Strawberry Lemonade Margaritas Recipe For Easter
This super refreshing strawberry lemonade margaritas recipe is a hit with everyone who sips! They’re the perfect cocktail to serve to friends at Easter gatherings, summertime parties, and on days when you just feel like it.
Turn your favorite margarita base into something fruity and tart by adding a bit of fruit. Trust us, this Easter margarita made of strawberry lemonade will quickly become your new favorite cocktail!
Why You’ll Love This Easter Margarita
You’ll love this strawberry lemonade margarita because it is easy to make. It’s as easy as throwing all the ingredients inside a cocktail shaker and shaking it silly.
Thanks to the strawberry lemonade, this margarita cocktail comes in a pretty shade of pink, especially if you use clear or silver tequila. It’s a great spring margarita that is refreshing and sweet.
Related: Rosé Margarita
You can customize this twist on a classic margarita to suit your taste preferences. Make just one for yourself to sip on a hot day or make these Easter margaritas by the pitcher. These are so great for a crowd.
Aside from Easter, this Strawberry Lemonade margarita recipe is perfect to serve for a girl’s night, a brunch or any gathering during warmer months. Plus we’re showing you the cutest bunny ear drink garnish that will make everyone smile!
Serve this refreshing tequila drink for Easter in a basil sugar-rimmed margarita glass instead of salt. The rim adds some sweetness to every sip, and it’s delicious when you get some basil pieces as you drink from it. Yum!
While this is the perfect Easter Margarita, they would also be great when hosting a Cinco de Mayo party (use these fun Cinco de Mayo printable decorations!).
Ingredients
- Triple Sec
- Lime Juice
- Tequila (I prefer clear)
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Basil Sugar rim (optional)
- Large Marshmallow, for bunny garnish (optional)
- Paper bunny ears, (you can download these below!)
We used Santa Cruz strawberry lemonade since it has a more natural, mild strawberry flavor. The flavor may change slightly if you use another type of strawberry lemonade.
I prefer Blanco tequila for strawberry margaritas, but go ahead and use whatever type you have. We used Jose Cuervo Tradicional.
Triple Sec is an orange liqueur that most people have on hand, especially if they like making margaritas at home. But you can use any other orange liqueur that you have or prefer. I LOVE Cointreau in my margs.
Suzy likes her margaritas a little sweeter but thought the sugar rim added enough extra sweetness for her.
Be sure to scroll down to the printable recipe card for the complete recipe.
How to Make Strawberry Lemonade Margaritas
Rim the Glass
Moisten the rim of your margarita glass and then dip it in a sugar and chopped basil mixture. If you don’t like basil, you can also just use plain sugar.
Step 1
Add the strawberry lemonade, lime juice, orange liqueur, and tequila to a cocktail shaker.
Step 2
Put the lid on and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until all the ingredients are mixed together.
Step 3
Pour the margarita into the sugar-basil-rimmed margarita glass with fresh ice, and you’re done!
For garnishing, you can top the drink with sliced strawberries and a lime wedge or use the bunny garnish we’re showing you how to make below.
Bunny Marshmallow Easter Cocktail Garnish
If you’re serving this as an Easter drink, a super cute idea would be to serve it with a bunny garnish.
To make this garnish, you’ll need to print out the bunny ears.
Next, make a cut in the marshmallow along one of the short sides.
Turn the marshmallow over and make two small slices on the top of the other short side.
Stick the pointy end of each ear into the slits in the top of the marshmallow.
Place the other cut side on your margarita glass the cutest Easter cocktail garnish ever.
Tips
- You can muddle some fresh strawberries with the strawberry lemonade to give this summer cocktail slightly more strawberry flavor. However, fresh strawberries have less flavor than you would think, especially if they’re picked too early or water-logged.
- If you don’t have fresh strawberries, frozen strawberries can also work as an add-on to this recipe. It’s up to you if you want to defrost them or not.
- You can adjust the amount of alcohol that you put in. For a classic drink use 2 ounces of tequila. For something less strong, you can use less.
Variations to Try
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, because it’s just regular lemonade with pink coloring. You’ll love some of the strawberry flavor though. You may want to muddle in some fresh berries or use a strawberry simple syrup.
Yes. You can make a batch ahead of time by adding the strawberry lemonade, tequila and Triple Sec to a pitcher and keeping in the fridge until ready to serve. Just before serving, add the fresh lime juice and stir. Then serve over ice.
They will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to three days. Store them without ice so your drink won’t get watered down.
Here are the margarita making tools we think are essential for making the best margaritas at home. But you can make a marg in a mason jar if you have to. Or even build it in a glass if you can’t shake it.
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Strawberry Lemonade Margaritas Recipe (The Perfect Easter Margarita)
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
Ingredients
- 1/2 ounce triple sec
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- 2 ounces tequila blanco
- 4 ounces strawberry lemonade
- basil sugar for rim, optional
Instructions
- Moisten the rim of your margarita glass and then dip it in a sugar and chopped basil mixture.
- Add the strawberry lemonade, lime juice, orange liqueur, and tequila into a cocktail shaker.
- Put the lid on and shake vigorously for about 15 seconds until all the ingredients are mixed together.
- Pour the mixture inside the sugar-basil-rimmed glass with fresh ice.
- Garnish with Bunny Marshmallow if using for Easter.
Notes
- You can muddle some fresh strawberries with the strawberry lemonade to give this summer cocktail slightly more strawberry flavor.
- If you don’t have fresh strawberries, frozen strawberries can also work as an add-on to this recipe. It’s up to you if you want to defrost them or not.
- You can adjust the amount of alcohol that you put in. For a classic drink use 2 ounces of tequila. For something less strong, you can use less.
