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3 glasses of Margarita Slush.
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Margarita Slush

It only takes 4 ingredients (plus an empty ice cream pail) to make this easy Margarita Slush, and it's great for backyard barbecues, pool parties, and summer nights.
Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Mexican
Cook Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 157kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In an empty one-gallon ice cream pail, combine limeade concentrate, tequila, triple sec, and 2 liter bottle of soda. Place in the freezer and chill at least 8 hours, overnight, or up to a month in advance.
  • Remove from freezer 1-2 hours before serving. As the slush melts, it will become easier to scrape and serve.
  • To serve, add 1 cup slush to a glass (rim the glass with coarse salt if desired, see note 3). Top with additional soda and garnish with a lime slice or wedge.

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Notes

  1. Tequila: Tequila blanco is lighter in body and perfect for making cocktails like this one. Tequila reposado (which means “rested” and is aged in oak for at least 2 months) is ideal for sipping.
  2. Triple sec: Or any orange-flavored liqueur such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier.
  3. Salted rim: In a shallow dish as wide as your serving glass, add Margarita salt (or kosher salt) to 1/4-inch deep. Run a lime wedge around the top of each glass, then dip the top of the glass upside-down into the salt and turn to coat.
  4. Yield: This recipe makes a batch of 12 cocktails.
  5. Glassware: A Margarita glass is the classic choice, but I love how approachable a lowball glass is for happy hour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 7mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg