5-Minute Frozen Margarita Recipe (2024)

Since coming up with this frozen margarita recipe years ago, it has become a staple co*cktail at the Fit Foodie studio even when it’s not Cinco de Mayo! We love making them for happy hour because you can make a large batch at one time and, well, we love slushies 🤓

With just 5 basic ingredients you can whip up the best blended margarita recipe in under 10 minutes. Let’s get started!

Frozen margaritas are a summer staple and now you can make them in your own home! Like ourSpicy Grapefruit Margarita, these frozen margaritas are made with a few simple ingredients and lots of flavor.

We love this co*cktail recipe because we’re huge fans of the tequila + lime combination. It’s smoky, full of citrus, and an absolute dream. This frozen margarita recipe calls for all of the classic margarita ingredients plus the addition of ice…because after all, this recipe is blended!

What You Need to Make a Frozen Margarita

• Tequila – our favorite is Contigo.
• Orange liqueur – triple sec or Cointreau both work.
• Lime juice – the fresher the better!
• Agave nectar – you can also use honey!
• Ice

We chose to sweeten our frozen margarita with agave nectar because it’s more traditional, but we’ve also made this recipe withhomemade simple syrup or honey, so the option is yours! We recommend using freshly squeezed lime juice for the best results because, well, the fresher the better!

What can I use instead of orange liqueur?

If you don’t have orange liqueur, try using a splash of fresh orange juice! Orange is really the flavor you’re looking for.

How to Make a Frozen Margarita in a Blender

In order to really make this frozen margarita perfect, we recommend using ahigh-speed blendersuch as a Vitamix. You want to make sure that you use something that is strong enough to pulverize the ice into a slushy so that you get that classic frozen margarita consistency.

1. Place all of the ingredients into your blender.
2. Blend on high until it’s smooth and has a slushy consistency. Feel free to add more ice as needed. S
3. Serve in a salt-rimmed glass with a lime wedge and lime zest for garnish.

How to Salt a Rim for Margaritas

To put the cherry on top of this frozen margarita recipe, we love salting the rim of the glass before pouring in your frozen margarita concoction. Here’s what you need:

• coarse sea salt
• water

All you need to do is moisten the rims of the margarita glasses you want to use with water. We do this by pouring water onto a small plate and then dipping the rim of the glass into the water. From there, dip the rim onto a small plate of coarse sea salt. The water will allow the sea salt to stick to the glass.

Variations

Love a frozen margarita, but want to mix it up? Here are some simple variations!

Mango:try ourfrozen mango margaritaby adding some frozen mango into the mix!

Strawberry:you’ll love ourstrawberry margarita. Strawberries add a bit of tartness and a gorgeous red color to this classic co*cktail.

Watermelon: we recently tried frozen watermelon chunks in this recipe and it was NEXT LEVEL good.