It’s Friday. Shut off those computers. Put on some flip flops and whip up a batch of these Strawberry Jalapeño Margaritas for the weekend.
It’s pretty much a rule in our fam that when the weather hits 75+ degrees, I’m bringing out the margs. I’m bringing back one of my favorite recipes from the old blog days because it deserves to be front and center this weekend!
This Strawberry Jalapeño Margaritas came to be almost 8 YEARS AGO at our wedding. Our caterers and bartenders worked with us to craft a few specialty cocktails for our guests and this margarita was hands down the crowd fav. So much so that we ran out of tequila before happy hour was even over and had to go get some more from the market before dinner! I should note that we also did a pre-ceremony happy hour so a lot of cocktails were handed out before the actual dinner!! Clearly we’ve got a tequila loving crowd.
These are sweet from the strawberries, a little spicy from the jalapeño and the perfect refreshing cocktail after a long week!! The recipe below serves 2, but you can easily batch these up and make them ahead of time if serving a crowd. Just make sure to give the mixture a stir before pouring so you ensure the alcohol is evenly combined!
Strawberry Jalapeño Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 cup ripe strawberries, green tops removed
- 1/2 inch Jalapeño pepper
- 2 limes, juiced
- 2 teaspoons agave nectar
- 4 ounces silver tequila
- sparkling water to top
Instructions
- Combine the strawberries and jalapeño pepper in a small blender and blend until smooth. Strain if you prefer but I’m lazy and usually don't bother. Pour the contents of the blender in a shaker.
- Add the lime juice, agave nectar and tequila and a handful of ice. Secure the lid on the shaker and shake for 30-60 seconds to mix and chill the margarita
- Strain the juice out and serve over ice with a splash of sparkling water
Looks amazing! If you were making this for a party, would you go ahead and mix everything to put in a drink dispenser then use the ice/shaker for the individual margies? Just one jalapeno slice per 2 drinks? Super excited to try this out…thank you!
yes!! that sounds perfect!
Gabby,
I tried this and it came out very thick almost like a v8 juice have you ever added water or have I done something else
it’s supposed to be a bit thicker! but you could add a dash of sparkling water if you want to thin it out a bit!
Awesome stuff!!! We really enjoyed these. One thing i did that made them that much better was add a little twang hot lime beer salt to the rim mix. Came out great!!!
I have lots of strawberries – now if only the weather would cooperate….
These look so refreshing!
Looks delicious but I must know where I can get these glasses!!!
My husband and I had a little barbecue with some friends today. I mixed up the strawberry jalapeño margarita, and I have to tell you it was the best margarita I’ve ever had. Hands-down Gabby!!
Hi Gaby, these look scrumptious. Can we use blanco tequila instead?
sure thing
this sounds delicious! if I wanted to make this a mocktail, what liquid should I use to replace the alcohol?
just add extra sparkling water!
Do you use the seeds from the jalapeno?
I do! But you can remove if you dont want it too spicy