Simply Limeade Margarita Recipe

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This Simply Limeade Margarita recipe is one of our favorite easy margaritas to make. You don’t need a premade margarita mix, and you don’t have to juice any limes. It comes together in just 3 simple ingredients to make delicious limeade margaritas. 

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Why we love this cocktail-

• They’re so easy that you can serve them for Cinco De Mayo, or even just taco night. 
• We love Simply juices and their limeade is no exception. It pairs perfectly with the orange liqueur, and there’s no need to add any simple syrup or agave because the limeade is just sweet enough.
• While we love a margarita with fresh lime juice, you don’t need it in this recipe, which means you can skip juicing all those fresh limes. This is the perfect lazy, easy margarita recipe.
• This is such a fun take on a classic cocktail- it is the easiest margarita you will ever make!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup ice
• 2 ounces tequila (blanco tequila or silver tequila)
• 1 ounce triple sec (or Grand Marnier, etc)
• 3-4 ounces Simply Limeade
• Fresh lime wedge or wheel for garnish, optional
• Margarita salt, optional for a salty rim

Directions:

Step 1: To rim the glass, if you want to, rum a slice of lime around the rim of the glass and dip into your favorite margarita salt, or any coarse salt. Kosher salt is a great option if you don’t have a premade mix.

Step 2: To a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, triple sec, and limeade. Shake to combine and chill.

Step 3: Pour the margarita into your prepared glass, and garnish, if desired.

Easy substitutions & tips

• Rim the glass with Tajin and add a few fresh jalapeno slices for easy spicy margaritas.
• Blend all of the ingredients for easy, slushy margaritas.
• You can serve this in margarita glasses or any glasses you have on hand to make things even easier.
• No triple sec on hand? Add a splash of orange juice.
• You can swap the salted rim for a sugar rim, if you prefer. To easily add to the rim of your glass, add sugar or salt in a shallow layer on a saucer or other small plate. Rum the lime around and dip into the salt.
• You can easily multiply this recipe to make pitcher margaritas for a crowd.
• You won’t really want to sub the limeade in this, Simply is the best store-bought limeade you can get.

For the full recipe and a printable version, see the recipe card below.

FAQs-

What is the difference between a margarita and a margarita on the rocks?

Typically margaritas are blended or “on the rocks” meaning served over ice. You can make them whichever way you prefer.

What is a good substitute for Triple Sec?

You can swap the triple sec for Grand Marnier, Cointreau, curacao (blue curacao for a fun color), or even grenadine in a pinch. The main purpose of this ingredient is to add some smoothness to the drink.

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We hope you enjoy this easy and simple limeade margarita recipe. If you do, you might also like these other delicious margaritas-

Try our Spicy Jalapeno Margarita.

These Frozen Peach Margaritas are perfect for Summer.

You might also like our Frozen Pink Lemonade Margarita.

For a fun twist, try our Blood Orange Margarita.

For a margarita with wine, we have a sweet Moscato Margarita recipe, as well.

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