Skinny Margarita Recipe

By Becky Hardin

Updated May 16, 2025

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I love a good margarita, but I don’t love all the calories. With only 5 ingredients and lots of flavor, this skinny margarita has half the calories of its standard counterpart. It’s a guilt-free cocktail that’s just perfect for Cinco de Mayo! This is the type of margarita I make most at our house. It’s simply so refreshing.

Skinny Margarita

My skinny margarita recipe is a healthier twist on a classic margarita, made with fresh lime and orange juice, and sweetened with agave nectar instead of sweetened lime juice and calorie-filled liqueurs. I’m obsessed with how crisp and cool it is. This is my go-to recipe for girls’ nights, and it’s always met with rave reviews.

This skinny margarita recipe is endlessly riff-able! Try swapping the orange juice for grapefruit, lemon, cranberry, passionfruit, or peach juice. Peach is one of my favorites. For spicy skinny margaritas, add a diced jalapeño to the shaker. I find that adds enough flavor without making things too hot. I love to switch up the rimming salt for ancho salt or salt mixed with lime zest to brighten things up!

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Skinny Margarita Recipe

4.64 from 41 votes

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 5 minutes mins

Total: 10 minutes mins

Servings: 2 drinks

Author: Becky Hardin

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This Skinny Margarita Recipe is my go-to guilt-free cocktail recipe!

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 3 ounces tequila (about 2 shots), choose a good-quality silver or blanco tequila
• ▢ 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice (about ½ cup)
• ▢ 4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice (about ½ cup)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon agave nectar
• ▢ Sparkling water optional
• ▢ Coarse salt optional, for serving
• ▢ Lime wedges optional, for serving

Instructions 

• Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and agave nectar in a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice. Shake well, until cold.
  3 ounces tequila, 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice, 4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice, 1 tablespoon agave nectar
  
• Pour over ice into salt-rimmed glasses. Pour a splash of sparkling water into each glass, if desired, and garnish with lime wedges.
  Sparkling water, Coarse salt, Lime wedges
  

Becky’s Tips

• Use fresh juice. While you can use store-bought orange juice, fresh citrus juice will brighten up the flavors and make your drink that much better.
• Serve extra cold. No one likes warm tequila. Keep it in your freezer and shake it up in this Margarita Recipe for the ultimate frosty sip.
• Is a frozen margarita more your speed? Blend with ice for the ultimate cold treat this summer. Add in a bit more juice to brighten things up even more.
• Add a little bubbly with some sparkling water. Plain works well, but lime makes this cocktail sing!
• Nutritional information does not include optional ingredients.

Serving: 1drinkCalories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 142IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How to Make a Skinny Margarita Step by Step

Combine all the liquid ingredients: Combine 3 ounces of tequila, 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice, 4 ounces of freshly squeezed orange juice, and 1 tablespoon of agave nectar in a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice. Shake well until cold.

Pour into glasses and enjoy: Pour the juice and alcohol over ice into salt-rimmed glasses. Pour a splash of sparkling water into each glass, if desired, and garnish with lime wedges.

How to Store

I always combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and agave and store it in the refrigerator until ready to serve. This mixture will keep well for up to 3 days. It’s very important to add ice and shake well before serving.

You can also freeze the margarita mixture prior to serving. Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange juice, and agave and pour into a freezer-safe container to store for up to 2 weeks. Let thaw in the refrigerator before serving. Alternately, sometimes I blend the frozen mixture in a blender to break it up, and serve these frozen!

Serving Suggestions

This margarita is great served with healthy appetizers like avocado corn salsa or a simple dish of blistered sweet peppers.

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