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    Home » Recipes » Drinks

    Triple Berry Margaritas

    Published: May 13, 2016 · Last Updated: Feb 2, 2023

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    This easy berry margaritas recipe uses fresh blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries for a sweet, colorful twist on a refreshing tequila cocktail. No margarita mix required! Vegetarian, Vegan.

    Berry margaritas with a salt rim, garnished with a metal toothpick filled with fresh berries. this recipe

    Let's talk about tequila!

    Strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries in a saucepan with water and sugar.

    We're finally having a bit of gorgeous, sunshine-y weather here, which means we can finally (FINALLY!) sit outside on our little porch and have a drink in the sunshine.

    Also, fresh berries are starting to roll in at the grocery store and farmer's market, which means my fridge has been stocked with all the best strawberries and blackberries and blueberries New York has to offer.

    ALSO also, I bought some tequila last week.

    Limes in a bright blue colander.

    Sooooo tequila + fresh berries + FINALLY SOME SUNSHINE?

    Pretty sure these triple berry margaritas = DESTINY.

    Silver cocktail shaker pouring dark pink cocktail into a short glass filled with ice.

    The homemade berry simple syrup in this recipe is easily customized depending on what berries are in season, and it gives these margaritas a stunning neon pink color. I used strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries, but it would also be great with raspberries (like these raspberry margaritas) or any local berries you have around!

    Fresh berries are always my favorite, but frozen berries work well too if you're making these margaritas in a non-berry season (which, ummm, they're delicious, so we should probably ALL be making them year-round).

    Cocktail cup filled with triple berry margaritas topped with a strawberry, blackberry, and slice of lime.

    And ok, confession time: I'm not usually one to go for the fruity pink drinks.

    I don't like overly sweet cocktails, and usually when I'm out places pink drink = SUGAR OVERLOAD, so I tend to steer clear.

    But these cocktails have TEQUILA.

    So I made an exception.

    (Also, I did a lotttttt of taste testing to make sure they're balanced and fruity but not overly sweet. And then I did some more taste testing. Because yum).

    PS - Thirsty for more? Try our blood orange margarita recipe next!

    Hand holding a cocktail glass filled with a berry margarita.
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    Berry margarita in a short cocktail glass, topped with fresh fruit.

    Triple Berry Margaritas

    ★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
    • Author: Jessie
    • Prep Time: 10 mins
    • Cook Time: 30 mins
    • Total Time: 40 minutes
    • Yield: Makes 4
    • Category: Cocktails
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Easy homemade margaritas with plenty of summer berries.


    Ingredients

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    FOR THE TRIPLE BERRY SYRUP:

    • 1 cup water
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • ⅓ cup blackberries
    • ⅓ cup sliced strawberries
    • ⅓ cup blueberries

    FOR THE COCKTAILS:

    • ¼ cup sugar or salt (for glass rims)
    • 2 cups ice (you can eyeball this)
    • ½ cup triple berry simple syrup
    • ½ cup fresh lime juice
    • 1 cup tequila
    • Optional Garnishes: Lime slices, fresh berries

    Instructions

    FOR THE TRIPLE BERRY SYRUP:

    1. Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook 4-5 minutes until berries have softened and sugar has dissolved.
    2. Remove syrup from heat and let it cool completely.
    3. Strain the simple syrup to remove the berry pieces and set strained simple syrup aside for the margaritas. (I like to save the cooked-down berries for smoothies later in the week!)

    FOR THE COCKTAILS:

    1. Lay two plates down on the counter. Add just enough water to the first plate to cover its surface. Add your sugar or salt (I like sugar on my cocktail glasses!) to the second plate and spread it out evenly. Grab four cocktail glasses and dip the rim of each glass lightly into the shallow water on the first plate, and then into the sugar or salt on the second plate. Shake off the excess, fill each glass with ¼ cup or so of ice, and set aside.
    2. Combine triple berry simple syrup, lime juice, and tequila in a cocktail shaker. (Depending on the size of your shaker, you may need to do this in two batches). Add a handful of ice and shake well until margaritas are chilled.
    3. Divide margaritas evenly between your four cocktail glasses.
    4. Garnish margaritas with extra lime slices and fresh berries (optional) and serve immediately.

    Notes

    I love using fresh berries for this recipe when they're in season, but you can make the simple syrup with frozen berries as well.

    Use whichever berry varieties you like in this recipe. It would also be great with raspberries!

    You can use either salt or sugar on the rim of your cocktail glasses. I like sugar!

    To make this as a blended margarita, blend margarita ingredients in a powerful blender with approximately 2 cups of ice.

    This recipe makes a bit of extra simple syrup - keep the extra syrup in the fridge for up to a week and use it in other cocktail recipes, fresh lemonade, or your morning smoothie!

    The sweetness of this margarita will vary depending on the berries and limes that you use - give the mixture a taste before you pour it into glasses and add more lime juice or simple syrup if you'd like to adjust the sweetness!

    If you want to stretch this margarita recipe a bit farther, top off each drink with a splash of tonic water.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size:
    • Calories: 297
    • Sugar: 40.4 g
    • Sodium: 1.9 mg
    • Fat: 0.2 g
    • Carbohydrates: 43.9 g
    • Protein: 0.5 g
    • Cholesterol: 0 mg

    Keywords: drinks, summer, cocktail

    Tag @lifeasastrawberry on Instagram to show us what you're cooking! Nutrition information is calculated per serving; it is approximate and will vary based on many factors.

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    1. Tonia

      April 30, 2021 at 1:36 pm

      Can I make the syrup without sugar...or less sugar

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      • Team Life As A Strawberry

        April 30, 2021 at 2:23 pm

        We haven't tested a reduced-sugar version of this recipe, but we expect it to work just fine! You can try different amounts of sugar, or alternative sweeteners, to see what tastes best to you!

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    2. Daehlon

      September 04, 2020 at 8:13 pm

      I'm the bar manger at a Tavern in Atlanta, GA. I just used this recipe as our cocktail of the week. It wasn't suppose to actually go on sale for another 3 days. But I made 1 so I could taste test and to put pics on social media. A group of customers near by started asking about it. I told them what it was and let them know they could order it in a couple days. That wasn't good enough for them. They demanded we put them on sale immediately. I made it premium by using Casamigos Blanco Tequila. I sold 18 of them in 2.5 hours between 3:30 and 6pm. Not exactly our busiest time. Great recipe!!! Thanks a bunch!

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      • Team Life As A Strawberry

        September 23, 2020 at 5:18 pm

        THIS IS AWESOME! We're so happy you liked the recipe!

        Reply
    3. Jan Dalton

      June 11, 2020 at 7:06 pm

      Fantastic cocktail; also love the strawberry whiskey. I am your newest, biggest fan. ♥️

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    4. Bodynsoil

      April 21, 2017 at 6:38 pm

      This looks so colorful in the glass, I can't wait for berry season to make this for friends.

      Reply
    5. Happy Valley Chow

      May 14, 2016 at 4:05 pm

      You had me at margarita! Those look and sound absolutely delicious, perfect drink for summer! Thanks for sharing, PINNED!!

      Reply
      • Jessie

        May 23, 2016 at 1:35 pm

        Thank you so much! 🙂

        Reply

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