Cherry Margarita | Frozen and Delicious

When you make this frozen cherry margarita recipe and serve it at your next dinner party, you are going to make everyone extremely happy. It is frosty and refreshing, and its cherry flavor is sure to be a hit.

A lot of the margarita recipes I publish are variations of the ones I made and served when I worked for the Mexican restaurant. This one is an exception.

We served a variety of fruit margaritas but the restaurant didn’t offer any made with my favorite fruit: cherry margaritas.

One reason I can imagine for this omission is that cherries have always been expensive, so perhaps this cocktail wouldn’t be profitable. Another reason could be that most of the fruit the restaurant used to make margaritas came in cans, but the only canned cherries I know of are in cherry pie filling, which would have been too sweet.

In any case, you can make this margarita with frozen cherries, but I say there is nothing better than anticipating cherry season so I can make this fresh cherry margarita!

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Helpful tips

• Instead of using a cocktail shaker for this cocktail, you will be using a blender.
• I always say to use the best quality of alcohol that you can afford, but this is an example where you could get by with less. Cuervo Gold is a good budget tequila to use.
• When selecting a bag of fresh cherries to take home, make sure to pick up the bag and look at the cherries on the bottom. If the bag is leaking juice, chances are there is crushed or rotten fruit inside. Either go for a different bag or dig out the rotten ones.
• Whether choosing cherries in a bag or individually, lightly squeeze some of them to make sure they are firm.
• If you are making this cocktail and you can’t find fresh cherries, use frozen. (And if there is a Trader Joe’s near you, they sell EXCELLENT frozen black cherries.)
• I prefer my sour mix in a 2:1 ratio, so two parts sour to one part sweet. Start there and if you decide you want it sweeter, add more simple syrup 1/4 to 1/2 ounce at a time, tasting as you go.
• You can stretch the margarita by adding more ice.
• I don’t add salt to the rim of my frozen margaritas but if you love salt, feel free to add it. Just be sure to shake the glass while it is upside down to make sure the salt doesn’t settle in the glass and make your margarita salty.
• If you want, you can also add lime wedges as garnish to go along with the cherries.

How to make a cherry margarita

Pre-step

Get your blender, measuring glass, margarita glasses and 2 martini picks. Wash the cherries and use a cherry pitter to remove the pits. Take 4 of the cherries and stick 2 on each martini pick.

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

Step one

Gather the ingredients – tequila, orange liqueur, limes, simple syrup and cherries.

Step two

Measure 4 ounces of tequila. (A)

Step three

Measure 2 ounces of orange liqueur. (B)

Step four

Measure 4 ounce of fresh lime juice. (C)

Step five

Measure 2 ounces simple syrup. (D)

Step six

Measure a little over 2 cups of pitted cherries and add to the blender.

Step seven

Add 2 – 3 cups of ice and cap the blender. Blend until combined and add ice if it isn’t thick enough for you.

Pour the cherry margarita into the two cocktail glasses and add the garnish to each glass.

Doesn’t that look frosty and delicious?

Let’s see the tumbler in front.

And the overhead view.

And one more shot.

Cheers! I hope you enjoy this frozen cherry margarita recipe! It’s a great margarita to add to your Cinco de Mayo fare.

Other frozen fruit cocktails

• Peach margarita
• Blueberry daiquiri
• Frose

And as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish!

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