Jump to my Pumpkin Spice Margarita Recipe

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What is a Margarita?

A margarita is a classic cocktail made with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice. Some variations include blending with ice and serving frozen, adding fruit, or rimming with salt. While any full-service bar should be able to make a margarita, you’ll often find a wide selection offered at Mexican restaurants. I imagine this pumpkin spice margarita would pair perfectly with a cozy, rich mole sauce.

Ingredients Needed to Make a Pumpkin Spice Margarita

• Tequila – Since you’ll be mixing and not sipping, you won’t need super expensive Tequila. Since Blanco is unaged and light, this is the type of Tequila I prefer, but you can use whatever you like, or have on hand. Some brands that I have on hand for margarita-making are Casamigos and Espolon.
• Triple Sec – Orange liqueur is a key component, and Cointreau is my favorite.
• Orange – Traditional margaritas are made with lime juice, but this Fall version replaces the acid with freshly squeezed orange juice.
• Pumpkin Puree – Make sure you buy pure pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling.

What do You Need to Make a Pumpkin Spice Margarita?

• Cocktail Shaker | This shaker is simple, has a built-in shaker, and doesn’t leak.
• Fine Mesh Strainer | You’ll need a mesh strainer to make the blackberry simple syrup to remove the seeds.
• Glass Bottle | This recipe makes a cup of simple syrup so if you don’t use it all you’ll want to store it in the fridge.
• Large Ice Cube Mold | The larger the ice cube the longer it will take to melt and water down the drink.
• Jigger | Part of any well-equipped bar.

Pumpkin Spice Margarita Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of water and all the pumpkin spice syrup ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a boil
2. Once the sugar has dissolved and the pumpkin puree has thinned out, turn off the heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes)
3. Place a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl (I like to use this measuring cup since it has a spout) and strain the syrup
4. Mix the cinnamon sugar rim ingredients together on a plate
5. On a separate plate add some simple syrup
6. Dip the rim of the glass in simple syrup and then the cinnamon sugar mixture (I prefer to rim only a portion of the glass, but feel free to do the whole thing)
7. Add ice to a cocktail shaker along with the pumpkin spice margarita ingredients
8. Shake vigorously until a light foam layer appear, around 12 seconds
9. Pour the margarita into the rimmed glass, straining the ice
10. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a slice of orange

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Jump to my Spicy Mango Margarita Recipe

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What is a Margarita?

A margarita is a classic cocktail made with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice. Some of the many variations are blending with ice and serving frozen, adding fruit, or rimming with salt. While any full-service bar should be able to make a margarita, you’ll often find a wide selection offered at Mexican restaurants. If you ask me, one of the simple joys in life is a delicious margarita with a side of chips and guac!

Ingredients Needed to Make a Spicy Mango Margarita

• Tequila – Since you’ll be mixing and not sipping, you won’t need super expensive Tequila. Since Blanco is unaged and light, this is the type of Tequila I prefer, but you can use whatever you like, or have on hand. Some brands that I have on hand for Margarita making are Casamigos and Espolon.
• Triple Sec – Orange liqueur is a key component and Cointreau is my favorite.
• Lime – Fresh only! None of this Rose’s lime juice.
• Mango Juice – You can buy fresh mango and puree it yourself, but I prefer to buy juice. Make sure it doesn’t have any added sugar and it’s only juice or nectar.
• Jalapeno – Don’t be scared, this is what gives the spicy margarita its spice! Contrary to popular belief, the seeds aren’t the spiciest part of a jalapeno, it’s the white rib inside. I still remove the seeds because who wants to drink those, but if you like it spicy, leave a little of the white, and if you don’t then just remove it all.
• Tajin – This is for the rim. I’m OBSESSED with Tajin and love the complex flavor, but if you don’t then maybe just rim half of the glass.
• Mango – Aren’t cocktails better when they have a garnish you can eat? Just take some fresh mango and sprinkle with Tajin and you’ve got yourself a little snack with your cocktail.

What do You Need to Make a Spicy Mango Margarita?

• Cocktail Shaker | This shaker is simple, has a built-in shaker, and doesn’t leak.
• Muddler | You’ll really want to muddle the jalapeno to work those oils. This is a great option since the tip won’t damage your glass.
• Jigger | Part of any well-equipped bar.
• Cocktail Picks | Use for the fresh mango.

