One of the great classic cocktails is the margarita. It comes in so many varieties you could have a different one every day for over a month. To prove it, I’ve got links to all these delicious homemade margarita recipes.
You can absolutely learn how to make these at home. Some people let the salt rim intimidate them. But putting salt around the rim is easier than you think. I have a guide here that shows you two different methods for how to rim a glass.
Whether it’s Cinco De Mayo or Taco Tuesday, you can’t go wrong with any of these margaritas. And remember: you can make most any of these into a blue margarita by using Blue Curacao as your orange liqueur.
Remember: to make any of these into a virgin margarita, just leave out the tequila and substitute fruit juices and syrups for any liqueurs.
And for even more deliciousness, you can make your own sour mix with our homemade sour mix recipe!
43 Best Homemade Margarita Recipes
You can't beat a classic margarita for flavor and sheer deliciousness. This combination of lime, orange and tequila has been honed for years. Want to improve it? Just use the very best quality ingredients you can find.
If you're wasting away in Margaritaville, the Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Perfect Margarita is just the drink you need. This classic margarita on the rocks recipe blends gold and white tequilas with triple sec, curacao and Rose's lime juice. Bonus points if you serve it in a margarita glass like this one.
The Blood Orange Margarita is all about the flavor of blood orange juice, which is slightly sweeter or slightly more bitter than your typical orange, depending on the varieties we’re comparing.
The Fresh Watermelon ‘Rita is a fun, easy watermelon margarita. You crush the watermelon instead of pureeing it, and that makes a difference in texture.
The honey-vanilla flavor in this delicious cocktail is subtle. It comes from Licor 43, a Spanish liqueur that tastes like honey and vanilla with citrus. Uses Patron Citronge for the orange liqueur and Casa Noble Reposado for the tequila.
The Strawberry-Banana Margarita takes the traditional margarita recipe and upgrades it to a smoothie. It's the actual fruit that makes this one thick and delicious.
The Margarita Granita is a slushy frozen treat with a kick. The orange, lemon and lime flavors make it very refreshing. This frozen margarita recipe is perfect for hot summer days.
The Beer Margarita adds beer to traditional Margarita ingredients to create a drink that's more mellow, lightly fruity and slightly bitter tasting.
The Spicy Apricot Margarita mixes the traditional lime and orange margarita flavors with apricot puree and muddled jalapeno pepper. It's a tangy, spicy margarita recipe full of wonderful flavor.
The Blackberry Margarita features blackberry liqueur along with silver tequila, lime juice and Cointreau. The flavor starts out tart but finishes more mellow and sweet.
The Creamsicle Margarita is one of the simplest blended recipes out there, and what makes it really special is the vanilla ice cream. It's cold and frosty and tastes like orange and vanilla, hence the name.
Sweet and tart, with fresh fruit juices and a beautiful candy rim. And you can garnish them with a wedge of lime.
The rhubarb gives this one a nice bite, so it’s not too sweet.
The Chocolate Margarita blends chocolate liqueur into the traditional lime and orange flavors of a margarita. It's a rich sweet treat that will surprise you.
Not like your regular pineapple margarita. This one involves grilling pineapple rings in butter.
Rhubarb has a very sharp, tangy flavor, but when you use it to infuse a simple syrup, you get a lovely sweet and tart note.
Because of the chili and lime zest rim, this recipe takes margaritas to a whole new level.
This is a recipe for a pitcher, so it’s perfect for parties. Featuring pomegranate juice.
With real strawberries and pineapple simple syrup.
Fresh grapefruit juice makes all the difference in this delicious drink!
Rimmed with sugar, and garnished with peaches.
Cantaloupe juice gives the ordinary margarita into something very special.
With a homemade kiwi simple syrup.
Made with Chambord raspberry liqueur, it’s sweet and tart.
You’ll be surprised how aloe vera juice tastes when it’s mixed into this lovely drink. Features Agave Tequila.
With coconut milk, coconut water, orange juice and Grand Marnier, this drink will remind you of childhood treats.
With muddled basil leaves and lots of citrus.
Uses a homemade rosemary ginger simple syrup with coconut sugar and lime juice.
A spicy-sweet margarita with jalapeño and strawberry. Agave syrup is your sweetener.
Jalapeño, green tea and matcha powder define this unique margarita.
A mellow, spicy-sweet recipe.
Blood orange and satsuma juices with jalapeño added to the mix.
Cucumber gives this one such a refreshing flavor, and you can make it with or without jalapeño.
Mango is terrific with hot peppers, and the grilling adds a smoky flavor that's just wonderful.
A very simple, two ingredient recipe for beer margaritas.
These restaurant-style blended margaritas are super easy to make. You can make a non-alcoholic version, too.
This delicious mango margarita stays cool because of the frozen mango chunks.
This simple, delicious recipe uses fresh or frozen pineapple, so you can make it year round.
Made from cotton candy grapes, which apparently actually do taste like cotton candy.
This recipe is designed to be easy, and features Corona beer.
This recipe features ginger beer. It has instructions for making it by the pitcher or one drink at a time.
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