Jalapeno Margarita Recipe (2024)

Spicy Margarita Recipe with Jalapeno

Who's in the mood for a spicy co*cktail? I am! We're serving up Spicy Jalapeno Margaritas today, my friends, and they're incredibly delicious. They're also quite refreshing. It's hard to go wrong with a good jalapeño margarita when you're in the mood for spirits.

If you enjoy a good co*cktail every now and then, as we surely do, this is likely to become of your favorite go-to recipes. It's super simple to make, incredibly tasty, and always satisfied. It will definitely raise your spirits!

It's perfect for my spicy food loving friends.

Jalapeno Margaritas are the Best

Top quality ingredients are the key for a great spicy margarita. You'll want good quality blanco tequila and orange liquer, sweet agave nectar, and the freshest limes and jalapenos you can find.The flavor of the jalapeno peppers is wonderfully spicy and really stands out against the citrus.

Patty brought along her juicer on a recent vacation and made a delicious blend of citrus fruits we picked up from the local farmers market - lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit. Talk about awesome.

Patty is a talented mixologist and prepared this particular recipe, which we enjoyed by the water. Perfect for Happy Hour!

We're fortunate to have all this fresh fruit on hand right now. This particular recipe uses only lime juice, but you can definitely mix it up.

Let's talk about how to make a spicy margarita, shall we? It's extremely easy. No need to make a simple syrup. It's all mixing, shaking and pouring.

Spicy Margarita Ingredients

• Tequila. Use your favorite brand.
• Orange Liqueur. We prefer Cointreau, or use triple sec or Grand Marnier.
• Fresh Lime Juice. Be sure to use fresh lime juice! Not bottled.
• Agave Nectar. You can also use honey or make a simple syrup with water and sugar.
• Fresh Jalapeno Pepper. Use as much as you'd like.
• FOR SERVING
• Extra jalapeno slices
• Lime wedges
• Coarse sea salt and lime wedge to rim the glass + tajin seasoning

How to Make a Spicy Margarita - the Recipe Method

The Spicy Factor. Add the jalapeno slices (and other hot peppers, like habanero - see below) to a co*cktail shaker. You can muddle the peppers a bit to release their spicy juices.

Add the Liquids and Shake. Add the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave nectar. Fill with ice. Shake vigorously. Give it a good 30 seconds of shaking to really infused that tequila.

Shake longer if you'd like even more flavor. You can easily let the jalapeno peppers steep in the margarita mixture to allow more spice and flavor infusion.

Fill the margarita glass with ice to chill it.

Rub a lime wedge around the top of your margarita glass. Pour the salt and tajin seasoning onto a small plate, then dip the glass into it to coat the rim. The lime juice will help the salt-tajin mixture stick.

Strain the margarita mixture into the margarita glass. Any glass will do, here.

Garnish with a lime wedge and extra fresh jalapeño slices, if desired.

Recipe Tips & Notes

• Salt Rim. Rim your rocks glass with a lime to help the kosher salt and tajin mixture stick to the glass.
• The Tequila. We love a good silver tequila, but you can use any tequila for this recipe. Use your favorite.
• More Citrus. Enjoy your spicy margarita with other citrus, like lemon juice, orange juice, pomelo and others, or a combination of citrus. Hard to go wrong!
• Skinny Margarita. For fewer calories, skip the agave and use less tequila.

Heat Factor

Medium. You can get a nice spice level to your spicy margarita with jalapeno slices, depending on how much you use. If you're looking for milder, use only 1 small jalapeno slice, or skip it entirely.

For an Extra Spicy Margarita, use spicy serrano peppers or hot habanero peppers for some real heat.

The Ultimate Jalapeno Margarita - Truly

Let us know what you think of the recipe! Hopefully you can enjoy it outside by the pool or along the ocean, but hey, anywhere is good for a jalapeno margarita.

We've enjoying this very simple yet tasty recipe for years. It is always a hit at every single party. They don't last very long.

If you like this recipe, you might also like my Spicy Blackberry Habanero Margarita Recipe made with blackberry and habanero peppers.

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