We made it to Friday, so I believe we deserve a recent, scrumptious, lovely cocktail to shut out the week. Don’t you assume? I’ve had a lot enjoyable testing out new cocktail recipes over the previous couple of years, and my favorites, by far, are margaritas.
This simple grapefruit margarita recipe is made with simply 5 easy substances. We’re skipping the grapefruit juice focus and utilizing freshly squeezed grapefruit juice (so good this time of yr), then we’re topping our glasses with a tajín rim and dried grapefruit slices as a result of you understand we’re fancy like that.
In case you missed it, we share a straightforward tutorial for making dried citrus here.
I hope you LOVE this glorious grapefruit margarita. Name up your pals and have a beautiful weekend!
Every part you’ll have to make the very best grapefruit margarita
You’ll usually discover substances like orange liqueur, Cointreau, or Grand Marnier in a traditional margarita recipe to offer it a boozy, citrus taste, however this lovely grapefruit margarita is made with simply 5 easy substances for a enjoyable, refreshing cocktail everybody will love! Right here’s what you’ll have to make it:
- Tequila: I favor to make use of silver tequila, or tequila blanco, in my margarita recipes.
- Easy syrup: we’re sweetening this margarita with somewhat easy syrup, however agave nectar also needs to work. See beneath to discover ways to make it your self!
- Triple Sec: you may both add Triple Sec or somewhat extra easy syrup for sweetness.
- Contemporary juices: we’re squeezing in recent lime juice and, after all, recent grapefruit juice for a scrumptious, fruity style. No pink grapefruit juice focus essential.
- To serve: these are non-compulsory, however I really like including tajín to the rime and garnishing every glass with dehydrated grapefruit slices or a recent grapefruit wedge!
make home made easy syrup
A fast shortcut for easy syrup: shake equal components granulated sugar and water (2 tablespoons every could be sufficient for two grapefruit margaritas) in a small jar for 1-2 minutes till the sugar dissolves. When you’re swapping the Triple Sec for extra easy syrup, double the granulated sugar and water.
Jazz up your grapefruit margarita
When you love bubbly drinks, this simple grapefruit margarita can also be scrumptious with somewhat membership soda poured in!
Our favourite methods to garnish
You should utilize sea salt, however I actually love including tajín to the rim of the glasses after I make margaritas. Tajín is a Mexican spice mix that usually consists of dried, floor chilies, sea salt and dehydrated lime juice. It’s tangy, somewhat spicy, and the flavour is SO scrumptious paired with this recent grapefruit margarita.
To rim your glass you’ll minimize a wedge from a lime and rub the minimize facet of the lime alongside the rim of the glass. Pour tajín (or sea salt) onto a small plate and dip the moist glass rim into the tajín to coat it. Then make your cocktail and pour it proper in! Don’t neglect to high your drink with a dried grapefruit slice. Be taught precisely learn how to make dried citrus here!
Scrumptious grapefruit margaritas in 3 steps
- Salt the rim. Earlier than making the cocktail, add salt or tajín to the rim utilizing the directions above.
- Shake it up. Add all the substances (in addition to garnishes) to a cocktail shaker or mason jar with 1/2 cup ice cubes. Shake all of it up.
- Serve & get pleasure from! Add some ice to your glasses, then pour the margarita combination, high with dried grapefruit rounds, and luxuriate in!
Can I make an even bigger batch?
Completely! This recipe makes 2 margaritas as-is, so be at liberty to triple or quadruple this recipe to serve extra company.
Our favourite cocktail-making instruments
- Shake it up with a cocktail shaker
- A easy strainer in case your shaker doesn’t have one
- I really like utilizing this hand juicer for all issues juicing
- Cute margarita glasses like these or these
- A pitcher for serving a celebration
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I hope you like this grapefruit margarita recipe! When you make it remember to depart a remark and a score so I understand how you favored it. Get pleasure from, xo!
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5-Ingredient Grapefruit Margarita
A recent, simple grapefruit margarita recipe made with 5 easy substances. Serve your margaritas with a tajín rim and dried citrus for a straightforward, picture-worthy cocktail! Triple to serve a crowd or get pleasure from these grapefruit margaritas as-is for date evening or women’ evening.
Elements
- For the margarita:
- 4 ounces silver tequila
- 1 ounce easy syrup* (2 tablespoons)
- 1 ounce Triple Sec (or substitute with extra easy syrup)
- 2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (1/4 cup recent lime juice)
- 2 ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
- 1 cup ice
- For serving:
- Tajín (or sea salt) and a lime wedge for rimming the glass, if desired
- Fresh or dehydrated grapefruit slices
Directions
When you’d wish to rim your glass, do that first. Reduce a wedge from a lime and rub the minimize facet of the lime alongside the rim of your favourite glass. Pour tajín (or sea salt) onto a plate and dip the moist glass rim into the tajín to coat it.
Add tequila, easy syrup, Triple Sec, recent lime juice, recent grapefruit juice and ice to a cocktail shaker. Cowl tightly, and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds.
Pour the margarita into your rimmed glasses and garnish with recent or dehydrated grapefruit slices. Cheers!
Recipe Notes
Vitamin
Serving: 1margaritaEnergy: 204calCarbohydrates: 19.4gProtein: 0.8gFiber: 0.2gSugar: 16.4g
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats
This submit was initially revealed on January twentieth, 2023, and republished on March sixth, 2025.
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