Virgin Margarita Recipe
This Virgin Margarita recipe is so easy to make! A simple non-alcoholic margarita with a mixture of fresh lime, lemon, and orange juice, plus agave for sweetness, stirred into tonic water and ice! Garnish with a salt rim and extra lime wedges for a quick, delicious, and healthy margarita mocktail everyone can enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 0 Minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 Serving 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 TB Lime Juice
- 2 TB Orange Juice
- 1 TB Lemon Juice
- 2-3 Tsp Agave Nectar (or liquid sweetener of choice)
- 1/4 to 1/2 Cup Tonic Water or Sparkling Water
- Ice
- Margarita Salt or Flakey Salt (optional)
- Lime Wedges or Slices (optional)
Instructions
- Slice and juice the limes, orange, and lemon.
- Add the fresh juice to a small bowl with the agave nectar and stir to combine.
- Use a lime wedge to wet the rim of the drinking glass before dipping the wet edge into flakey salt (if desired).
- Fill the glass halfway with ice before pouring in the sweet citrus mixture and topping off the glass with tonic or sparkling water.
- Adjust the drink to taste and serve with extra lime wedges or slices.
Notes
- Add Spice: If you like spicy margaritas, you can do this by muddling a few slices of jalapeno in the citrus juice before adding it to the glass.
- Swap The Rim: You don't have to use salt! You can line the rim with Tajian for a salty chili lime flavor or you can use sugar or a combination of salt and sugar which would be a great option if you're serving these drinks to kids!
- Different Liquids: You don't have to use tonic water, you can use plain water, club soda, sparkling water (try a lime or lemon lime flavor), even Topo Chico.
- Sweetener: The sweetener is all to taste but you can use something other than agave like honey (hot honey, vegan honey), simple syrup, a few drops of stevia or monk fruit.
- More Fruit: You can go beyond the classic margarita flavor and use different fruits for flavors! Try pineapple, strawberry, blueberry, mango, or peach! You can strain the fresh juice from puree by blending the fruit and pushing it through a sieve or you can muddle the fruits before straining.
- Get Fancy: If you want to go premium, you can splurge on this alcohol-free zero-proof tequila and add a few ounces to your drink.
- Make A Pitcher: To make these margaritas for a crowd, simply multiply the ingredient amounts in the recipe by how many people you expect to serve.
- Make-Ahead: Once you know how much to make, you can prep the citrus juice and sweetener mixture ahead of time. When you're ready to serve the actual mocktails, add 1/3 cup of the citrus mixture to each glass and top with the sparkling water of choice you are using.
- Make It Frozen: Blend the citrus mixture with the ice and enough sparkling water to get it moving, until you get a slushy texture. Then pour the frozen drink into salted glasses and serve! You can do this with a big batch as well to easily serve a whole pitcher.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
Find it online: https://strengthandsunshine.com/virgin-margarita/
