This frozen mango margarita is made from fresh mangoes and is a wonderful summer cocktail recipe. With just a few ingredients, you can enjoy this fun twist on a classic margarita.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Mangos are tasty and fresh mango is lovely. This easy margarita recipe is the perfect way to celebrate mango season.
This is a great cocktail recipe for a Mexican fiesta or Cinco De Mayo. In fact, these go amazingly well with most Mexican food - fish tacos, shrimp tacos, and carne asada tacos.
Only a few simple ingredients are needed and this drink is ready in minutes.
Ingredients
- Fresh Mangoes
- Lime Juice - always use fresh lime juice, it makes a hgh difference
- Tequila - use the best tequila you can afford. I like to use a tequila blanco or a silver tequila.
- Cointreau (is a a type of Triple Sec or orange liqueur that adds a bit of sweetness)
- Ice Cubes
- lime wedge
Sea Salt or Chili Powder for the glass rims (Optional)
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
The full recipe instructions for crumbl copycat recipe are in the recipe card, below but here is a step by step overview of the recipe
Peel and cut the mango into cubes.
Place cut mango on a cookie sheet and freeze it for 3 hours, or skip this step if you already have frozen mango.
Blend until a smooth texture is reached. Add more ice if necessary to get the consistency you want. Blend mango puree, orange liquor, lime juice and ice.
Pour the mango mixture into the glasses and garnish with a lime slice and mint leaves. Enjoy!
Tip: If desired, use a lime wedge to moisten the rims of the glasses and then dip the rims in a plate of salt or chili powder.
Substitutions
- frozen mango margarita - You can use frozen mango chunks as a substitute for fresh mango. Use 20 oz Frozen Mango (Cubed).
- pineapple margarita - use gluten free buns instead of white bread buns to make this gluten free
- mango nectar - You can use mango nectar from the grocery store in place of fresh mango.
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Variations
You can also add some fresh juices for more mango tropia margaritas
- Mango Pineapple - add some pineapple juice
- Mango Orange - add some orange juice
- Mango Mocktail Margarita - add crushed potato chips (ketchup chips!)
Equipment
- high-speed blender or juicer
- jigger
- margarita glasses
Serving and Storage
You can use a flavored salt for the rim of your glass.
Store mango juice in an airtight container.
Top tip
You can puree the mango juice ahead of time and store in the refrigerator. Then when ready to serve, you can use a blender or cocktail shaker to make.
Be sure to taste the margarita before serving. If you want a little more sweetness, you can add some simple syrup.
More Margarita Recipes
Spicy Mango Margarita
Mango Margarita
Ingredients
- 4-5 Mangoes or 20 oz Frozen Mango Cubed
- 2 ounces Lime Juice
- 3 ounces Tequila
- 2 ounces Cointreau
- 2-3 handfuls Ice Cubes
- Sea Salt or Chili Powder for the glass rims Optional
Instructions
Freezing Fresh Mango
- Step One: Cut the mango into cubes and freeze it for 3 hours, or skip to step 3 if you already have frozen mango.
- Step Two: Line a tray with parchment paper and place the mango cubes separated. Freeze for 2-4 hours. If you freeze the mango cubes separately, no big pieces will form, and it will be easier to blend.
- Step Three: Place the ice, frozen mango, lime juice, tequila, and Cointreau in a blender and blend until smooth.
- If the mixture is too thick to blend, let it sit and melt for a few minutes.
- Serve with a slice of mango and a straw.
Notes
Nutrition
I hope you loved this fun mango recipe.
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