#SKINNY MARGARITA RECIPE WITH AGAVE NECTAR FREE#
This is just gonna make your margarita a little bit sweet.įeel free to omit this if you like your margaritas really strong, or if you like them on the sweeter side you can add more than I used. But you can use a liquid sweetener such as Lakanto Liquid Monkfruit extract. Powdered Swerve – You have to use a powdered sweetener, I used powdered Swerve.
#SKINNY MARGARITA RECIPE WITH AGAVE NECTAR PLUS#
Plus it gives you just a slight bit of fizz. So by adding just a little bit of orange seltzer, you’re getting that little bit of orange flavor, with absolutely no sugar or carbs to it. But like I said in the beginning, it’s gonna be higher in sugar. Usually, in a traditional margarita, you would use a triple sec or another type of orange liquor. Orange Seltzer – I know it sounds odd, but try it.
The only one we use is called Santa Cruz Organic 100% Lime Juice. If you ask real margarita lovers they will tell you that fresh squeezed lime juice is a must, in fact some of them will even take a cheap tequila as long as they can have fresh lime juice.īut like I said, if you need to use a bottled lime juice, please please please make sure it’s a bottle of fresh organic squeezed lime juice. Otherwise, we will just get a big bag of limes and squeeze them. I buy Organic freshly squeezed lime juice in a bottle, especially when making margaritas for a lot of people. My list is based on prices in Northwestern CT)įresh Lime Juice – Very Important….fresh lime juice. My recommendations are the following : (keep in mind alcohol prices are different based on where you live. Tequila – Make sure to choose a good tequila! Here are the Super Simple Ingredients to Make a Keto Margarita: Our Keto Margarita recipe only has 1.2 Net Carbs, a major difference between this and a regular one. If you like your margs a bit sweeter then using a zero-calorie sweetener is what you want to do. It has zero calories but has a nice little orange flavor. It has tequila, fresh lime juice, but instead of having an orange-flavored liqueur, I’ve been using an orange-flavored seltzer. KETO MARGARITA – This is still a lower-calorie margarita. The orange-flavored liqueur such as Triple Sec, Cointreau and Grand Marnier is where your sugar and carbs are going to be.
Getting it made Skinny is going to save you calories, but not carbs. Asking for your margarita to be Skinny means that instead of adding that gross sweet syrupy mix, they will keep it nice and simple with just 3 ingredients: tequila, fresh lime juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur. SKINNY MARGARITA – Its name basically gives it away…it’s a lower-calorie version of a regular margarita. Each serving has 24 g of carbs! It’s basically a blend of water, corn syrup, and sugar. There are a few different brands of margarita mixes out there but I’m gonna use the Jose Cuervo mix as an example.įor a 4-oz serving of this margarita mix has just over 100 calories, which all come from carbohydrates. They use a pre-made margarita mix, that’s added to the tequila. REGULAR MARGARITA – This is what you are gonna find at a lot of restaurants, especially chain restaurants. My skinny margarita recipe skips the store bought margarita mix or sweet and sour mix (that typically has a ton of sugar) and uses all natural ingredients like fresh lime juice, agave nectar, tequila and orange liquor.What is the Difference between a Skinny Margarita, Keto Margarita and a Regular Margarita? Helpful Tips and Information: What is a skinny margarita: PS: If you want a little change to the classic margarita, check out this Grapefruit Margarita (also in ‘au naturel’ form)! What I wanna know is what is your favorite drink to sip to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? So if you are choosing to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home this year, or because you choose to eat a more ‘natural’ diet this “Skinny” Margarita is for you (and all your friends!). Truthfully, we all know that you just go out to eat Tex-Mex food (for Cinco de Mayo and all the other 364 days of the year), just to eat queso, eat tacos and have a margarita! I couldn’t possibly let Cinco de Mayo week here on Kitchen Concoctions pass without sharing a recipe for a margarita. I mean because seriously, if you make a traditional margarita with natural ingredients (um yeah, skip the sweet n’ sour mix) then it IS skinny! Two words: Skinny Margarita or should I say the ‘au naturel’ classic margarita?!? This Skinny Margarita recipe uses fresh lime juice and agave nectar for a refreshing better for you cocktail, perfect for Cinco de Mayo or Taco Tuesday! Scroll down for my Skinny Margarita recipe or PIN IT for later! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Disclosure: This Skinny Margarita recipe contains affiliate/referral links.
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