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Avocado Margarita

This frozen avocado margarita recipe is creamy, refreshing, and bursting with flavor. Serve at your next pool party or barbecue for the perfect summer cocktail!

Vertical view of a short glass with the avocado margarita in it with salt and lime wheels on the rim

I’ve heard so much about the avocado margarita that I simply had to try it. One of the things I really enjoy about it, other than it being a margarita, is how creamy it is. The other thing I love is that you can clearly taste the avocado and it melds nicely with the rest of the ingredients. That surprised me!

If you love the flavor of avocados and creamy, tasty cocktails, then you are going to love these green margaritas!

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Helpful tips

  • Use the best ingredients you can afford. Although I use Patron silver tequila (blanco), a more budget friendly tequila brand is Lunazul.
  • I use a silver or blanco tequila, but you can use a gold, repasado, or anejo tequila if you prefer.
  • My go-to orange liqueur is Cointreau, but you can use triple sec which is more budget friendly.
  • Simple syrup is the cocktail sweetener I use the most, but if you prefer agave syrup, use that instead.
  • Homemade sweet and sour is much better than store bought. I go with a 1:2 sweet to sour ratio. Try the recipe as written and if you decide you’d like it sweeter, add .50 ounce more of simple syrup and taste it and if you want it to be even sweeter, add another .50 ounce.
  • Wash your fruit to remove any pesticides. Here’s two different ways: 1.) I use a vegetable/fruit cloth – one side is coarse and the other smooth. Wet the cloth and rub the skin of the limes with the coarse side and rinse with cold water. 2.) Squirt some unscented natural soap to your hand and rub the limes between your palms. Take a vegetable brush and scrub the skin of the fruit. Rinse thoroughly with cold water.
  • I prefer using a classic blender with the blades in the bottom of the container because it’s easier to add more ingredients, including ice. But if you only have the type of blender with the blades in the lid, you can still add more ingredients after you blended the cocktail, it just will be a little messy.
  • Here’s how to salt the rims of the glasses: pour some chunky salt like, sea salt, kosher salt, or Maldon salt on a small plate. Dip your finger in simple syrup and rub it around the rim of the glasses. With the glass upside down, roll the rim in the salt, shake any loose salt off the glass and set it up right. Repeat with the other glass.
  • I like to use lime wheels as the garnish, but you can use lime wedges if you prefer.
a glass with salt on the rim and a lime wheel filled with a thick green drink along with a lime on the table
Photo Credit: Dishes Delish.

How to make the avocado margarita

Pre-step

Get out a blender, measuring glass, and margarita glasses. Slice two thin lime wheels out of the thickest part of the fruit and then cut small slits in the wheels so you can place one on the rim of each glass.

After measuring out the ingredients, add them to the blender container.

Step one

Salt the rim of each margarita glass. Here’s how: pour some chunky salt like, sea salt, kosher salt, or Maldon salt on a small plate. Dip your finger in simple syrup and rub it around the rim of the glasses. With the glass upside down, roll the rim in the salt, shake any loose salt off the rim and set up right. Repeat with the other glass.

Step two

Gather the ingredients – tequila, orange liqueur, limes, simple syrup, and avocado. (A)

Step three

Measure out 4 ounces blanco tequila. (B)

Left - avocado, limes, tequila, cointreau, simple syrup. Right - tequila measured out

Step four

Measure out 2 ounces orange liqueur. (C)

Measure five

Measure out 4 ounces fresh lime juice. (D)

Cointreau and lime measured out

Step six

Measure out 2 ounces simple syrup. (E)

Step seven

Cut a ripe avocado in half with a sharp knife and remove the pit. (F)

Simple syrup and avocado measured out

Step eight

Take a tablespoon and scoop out the avocado flesh and transfer it to the blender container.

Step nine

Add 1.5 – 2 cups of ice into the blender and blend on high until the delicious drink is creamy.

Step ten

Pour and divide the margarita between each glass. Make sure not to pour it over the salt on the glass rim as you don’t want a salty margarita.

Add a lime wheel to each glass rim.

Upper view of lime wheels on margarita glasses with the avocado margaritas in them

Doesn’t that look good?

A short margarita glass with the green margarita on a board with salt on the table along with limes

Look at that creamy texture.

Vertical view of a creamy green drinks with limes on the board

I hope you enjoyed this avocado margarita recipe.

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Avocado Margarita

This frozen avocado margarita recipe is creamy, refreshing, and bursting with flavor. Serve at your next pool party or barbecue for the perfect summer cocktail.
5 from 6 votes
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Course: Cocktails
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: avocado cocktail, avocado margarita, creamy margarita
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2 cocktails
Calories: 309kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces tequila (blanco)
  • 2 ounces orange liqueur (like Cointreau, or triple sec)
  • 4 ounces lime juice
  • 2 ounces simple syrup
  • avocado (cut in half and remove pit)
  • 2 lime wheels (with a small slit cut in them)

Optional

  • kosher salt (or some chunky salt)

Instructions

  • Get out a blender, measuring glass, and margarita glasses. If you want a salted rim, do so now. (Check out notes to see how.)
    kosher salt
  • Add tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and simple syrup to the blender container.
    4 ounces tequila, 2 ounces orange liqueur, 4 ounces lime juice, 2 ounces simple syrup
  • Scoop out the avocado flesh with a tablespoon and add to the blender.
    avocado
  • Add ice, and place the lid on the blender. Blend on high until the ingredients are combined and the consistency is thick and creamy.
  • Divide and pour the margarita between the two classes. Place a lime wheel on each glass rim.
    2 lime wheels
  • Sip
  • Smile
  • Enjoy
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Notes

Helpful tips
  • Use the best ingredients you can afford. Although I use Patron silver tequila (blanco), a more budget friendly tequila brand is Lunazul.
  • I use a silver or blanco tequila, but you can use a gold, repasado, or anejo tequila if you prefer.
  • My go-to orange liqueur is Cointreau, but you can use triple sec which is more budget friendly.
  • Simple syrup is the cocktail sweetener I use the most, but if you prefer agave syrup, use that instead.
  • Homemade sweet and sour is much better than store bought. I go with a 1:2 sweet to sour ratio. Try the recipe as written and if you decide you’d like it sweeter, add .50 ounce more of simple syrup and taste it and if you want it to be even sweeter, add another .50 ounce.
  • Wash your fruit to remove any pesticides. Here’s two different ways: 1.) I use a vegetable/fruit cloth – one side is coarse and the other smooth. Wet the cloth and rub the skin of the limes with the coarse side and rinse with cold water. 2.) Squirt some unscented natural soap to your hand and rub the limes between your palms. Take a vegetable brush and scrub the skin of the fruit. Rinse thoroughly with cold water.
  • I prefer using a classic blender with the blades in the bottom of the container because it’s easier to add more ingredients, including ice. But if you only have the type of blender with the blades in the lid, you can still add more ingredients after you blended the cocktail, it just will be a little messy.
  • Here’s how to salt the rims of the glasses: pour some chunky salt like, sea salt, kosher salt, or Maldon salt on a small plate. Dip your finger in simple syrup and rub it around the rim of the glasses. With the glass upside down, roll the rim in the salt, shake any loose salt off the glass and set it up right. Repeat with the other glass.
  • I like to use lime wheels as the garnish, but you can use lime wedges if you prefer.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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12 Comments

  1. I can’t even tell you how much I enjoyed this avocado margarita over the weekend. Definitely helped myself to a couple of glasses! Thanks for such a great cocktail recipe!

  2. WHat an interesting margarita recipe to try with avocados. very creative. Thanks for sharing.

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