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Spicy Margarita Recipe

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We love a good margarita, and this Spicy Margarita recipe takes a classic margarita recipe and gives it a touch of heat with fresh jalapenos. These are perfect for Cinco De Mayo, or Taco Tuesday, whichever! This cocktail uses fresh ingredients- no mixes here. We did a spicy salt rim with Tajin chili lime seasoning, too.

Spicy Margarita Recipe

Why we love this recipe-

  • This is a simple recipe that makes fresh margaritas full of spicy jalapeño flavor. They are perfect for your next happy hour.
  • While store-bought mix can be great, these are made with fresh ingredients to get that perfect balance of flavors.
  • The spicy heat from the fresh peppers is so much fun, and takes our regular margaritas to the next level.

Spicy Margarita Ingredients:

  • 2 ounces silver tequila (or blanco tequila)
  • 1 ounce triple sec, or other orange liqueur
  • 3 ounces fresh lime juice
  • 2 cups ice cubes
  • Extra fresh limes, sliced, for garnish
  • 1/2 ounce agave syrup or simple syrup
  • Chili lime seasoning (we love Tajin seasoning)
  • 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, sliced
  • Equipment needed:
  • A cocktail shaker
  • A rocks glass or margarita glass
  • A saucer for the rimming salt
Spicy Margarita Recipe ingredients

Directions:

Step 1: Add 2-3 jalapeno slices and 1 oz lime juice to a cocktail shaker. Muddle the jalapeno.

Step 2: Add ice, tequila, triple sec, sweetener, and remaining lime juice.

Spicy Margarita Recipe process- tequila pouring into a shaker cup

Step 3: Shake well to combine and chill.

Step 4: Add a shallow layer of the chili lime seasoning to a small plate.

Step 5: Rum a lime wedge around the rim of your glass, and dip into the seasoning.

Step 6: Add fresh ice to the glass.

Step 7: Place 3-4 extra jalapeño slices into the glass.

Step 8: Pour the margarita, strained, into the glass, and discard the muddled jalapenos.

Step 9: Garnish with a lime wheel.

Spicy Margarita

Tips & Tricks:

  • For less spice, skip muddling the jalapeno slices and only use the garnish for just a little heat.
  • You can use regular salt on the rim of the glass instead of a Tajin rim, if you prefer a regular salted rim, or you could try sugar!
  • For the sweetener, start with 1/2 ounce of agave or simple syrup. You can skip that, if you don’t want sweetness to your margarita, or use a little more- whatever is your personal preference.
  • You can also de-seed the jalapenos to get rid of a bit of the spice, as well. The garnish doesn’t add a ton of spice, most of it will come from the jalapenos that we muddle.
  • Any kind of tequila that you love will work great for these.

How to make a big batch of these Spicy Margaritas-

Step 1: Slice two jalapenos and muddle in a couple ounces of lime juice.

Step 2: In a large pitcher stir together 1 1/2 cups of tequila, 3/4 cup of triple sec, 2 1/4 cups of lime juice, and 3 ounces of agave or simple syrup. Fill your cocktail glasses with ice, and pour the margarita mixture over the ice. This makes 6 margaritas. Garnish with a fresh slice of lime in each glass and a couple of extra jalapeno slices.

Spicy Margarita Recipe

A lime margarita is such a refreshing cocktail, and we love this Spicy Jalapeno Margarita recipe.

You might also like these other spicy cocktail ideas-

Tito’s Bloody Mary

Michelada Recipe with Shrimp

and, for more margaritas, check these out-

Frozen Peach Margaritas

Blood Orange Margaritas

Easy Simply Limeade Margaritas

Yield: 1

Spicy Margarita

Spicy Margarita

A delicious Spicy Margarita recipe- classic lime margarita infused with jalapenos and a Tajin rim!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces silver tequila (or blanco tequila)
  • 1 ounce triple sec, or other orange liqueur
  • 3 ounces fresh lime juice
  • 2 cups ice cubes
  • Extra fresh limes, sliced, for garnish
  • 1/2 ounce agave syrup or simple syrup
  • Chili lime seasoning (we love Tajin seasoning)
  • 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, sliced
  • Equipment needed:
  • A cocktail shaker
  • A rocks glass or margarita glass
  • A saucer for the rimming salt

Instructions

    1. Add 2-3 jalapeno slices and 1 oz lime juice to a cocktail shaker. Muddle the jalapeno.
    2. Add ice, tequila, triple sec, sweetener, and remaining lime juice.
    3. Shake well to combine and chill.
    4. Add a shallow layer of the chili lime seasoning to a small plate.
    5. Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glass, and dip into the seasoning.
    6. Add fresh ice to the glass.
    7. Place 3-4 extra jalapeño slices into the glass.
    8. Pour the margarita, strained, into the glass, and discard the muddled jalapenos.
    9. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 402

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.

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