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Bottle of Margarita Mix with lime slices beside
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Margarita Mix

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: cocktails
Cuisine: American
Keyword: citrus simple syrup, cocktail ingredient, made from scratch, sweet and sour mix
Calories: 416kcal
Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

Margarita Mix Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice about 7 limes
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice about 2 lemons

Margarita Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounce tequila
  • 1 1/2 ounce margarita mix
  • 3/4 ounce orange liqueur such as Cointreau or triple sec

Instructions

Margarita Mix

  • Simmer 2 cups of water and 1 cup of granulated sugar over medium heat until it is fully dissolved.
  • Pour it into a jar and let it come to room temperature.
  • Add 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 1/2 cup lime juice.
  • Store it in a sealed container for a week or for up to a month in the freezer.

Margarita

  • Rim a tumbler glass with lime juice, then dip in salt. Fill the glass with ice.
  • Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake to combine.
  • Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass.

Notes

Calorie information is for 1 1/4 cup, what you need for one pitcher of margaritas.

Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 109g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 137mg | Sugar: 102g | Vitamin C: 57.8mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.2mg