Spicy Mango Margarita on the Rocks Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1 oz Blanco Tequila
• ½ oz Triple Sec
• 2 oz Mango Juice
• 1 Jalapeno
• 1 Lime
• Tajin for rim
• Mango for garnish
• Ice

Directions

1. Place the first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker
2. Add the juice from half a lime and one slice of jalapeno, muddle
3. Fill the shaker halfway with ice and shake for 12 seconds or until you get a little foam on the top
4. Rub a lime wedge around the top of the glass and dip in Tajin
5. Pour the cocktail into a glass, straining ice
6. Garnish with jalapeno slices and fresh mango sprinkled with tajin

 More Summer Cocktails to Enjoy:

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What’s the Difference Between a Margarita and a Mangonada?

When I moved back to Chicago I was determined to recreate my version of La Gloria’s mangonada. What I’ve come up with is pretty much a frozen mango margarita, but the inspiration is La Gloria all the way. I had never heard of a mangonada until I was in my mid-thirties and moved to Texas, but I’m so glad I finally did because they are so good. This begs the question, what is a mangonada, and is it just a fancy name for a mango margarita? No. No, it is not.

If you are reading this post then you are probably familiar with margarita, but let’s just start with the basics. A basic margarita is tequila, orange liqueur, and lime. A margarita can be on the rocks (which is by far my usual preference) or frozen (which is blended). Ultimately, there are countless customizations one can make ranging from the type of tequila (I prefer Blanco if mixing with fruit), classic or with fruit, rimmed or no rim.

A mangonada, I’ve come to learn, is made of mango, chamoy sauce, chili powder, and lime. The version at La Gloria’s is spiked, so tequila is included, and it would not be complete without the tamarind straw. Chamoy was another thing I hadn’t learned about until my time in San Antonio. Chamoy is a Mexican condiment made of fruit and chilies and the flavor is somehow the perfect balance of sweet and spicy at the same time.

So fast forward to me back in my Chicago kitchen and I decided to take the inspiration of Chamoy and get the sweetness from simple syrup and the spice from the Tajín. What I came up with is a delicious frozen mango margarita recipe.

Enjoy!

Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe

• Blender | You can’t really get around making a frozen drink without a blender. I’ve had this one for years, and it works great for frozen drinks, homemade milk, and sauces. I’ve thought about upgrading to a Vitamix for a while, but just can’t justify it while this one is still going strong. And SUCH a better price.
• Glass Bottle | You will have about 4oz of simple syrup so you are going to want to store what you don’t use in the fridge. I only had a mason jar when I made this recipe, but the flip top is much more my vibe.

Frozen Mango Margarita Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 oz Blanco tequila (I like Casamigos)
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 5 oz frozen mango
• 1/2 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Tajín

Directions

1. Place water and sugar in a saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil
2. Turn off the heat and let simple syrup cool to room temperature and thicken for about 25 minutes
3. Add tequila, Cointreau, mango, lime juice, 1 oz simple syrup and 2 oz ice to the blender
4. Blend on high for 90 seconds or until completely blended (I use the frozen drink setting on the Ninja)
5. Swipe lime wedge around the edge of the glass, dip the glass in Tajín to rim
6. Garnish with a wedge of lime

Tips:

• Skip the first 2 ingredients and steps if you don’t need to make simple syrup
• I haven’t tried it yet, but I expect the strawberry simple syrup from the Strawberry Vodka Gimlet recipe would be a great substitution
• If you use simple syrup often, feel free to double the measurements to make a larger batch
• Pour the remaining simple syrup into a glass container and store it in the fridge for up to a month
• If wanting to make more than one, follow the below pitcher measurements and instructions

Optional: Frozen Mango Margarita Pitcher Recipe

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cups Blanco tequila (I like Casamigos)
• 3/4 cups Cointreau
• 3 3/4 cups (about 2 lbs) frozen mango
• 3 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Tajín

Directions

1. Place water and sugar in a saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil
2. Turn off the heat and let simple syrup cool to room temperature and thicken for about 25 minutes
3. Add tequila, Cointreau, mango, lime juice, 6 oz simple syrup, and 1 1/2 cups ice to the blender
4. Blend on high for 90 seconds or until completely blended (I use the frozen drink setting on the Ninja)
5. Swipe lime wedge around the edge of the glasses, dip the glasses in Tajín to rim
6. Garnish with a wedge of lime

More cocktails to try:

Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet

Strawberry Mint Champagne Cocktail

Apple Cider Martini

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