By: Becky Hardin
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With only 5 margarita ingredients (tequila, fruit juices, agave nectar, and soda) and lots of flavor, this skinny margarita is a guilt-free co*cktail that’s just perfect for Cinco de Mayo!
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What’s in a Skinny Margarita?
This Skinny Margarita Recipe is a healthier twist on a classic margarita, made with fresh ingredients like fresh lime and orange juice, and sweetened with agave nectar to keep things on the healthier side. I’m obsessed!
- Tequila: Choose a good-quality silver or blanco tequila for the best-tasting margaritas.
- Lime Juice: Freshly-squeezed lime juice is the key to a delicious margarita. Don’t use bottled lime juice; it just won’t taste the same!
- Orange Juice: I also love to use freshly-squeezed orange juice, but bottled juice will also work. Choose the pulp level based on your personal preferences.
- Agave Nectar: Agave nectar is a great all-natural sweetener. Use more or less depending on your tastes.
Pro Tip: Blend with ice for a frozen skinny margarita!
Variations on the Best Skinny Margarita Recipe
These skinny margaritas are endlessly riff-able! Try swapping the orange juice for grapefruit, lemon, cranberry, passionfruit, or peach juice.
For spicy skinny margaritas, add a diced jalapeño to the shaker. Switch up the rimming salt for ancho salt or salt mixed with lime zest to brighten things up!
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How to Store Skinny Margaritas
You can combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and agave and store it in the refrigerator until ready to serve. This mixture will keep well for up to 3 days. Add ice and shake well before serving.
How to Freeze a Low Calorie Margarita
You can also freeze the margarita mixture prior to serving. Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and agave and pour into a freezer-safe container to store for up to 2 weeks. Let thaw in the refrigerator before serving.
What to Serve with a Healthy Margarita
This healthy margarita is great served with healthy appetizers like avocado corn salsa, shrimp ceviche, avocado fries, blistered sweet peppers, Buffalo chicken meatballs, or shrimp summer rolls.
You can also pair it with a filling dinner, like baked chicken fajitas, grilled shrimp salad, egg roll in a bowl, or baked pesto salmon.
Recipe
Skinny Margarita Recipe
4.62 from 39 votes
Author: Becky Hardin
Prep: 5 minutes minutes
Cook: 5 minutes minutes
Total: 10 minutes minutes
Serves2 drinks
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This Skinny Margarita Recipe is my go-to simple margarita recipe! With only 5 margarita ingredients (good tequila, fruit juices, agave nectar, and soda) and lots of flavor, this classic margarita is a guilt free co*cktail. This Skinny Margarita is just perfect for Cinco de Mayo!
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Ingredients
- 3 ounces tequila (about 2 shots)
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (about ½ cup)
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice (about ½ cup)
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- Sparkling water optional
- Coarse salt optional, for serving
- Lime wedges optional, for serving
Instructions
Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and agave nectar in a co*cktail shaker filled halfway with ice. Shake well, until cold.
Pour over ice into salt-rimmed glasses. Pour a splash of sparkling water into each glass, if desired, and garnish with lime wedges.
Sparkling water, Coarse salt, Lime wedges
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Becky’s tips
- Always use fresh juice: Whenever we are asked how to make a Margarita, we always say fresh juice only. While you can use store-bought orange juice, fresh citrus juice will brighten up the flavors and make your drink that much better.
- Use a fun salt combination to spice things up:Regular course sea salt is always great on the rim, but you can make things extra fun by using ancho chili salt or even salt mixed with lime zest. Get creative and have fun!
- Always serve extra cold:No one likes warm tequila. Keep it in your freezer and shake it up in this Margarita Recipe for the ultimate frosty sip.
- Is a frozen margarita more your speed?:Blend with ice for the ultimate cold treat this Summer. Add in a bit more juice to brighten things up even more.
- Nutritional information does not include optional ingredients.
Storage:Store skinny margaritas in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1drink Calories: 170kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 19g (6%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 0.2g Saturated Fat: 0.02g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g Sodium: 3mg Potassium: 181mg (5%) Fiber: 0.4g (2%) Sugar: 13g (14%) Vitamin A: 142IU (3%) Vitamin C: 47mg (57%) Calcium: 14mg (1%) Iron: 0.2mg (1%)
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What’s the best tequila for margaritas?
A silver or blanco tequila is best for margaritas. Silver/blanco tequila hasn’t been aged as long and has a stronger flavor that mixes well, while gold tequila has been aged for longer and has a woodier flavor that doesn’t pair as well with the fresh fruit flavors. Reposado tequila is a type of gold tequila that has not been aged for as long, so it will also work in a margarita, although it is not my first choice!
How many calories are in a skinny margarita?
I hate to say it, but there are a lot of calories on regular margaritas (like 500 calories). For a margarita lover like myself, that’s not so good news. But this skinny Margarita Recipe has under 200 calories per (large) glass! I call that a win!
Do I have to use freshly-squeezed juice in skinny margaritas?
For the lime juice, you absolutely must use freshly squeezed. Bottled lime juice will not taste right. You can, however, use store-bought bottled orange juice if you prefer.
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