A Spicy Margarita with Jalapenos turns up the heat!
When it’s about to get hot, hot, hot outside, it’s great to enjoy some spicy food and drinks!
And we’ve got a terrific recipe for a spicy sparkling margarita for you to enjoy.
If it’s hot outside, or if you just wish it was, this amazing margarita recipe has some kick!
The spicy sparkling margarita gets its kick from jalapeno peppers
Enjoy a sparkling spicy margarita with your favorite Mexican dish.
It has less than one carb per drink too!
Perfect for Taco Tuesday, this jalapeno margarita recipe pairs great with your favorite Mexican dish.
It’s smooth, and the heat is just enough to enjoy without overpowering the flavors in your meal.
It’s also a perfect margarita for happy hour, your backyard barbecue, or as a companion drink to serve alongside a Bloody Mary for brunch.
A great low carb margarita
You know what’s really great about this drink?
It has less than one carb!
So if you’re counting carbs, this drink is one you should save make again and again.
It’s delicious, and you can sip it without worrying that you’ll mess up your nutrition plan.
What you need to make a low-carb spicy margarita
Like most of the cocktails you find on Champagne and Coconuts, this margarita recipe is easy to make at home.
This low-carb margarita is shaken, so grab your favorite cocktail shaker and ingredients and get mixing. You will need:
- Blanco Tequila
- Cointreau (or if you don’t have that, you can substitute triple sec)
- jalapeno pepper slices
- lime
- Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime
- ice
- salt for your glass
To make these margaritas, you’ll need these tools:
- Cocktail Shaker
- Jigger
- Cutting Board
- Chef’s Knife
- Rocks Glasses, margarita glasses, or highball glasses
- Optional: Plate for salting the glass
Note: While we really love serving a margarita in a traditional margarita glass, with this drink, we really love using a highball glass.
When you bisect the jalapeno lengthwise, it’s really stunning in the glass and elevates the drink.
Can I make the drink without alcohol?
Yes, you may.
And it’s really easy to do.
All you need to do in this case is omit the tequila and Cointreau or triple sec.
If you would like, you may add a splash of orange flavored simple syrup to get a little bit of that tasty orange flavor you would get from the Cointreau or triple sec.
And it’s easy to make homemade orange simple syrup yourself!
Instructions:
First, slice your jalapenos lengthwise.
You may slice them across the pepper as well, but this particular drink really looks amazing when you slice the peppers along their length.
Fill your cocktail glasses with ice.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour the tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice over the ice.
Add the peppers.
Shake thoroughly and pour the mixture into your beverage glass.
Since you haven’t muddled the peppers, you may allow the peppers to flow in to the drink.
If you wish to control the appearance of the peppers in the glass, you may slice extra peppers and put them in the glass before you add the ice.
The ice will hold the peppers in place to get a nice vertical effect like shown in the photos.
Can I make a pitcher?
Yes, it’s easy to multiply this recipe.
What you will want to do is change the alcohol ratios from ounces to parts.
For example, if you’re using 1 ounce, in a single drink, you may wish to use 1 cup if you’re making a large pitcher.
The important thing is that you decide on what a part is and keep the ratios the same.
So if one ounce is one part, two ounces equals two parts, and so on.
This is a great drink to make ahead for events.
You can make it the night before.
So if you do, we recommend chilling the mixture in the refrigerator and then pouring it over ice when you’re ready to serve it.
If you add ice when you make it ahead of time, it may melt and dilute the drink.
Why not try some of our other great fruity margarita recipes too?
If you love a good ‘rita like we do, we think you may like some of these margaritas too:
Frozen Strawberry Basil Margaritas
Skinny Strawberry Watermelon Margarita
Spicy Grapefruit and Jalapeno Margaritas
Blackberry Thyme Margarita Smash
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Sparkling Spicy Margarita
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- Jigger
- Cutting Board
- Chef's Knife
- Rocks Glasses or Margarita Glasses
- Optional; Plate for salting the rim
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tequila Blaco
- 1 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1.5 oz Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime flavor
- Jalapeno Slices to taste
- ⅛ Lime squeezed
- Ice
- Salt to rim glass
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add Tequila Blanco, Cointreau, Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime, ice and jalapeno slices. Shake.
- Rim a rocks glass with salt. Pour cocktail mixture into glass.
- Garnish with lime wedge and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Hi, I’m Jennifer. I love to cook and entertain. I have a lot of fun sharing traditional food and drink recipes as well as putting a new spin on the classics. I strive to provide easy to make recipes that are perfect for the home cook, bartender and entertainer.
If you’re more concerned with calories than authenticity in your drinks, we’ve found that substituting a splash of Orange Mango Sparkling Ice is a good way to cut back a few more calories on this drink recipe. You substitute it for the orange liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec). So you get a slightly less boozy, lower calorie beverage.