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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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