Take your margarita up a notch! This refreshing blood orange margarita recipe is easy to mix up for two or make in a pitcher for a crowd.
To make blood orange margaritas, all you need is fresh blood orange juice, simple syrup, lime juice, and tequila! They will become your new happy hour favorite.
Fav Blood Orange Margarita
If you are a margarita lover like me, then you’ve already made these frozen margaritas, grapefruit margaritas, and these skinny fit foodie margaritas and you are looking for a new margarita to mix up for the weekend!
I have you covered! This blood orange margarita recipe is my new favorite margarita to mix up when it is bright and sunny outside or when it’s blood orange season 😀
Not only is the blood orange juice perfectly sweet, but it is a gorgeous deep ruby color that will turn the heads of any guests you have over. Have no fear, I haven’t mixed this blood orange juice with any artificial sweeteners or cheap tequila. Only the best for the best!
Check out everything I used to mix up these delicious margaritas!
5 simple ingredients is all you need to whip up one of these gorgeous drinky drinks.
How to Sweeten a Margarita
Traditional margaritas are sweetened with triple sec and simple syrup made with white sugar! We sweetened this beautiful margarita with a simple homemade agave simple syrup.
Agave Simple Syrup
All you have to do is add the water and agave to a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, you can remove it from the heat.
If you don’t have agave, there are a couple of other sweetener options — try maple syrup or honey. Or, even white sugar.
Blood Orange Margaritas 101
Just like juicing lemons and limes, you can use your favorite juicer (if you have one). We use a hand held juice like this OXO Citrus Squeezer.
However, the juice from a blood orange is darker and can stain a bit more than lime juice! Here are a couple tips we have for juicing a blood orange.
- Be sure to wear an apron when you juice a blood orange.
- We like to cut a blood orange into smaller quarters so that they fit better into the juicer.
- Sometimes it is easier to juice a blood orange in the sink to avoid juice from getting all over the kitchen!
I love a good tequila when it comes to margs. Here are my favorites below:
Blood orange juice is a bit sweetener and not as tart as a lime margarita. We add lime juice to this blood orange margarita to give it the delicious tartness that you are used to in a classic margarita recipe!
Yes! You can make this a frozen margarita recipe. Add all of the margarita ingredients into a high-speed blender with 1 cup of ice and blend until smooth. Add more ice as needed.
Simple Syrup
Blood Orange Margarita
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First, prepare the simple syrup. Add the water, honey/agave, and vanilla to a small pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and let cool.
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Next, add 1 to 2 cups of ice to a cocktail shaker and then pour in blood orange juice, lime juice, tequila, and simple syrup. Option to add more simple syrup, depending on your preference.*
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Give the shaker a good shake so that everything gets mixed together.
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Serve over ice with fresh blood orange slices and a salty rim.
- Blood oranges: be careful when juicing your blood oranges and they tend to be a little messy and might stain your clothes!
Calories: 334 kcal, Carbohydrates: 54 g, Protein: 2 g, Fat: 0 g, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 46 g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photos by The Wooden Skillet.
