Texas Margarita

What Makes This a Texas Margarita

A traditional margarita has lime as the main citrus flavor, but a Texas margarita typically has orange juice as the main citrus flavor.

However, this Texas margarita recipe is a little different and has cranberry juice as the main citrus flavor. It also has sliced jalapenos in it, to give it that spicy kick you’d expect from Texas cuisine.

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This delicious cocktail recipe is a spicy twist on a classic drink that even your guests will rave about it!

• This drink only takes 5 minutes to make so your guests won’t have to wait long for their cocktail.
• It’s always a hit at parties because people want to prove they can handle this spicy drink.
• A cocktail lover will enjoy this margarita since it has unique flavors in it.

If you are a fan of margaritas then you may also want to make this Strawberry Margarita Poke Cake for your party or cookout.

🥘 Ingredients

You will need a few simple ingredients that you can pick up at your local grocery store or liquor store while you are gathering the other supplies for your get-together.

• Cranberry juice: The cranberry juice adds a refreshing, yet fruity flavor, to your drink.
• Margarita mix: Pick up a bottle of your favorite margarita mix at your local supermarket.
• Tequila: Use a bottle of your favorite tequila brand to make these drinks. I like to use a high quality tequila.
• Raspberry liqueur: This is a sweet, fruity liqueur made from raspberries that adds a unique and flavorful twist to cocktails.

See recipe card for quantities.

🔀 Substitutions

Liqueur:  Instead of using raspberry liqueur you could switch it out for orange liqueur or even strawberry if you prefer. 

Vodka: Switch the tequila out for vodka, triple sec, or rum if you want to change things up.

🌈 Variations / Options / Add-Ins

Do you want to personalize this Texas cocktail recipe? Here are a few ways that you can change it up.

Mild: If you are not a fan of spice, you can leave the jalapenos out of this drink.

Orange: Switch out the cranberry juice for orange juice if you want a a citrus twist to this recipe.

If you want to try a different citrus version of a margarita, try this Strawberry Lemonade Margarita.

🥄 Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools

You only need a couple bar tools to help you make this refreshing beverage. Gather these tools and get ready to enjoy this tasty drink.

• Cocktail shaker
• Margarita glasses

🔪 How to Make This Texas Margarita

Making this delicious and spicy margarita is so simple. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and you will have a delicious cocktail in no time at all.

Step 1: Coat the rim of the glass

Run a lime wedge around the edge of your margarita glass, and then dip the rim into the salt.

Step 2: Add ice to your glass

Add the ice to your glass and set the glass aside.

Step 3: Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Pour all the ingredients, except the raspberry liqueur, into a cocktail shaker. Shake until well combined.

Step 4: Finish the drink and serve

Pour into the rimmed glass. Add the raspberry liqueur and then garnish with additional jalapenos, if desired, before serving.

🍽️ Serving Suggestions

I love to serve this margarita with our favorite Mexican appetizers like this Pineapple Salsa and Homemade Tortilla Chips.

👩‍🍳 Pro Tips

• If you don’t like a salt rim on your glass, you could use a lime zest and sugar mixture instead.
• To help reduce the little kick of heat, you can seed the jalapenos first, if desired. 
• You can garnish this glass with a slice of jalapeno, orange slice, or a lime wedge. 
• Fresh lime juice really works best, but you can use bottled juice in a pinch.  
• A coarse salt works best for rimming your glass if you don’t have margarita salt on hand.

❓ Recipe FAQs

🙏 Pairing

These are my favorite dishes to serve with this Texas Margarita: