5-Minute Frozen Margaritas

We think our frozen margarita will please the most discerning palate—and yours. The perfect blend of salt, sweetness, slush, and spirits, this frozen margarita recipe makes eight cups of blissfully cold deliciousness, so it's ideal for summer parties. You might think the recommended eight cups of ice sounds like a lot, but you need that much with the limeade concentrate.

Learn how to make frozen margaritas, and serve them with guacamole and chips, or even pour it into popsicle molds for a boozy adults-only treat.

Ingredients for Frozen Margaritas

Besides the two ingredients used for rimming the cups, you'll need just five ingredients, making this frozen margarita recipe even better because it's so easy.

• Limes: You'll use fresh lime juice to help adhere the margarita salt if you're wanting to make a salt rim for your margarita glasses.
• Margarita salt: Margarita salt can be found in pre-packaged containers in the alcohol aisle at the grocery store. It's typically made with kosher salt that is flavored with lime. If you don't have this salt, just use kosher salt.
• Ice: It's a lot of ice, but you need it to match the texture of the limeade concentrate perfectly once blended up.
• Frozen limeade concentrate: Instead of squeezing a lot of limes and making your own simple syrup, we've found a handy shortcut with frozen limeade concentrate. It has the tart-sweet flavor and icy cold texture you need for the margarita.
• Silver tequila: This clear tequila is not aged (or not aged very long), so it has more fruity and vibrant flavors compared to some of the aged tequilas.
• Orange liqueur: Grand Marnier or Cointreau, whichever you prefer, but it's a requirement for a margarita so don't skip it. If you don't have any, you can add more orange juice, but you may need additional sugar to match the missing ingredient.
• Fresh orange juice: The second type of citrus juice is essential for the balance of flavors in this cocktail.
  

How To Make Frozen Margaritas

Grab your blender! These frozen margaritas come together in just five minutes, which is great if you have a big party to serve and need to make batch after batch.

• Step 1. Rim glasses: If you're adding a salt rim to your glasses, rub each rim with a lime wedge, then dip the glasses into the margarita salt.
• Step 2. Blend: Add all the margarita ingredients to a blender, and process until smooth and frothy. This should take 30 to 60 seconds, depending on your blender's power.
• Step 3. Pour and serve: Immediately pour the frozen blended margarita into the prepared glasses, and serve immediately with a lime wedge garnish.

Variations for Frozen Margaritas

You can enjoy a little creativity with your frozen margaritas, adding ingredients you like to make it a bit more personal. Here are a few ideas:

• Change the liquor: We prefer the bright, fruity flavors of blanco tequila in this frozen margarita recipe, but you can opt for an aged tequila like a reposado or anejo. If you like the smoky flavors of mezcal, that would be a good option to try, too.
• Add other fruits: When you blend up your frozen margarita, add another frozen fruit, such as strawberries, mango, or raspberries. The frozen fruit will make the margarita even more slushy and delicious.
• Punch up the heat: If you like your margarita on the spicy side. blend up several jalapeño slices in your margarita.
  

More Cocktail Recipes

Need more happy hour inspiration? Try one of these classic drinks:

• Hurricane Cocktail
• Peach Sangria
• Bushwacker
• Watermelon 75
• Classic Mojito
• Tequila Sunrise