Skinny Margarita Recipe (Pitcher Margarita) - a delicious, pitcher margarita recipe that is made with simple, real food ingredients!
Ingredients
Pitcher Recipe (Approx. 8-10 servings):
1cupwater
½cuphoneysee notes*
1 ½cupstequila
1cuplime juice
¼cuporange juicefreshly squeezed (1-2 oranges)
4-6cupsice
Individual Serving:
3ouncestequila
2ounceslime juice
1ounceorange juice
2tablespoonswater
1teaspoonhoney
1cupice
Instructions
Dissolve: Combine 1 cup water and ½ cup honey in a small saucepan. Warm water up just enough so that honey can dissolve; whisk to help it combine. Remove from heat and let cool (although it shouldn't be very hot at all).
Combine: Add 1 ½ cups tequila, 1 cup lime juice, ¼ cup orange juice and honey/water mixture to pitcher (or glass); stir to combine. Add 4-6 cups ice and stir to cool the mixture.
Adjust: Taste and adjust as needed. Feel free to cut up several more limes into the pitcher to make it look pretty (if you are making the pitcher version).
Serve: Don't forget to salt your glass rims (if desired) before you pour! Enjoy!
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Notes
Personal Preference: Margaritas vary widely with how sweet they are, etc. - this recipe is easily modifiable if, after tasting you think it is too sweet (add some more lime juice or water to thin out) or not sweet enough (add some more honey water or fresh orange juice). This is a great base recipe!
Honey Water: if you don't like your margaritas sweet at all, you can omit this, but I would still recommend adding in a little water to tame down the mixture. Alternatively, you could start with a honey water combination of just 1/2 cup water and 1/4 cup honey - taste and then you can always make another little batch to sweeten more if you want.
Make Ahead: you could make the tequila, lime juice, orange juice mixture and honey water ahead of time. When you are ready to serve, add ice to the pitcher and serve!