Fresh Blackberry Margarita

This blackberry margarita is super refreshing and it gets most of its sweetness from fresh blackberries. 

Rather than the usual sweet and sour mix, it has a little added frozen limeade concentrate along with fresh lime juice. The flavor from lots of fresh blackberry juice shines through. 

This recipe is for a single cocktail, but it can easily be sized for a pitcher. Just puree the blackberries in a food processor or a blender with some of the lime juice and then strain out the seeds and solids. I think a blackberry garnish would be nice too. 

This cocktail can also be served straight up in a martini glass. 

As Mr. Kitchen said when I gave him a taste, "there's a lot of flavors going on in here." 

Berries are supposed to be really good for you, right? They are a super food... and you're supposed to "eat the rainbow." You might as well drink the rainbow too! 

 I'll just sip one of these! Salud!

Blackberry Margarita Ingredients:

Fresh blackberries: You could also use frozen blackberries when fresh ones are not in season. 

Tequila: I used tequila blanco, but reposado would be delicious too. I used it in a jalapeño mandarin margarita and it was wonderful. 

Orange Liqueur: I've used either Cointreau or Patron Cintronge. 

Fresh Lime Juice. 

Limeade Concentrate: It's great for adding a little sweetness and you can keep it in a jar in your freezer for a long time. 

Salt or Sugar: for the rim of the glass. 

Equipment You May Need:

For a single margarita, and less equipment to wash, I used a small strainer for pressing the juice out of the blackberries. Just press muddled blackberries against the mesh to extract the juice. 

To make a batch of these margaritas, a mini blender or food processor is helpful. Once you've processed the blackberries, then strain them through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds and solids. 

Recipe Variations:

You can easily substitute fresh raspberries, strawberries, fresh pitted cherries, blueberries, or a combination. 

If you want a cocktail that is more smoothie-like, you can skip straining the berries after blending. 

Updated July, 2024 (originally published May, 2013). 

This week, the Sunday Funday group is posting recipes using blackberries! Check them out!

• Blackberry and Apple Slaw from Palatable Pastime
• Blackberry Cobbler from Mayuri's Jikoni
• Blackberry Ricotta Pizza from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Fresh Blackberry Margarita from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Fresh Blackberry Tarts from Food Lust People Love
• Jamun/Indian Blackberry Chia Jam from Sneha's Recipe
• Roasted Blackberry & Rosemary Goat Cheese from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
• Summer Berries Flaugnarde + Olallie Gin Fizz from Culinary Cam

Fresh Blackberry Margarita

Yield: 1 cocktail

Author: Karen's Kitchen Stories

Prep time: 10 MinTotal time: 10 Min

This blackberry margarita is super refreshing and it gets most of its sweetness from fresh blackberries.

Ingredients

• 6 - 8 fresh blackberries
• 1 1/2 ounces white or reposado tequila
• 1 ounce orange liqueur
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons limeade concentrate
• Salt for the glass rim

Instructions

1. Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with lime or blackberry juice and dip the rim into salt (or sugar).
2. Muddle the blackberries in the lime juice and strain through a fine mesh strainer into an ice filled cocktail shaker or tall glass. Press down with the back of a spoon to get all of the lovely juice.
3. Add the tequila, orange liqueur, and the limeade concentrate.
4. Shake or stir.
5. Strain over ice into a "rocks" cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

204

Fat (grams)

0 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

0 g

Carbs (grams)

14 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

13 g

Sugar (grams)

11 g

Protein (grams)

0 g

Cholesterol (grams)

0 mg

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