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Clementine Margaritas

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 01/21/14 Updated: 05/15/22
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These clementine healthy margaritas are a fantastic way to use up the abundance of citrus. Depending on the sweetness of your clementines, you might not need any sweetener at all – the perfect healthy margaritas recipe for Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta occasion!

These clementine healthy margaritas are a fantastic way to use up the abundance of citrus. Depending on the sweetness of your clementines, you might not need any sweetener at all - the perfect healthy margaritas recipe for Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta occasion!


There’s only one way you’ve missed the giant boxes of clementines on sale at the grocery store: you’ve been banned from accompanying me, due to your tendency to wander with the basket while I’m carrying 40-pound (seems like it, dammit) watermelons and sneak overpriced bags of treats in while I’m not looking (“but they’re organic chocolate-covered pretzels!”). And I doubt that that’s the case.. unless.. I’m looking at you, O.

Clementines are the darling of winter’s fruit, sweet and juicy, easy-to-peel, and the perfect size for a quick snack; I’m absolutely obsessed. So I figured, what better way to use up that growing stash we’ve been hoarding than by mixing their juice with, well, tequila? You know that’s better than anything healthy I could offer.

These clementine healthy margaritas are a fantastic way to use up the abundance of citrus. Depending on the sweetness of your clementines, you might not need any sweetener at all - the perfect healthy margaritas recipe for Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta occasion!

What Makes This Recipe So Good

It seems like citrus was just made for tequila, and these clementine margaritas are no exception! The syrupy clementines mixes playfully with the tartness of the lime juice and the salted rim, providing the perfect culinary pillow for tequila. For a less sweet and more tart, citrussy flavor, you can up the lime juice, just depending on your own preference. The sweetness of the juiced clementines makes a perfect late-winter cocktail for me, but this recipe is an easy one to customize to your palate.

I used agave here to keep it whole, but you could use a simple syrup if you like, to taste. Agave and tequila are natural buddies, and there’s no need to frantically cool down that just-boiled simple syrup, just stir it in the mix.

Clementine Margaritas - The Stylist Quo


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Clementine Margaritas

Prep:5 minutes
Total:5 minutes
These clementine healthy margaritas are a fantastic way to use up the abundance of citrus. Depending on the sweetness of your clementines, you might not need any sweetener at all – the perfect healthy margaritas recipe for Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta occasion!
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed clementine juice
  • 2-4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoons honey , or more to taste (see note)
  • 2.5 ounces tequila
  • 1 teaspoon salt , to rim the glass
  • 1 whole lime juice , to rim the glass

Instructions 

  • Rub a wedge of lime around your glass rim and dip into a plate of coarse salt (no table salt!).
  • Combine clementine juice, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and tequila, and mix well. Add more lime juice to taste and honey, if necessary. Pour over ice into glass and relax, sister. You earned it.

Notes

You might not need any additional sweetener at all, depending on the sweetness of your clementines!

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1g, Calories: 262kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 2328mg, Potassium: 110mg, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 156IU, Vitamin C: 28mg, Calcium: 11mg, Net Carbs: 26g

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

 

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

 

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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These clementine healthy margaritas are a fantastic way to use up the abundance of citrus. Depending on the sweetness of your clementines, you might not need any sweetener at all - the perfect healthy margaritas recipe for Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta occasion!
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Cheryl Malik is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind the healthy, flavorful, family friendly recipes at 40 Aprons. She's been a blogger for 10+ years and is known for her delicious recipes and detailed recipe instructions. Cheryl is a mom of three who lives in Memphis, TN.

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  1. Angela says

    Posted on 1/30/22 at 2:48 pm

    Watching the Chiefs game & the BF asked for margaritas… I happen to have a huge bowl of clementines on the counter and looked up a recipe, your’s looked the best and BOY and I glad I went with your recipe! the ratio’s are perfect and these are delicious!5 stars

    Reply
    • Anna Claire | 40 Aprons TeamAnna Claire | 40 Aprons Team says

      Posted on 2/4/22 at 1:49 pm

      So glad y’all enjoyed it!5 stars

      Reply
  2. Sasha says

    Posted on 1/29/14 at 10:14 pm

    These sound amazing! And just what I need to get rid of this cold! haha

    Reply
    • theStylistQuo says

      Posted on 1/29/14 at 11:08 pm

      Seriously! Treat the cause AND the symptoms! 🙂

      Reply
  3. ANerdCooks says

    Posted on 1/25/14 at 7:11 pm

    These margs are so pretty. I love that your recipe is simple, just the way a margarita should be. No processed pre-mixed crap. They look delicious!

    Reply
    • admin says

      Posted on 1/25/14 at 8:07 pm

      Thanks! What I really liked about them was that since clementines are so juicy, no cramped hands from juicing limes! Or is that just me…

      Reply
      • ANerdCooks says

        Posted on 1/25/14 at 8:08 pm

        Nope, me too!!

      • admin says

        Posted on 1/25/14 at 8:13 pm

        Ha, good! I thought maybe I just had wimpy hands..

  4. Timaree says

    Posted on 1/24/14 at 5:40 am

    I don’t get it. Doesn’t every bottle of tequila kill a worm? How is that vegan?

    Reply
    • admin says

      Posted on 1/24/14 at 2:41 pm

      Marketing gimmick.. But I don’t think you’re serious! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Yead says

    Posted on 1/22/14 at 7:31 pm

    This is so delicious. I love this juice.

    Reply
  6. DessertForTwo says

    Posted on 1/22/14 at 1:40 pm

    Happy hour just got a whole lot more interesting today! The clementines we bought have too many seeds, so that means—> MARGARITAS! 🙂

    Reply
    • Cheryl Hurley says

      Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:56 pm

      How did I JUST see this comment? Ha, anyway, thanks for commenting anyway!!

      Reply

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