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Halloween Margaritas “Monsteritas” (Cucumber Jalapeño)

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 10/03/17 Updated: 05/15/22
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These Halloween margaritas, or “monsteritas,” are ridiculously cute and ridiculously delicious! A healthier margarita spiked with cucumber and jalapeño for a trick and treat all in one. Sweetened with honey, this healthy Halloween cocktails recipe is super festive and fun without any icky ingredients. So cute, too!

Monsteritas green Halloween cocktails with purple dripping rim and candy monster eyes in glasses

I go a little… extra for Halloween.

Our house has been decorated for fall since early September, ravens perched on the mantle, and a skull inside a bell jar next to my office. I try to keep the Halloween low-key until October finally hits, but I also have to live my best life, you know what I mean?

And my best life 100% includes this healthier Halloween cocktails recipe, or monsteritas as my 40 Aprons admin extraordinaire calls them! She also called them potent AF and blamed them for us going to try on wedding dresses right after testing them (for her… not me.). In other words?

They’re Halloween perfection.

Monsteritas green Halloween cocktails with purple dripping rim and candy monster eyes in glasses with a black and white straw

I fell in love with cucumber margaritas when I lived in Austin, within walking distance to this fantastic elevated TexMex joint with fancy margaritas and overpriced puffy tacos. My go-to was always, sin duda, the cucumber margarita with the black volanic salt rim.

With a botanical perfume, grounded by the heady tequila, it was an until-death-do-us-part moment at first sip. The lightness of the cucumber, the richness of the tequila, the funkiness of the black salt, and that orchid for garnish? Too much. Too much. Too much to love all in one glass.

Having realized I had taken a wrong turn on my career path, I drank too many of these, finally mustered up the courage to leave law school altogether, and moved home to install sound designs at churches and venues and start a burlesque troupe. Pretty standard next steps, if you ask me.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

  • They’re insanely cute with a Frankenstein-inspired presentation, made from a clever drip and candy eyes.
  • This Halloween cocktails recipe is made with no refined sugar, meaning you’ll feel better after drinking them!
  • The combination of cucumber and jalapeño plus a bit of coconut cream makes them perfectly creamy, refreshing, and a bit spicy. A trick and treat all in one!
Someone holding Monsteritas green Halloween cocktails with purple dripping rim and candy monster eyes in glasses with a black and white straw

Variations

  • Leave out the jalapeño if you’re not a fan of heat. It’ll be just as delicious!
  • If you prefer a standard margarita for these Halloween cocktails, try my healthy honey margaritas as a base and blend it with some ice!
  • If you want a non-alcoholic version for the kids, replace the booze with more coconut cream. How cute would that be?!

Tips

  • Make sure your freeze-dried blueberries are ground very fine. You can also pound the blueberries in a plastic sandwich bag (sealed but with the air pressed out!) with a rolling pin or can until very, very fine. This makes the rim on these Halloween cocktails just perfect.
  • The freeze-dried blueberry powder needs to be very, very dry. If it’s clumpy at all, it won’t look as good.
  • If you don’t have a shot glass, just remember that one standard shot glass = 1.5 ounces.
  • Use food coloring as desired – you don’t need any at all, and you could even blend in a teeny tiny bit of greens powder if you want to stay super healthy! But I like to put a couple drops of green in this Halloween cocktails recipe for a super Frankenstein look.
Monsteritas green Halloween cocktails with purple dripping rim and candy monster eyes in glasses with a black and white straw

The candy eyes, though? Here’s how that went:

*literally pouring margaritas*
*realized candy eyes would look the cutest*
“CHRISTINA?!?!?! Can you go to the grocery store RIGHT NOW and get candy eyes?!? This is an emergency!”

And, of course, because Christina is the best food blog virtual assistant (or, well, irl assistant in my lucky, lucky case), she delivered just in time. And it was so worth it for a cocktail that stares back, right?

Monsteritas green Halloween cocktails with purple dripping rim and candy monster eyes in glasses with a black and white straw

How To Make Them

Blitz your freeze-dried blueberries in a spice grinder or blender until very, very fine. Transfer to a wide shallow bowl and stir in black salt, if using, then pour 2 tablespoons honey in another wide shallow bowl.

Grind freeze-dried blueberries

Dip rim of glass in honey then into blueberry-salt mixture and set aside. Let drip down sides of glass.

Dip rims in honey and then blueberry mixture

Combine all margarita ingredients in a blender and process until ice is totally crushed. Add a couple drops of green food coloring, if desired.

Blend all margarita ingredients

Pour into prepared glasses, dot backs of candy eyes with a bit of honey, and affix to front of glass to give these Halloween cocktails Frankenstein look!

Pour Halloween cocktails into prepared glasses

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These "monsteritas" are healthy Halloween margaritas spiked with cucumber and jalapeño for a trick and treat all in one! Sweetened with honey, these healthy Halloween margaritas are super festive and fun without any refined sugar or artificial coloring. With a freeze-dried blueberry rim and two candy eyes, these healthy Halloween margaritas are a must make for any adult Halloween party!

Monsteritas Halloween Cocktails (Healthier, Cucumber Jalapeño Margaritas)

Prep:10 minutes
Cook:0 minutes
Total:10 minutes
These “monsteritas” Halloween cocktails are healthier margaritas spiked with cucumber and jalapeño for a trick and treat all in one! Sweetened with honey, these healthy Halloween cocktails are super festive and fun without any scary ingredients. 
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4 margaritas

Ingredients

For the Monsterita

  • 4 ½ ounces tequila any brand, any type; 2 shots
  • 1 ½ ounces triple sec 1 shot
  • 1 ½ ounces fresh lime juice 1 shot
  • ¼ cup cucumber peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 slices fresh jalapeño deseeded if you prefer a less spicy margarita
  • 3 ounces honey or coconut nectar if vegan; 2 shots
  • 3 ounces coconut cream 2 shots
  • ice to taste
  • food coloring if desired

For the Monster Rim

  • ¼ cup freeze-dried blueberries
  • 2 tablespoons black salt optional
  • 2 tablespoons honey or coconut nectar if vegan

Equipment

  • Spice grinder (optional)
  • high-speed blender

Instructions 

  • In a completely dry spice grinder or high-speed blender, process freeze-dried blueberries until powdered. Scrape into a flat but broad dish, like a ramekin. The dish needs to be slightly wider than the rim of your glass. Stir in black salt, if using.
  • Pour honey into second flat but broad dish or ramekin.
  • Combine all margarita ingredients in high-speed blender and process until smooth. Add a little green food coloring, if desired, for a greener look. 
  • Rim your glass: dip the rim of the glass into the honey first then into the blueberry powder, gently tapping off excess. Repeat with second glass. Dip the back of the candy eyes in a little bit of honey and affix two to the front of each glass. Fill with margarita and serve!

Notes

  • Make it Alcohol-Free: Use equal amounts coconut cream in place of the tequila and triple sec.
 
Recipe yields approximately 4 servings. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using ingredients listed. 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 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Nutrition Information

Serving: 1margarita, Calories: 325kcal, Carbohydrates: 43g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 3496mg, Potassium: 301mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 37g, Vitamin A: 496IU, Vitamin C: 58mg, Calcium: 20mg, Iron: 1mg, Net Carbs: 40g

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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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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