey). Place salt or tajin on a shallow plate. Gently tap the rim of the glass into the salt to coat. Set aside.
Step 2: Blend
Using a high-powered blender, add frozen watermelon cubes, 2 ounces of tequila, cointreau (or orange-flavored liqueur), and lime juice. Blend until smooth.
Carefully pour into the tajin or salt-rimmed cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of lime or a lime wedge.
Variations
- Spicy - Us a jalapeno flavored tequila to make this a spicy watermelon margarita.
- Kid friendly - Omit the tequila and the cointreau, instead use a splash of orange juice for the cointreau and some water or lemonade in place of the tequila.
Equipment
- High-powered blender
- Citrus juicer
- Cocktail jigger
💭 Expert Tips & Tricks
- If you don't have a cocktail jigger, here's an alternative measuring method. 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons. 2 fluid ounces = 4 tablespoons = ¼ cup. ½ fluid ounce = 1 tablespoon. ¼ fluid ounce = ½ tablespoon.
- Be sure to blend this for long enough for all the watermelon to blend fully. You don't want any chunks in your drink!
- If your watermelon is in-season, ripe, and sweet, you will not need any simple syrup in this frozen watermelon margarita. If your watermelon isn't ripe, you may wish to add a bit of agave or syrup. Because this recipe is sweetened naturally, it technically counts as a skinny margarita!
Recipe FAQs
This tasty frozen watermelon margarita recipe is made without ice cubes. Instead, we use frozen watermelon, tequila, cointreau, and lime juice.
Nope, using salt or tajin on the rim of your glass is completely optional.
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Pairing
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📖 Recipe
Easy Frozen Watermelon Margarita Recipe (With Tajin Rim)
Equipment
- High Powered Blender
- Cocktail jigger - 2 oz tequila blanco- ~ 1 cup of frozen watermelon chunks- ¾ oz Cointreau - 1 lime, juiced- Tajin or salt, for the rim- Lime wedge for garnish
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Tequila blanco
- 1 cup Watermelon chunks frozen
- ¾ ounce Cointreau or orange liqueur
- 1 Lime juiced
- Tajin or salt for the rim
- Lime slice or wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Begin by rubbing a lime wedge on the rim of your serving glass (alternatively use agave or honey).
- Place salt or tajin on a shallow plate. Gently tap the rim of the glass into the salt to coat. Set aside.
- Using a high-powered blender, add frozen watermelon cubes, 2 ounces of tequila, cointreau (or orange-flavored liqueur), and lime juice. Blend until smooth.
- Carefully pour into the tajin or salt-rimmed cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of lime or a lime wedge.
Notes
- If you don't have a cocktail jigger, here's an alternative measuring method. 1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons. 2 fluid ounces = 4 tablespoons = ¼ cup. ½ fluid ounce = 1 tablespoon. ¼ fluid ounce = ½ tablespoon.
- Be sure to blend this for long enough for all the watermelon to blend fully. You don't want any chunks in your drink!
- If your watermelon is in-season, ripe, and sweet, you will not need any simple syrup in this frozen watermelon margarita. If your watermelon isn't ripe, you may wish to add a bit of agave or syrup. Because this recipe is sweetened naturally, it technically counts as a skinny margarita!
Emily says
SO refreshing on a hot day!!