Pineapple Margaritas

Pineapple Margaritas are icy, refreshing, tropical cocktails featuring fresh pineapple purée and fresh-squeezed lime juice...perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta!

Fresh Pineapple Margaritas with text overlay.


 

If you enjoy nice, fresh Pineapple Margaritas, I think you'll also love Sparkling Pineapple Sangria!

So who's ready for Cinco de Mayo??? Any holiday celebrated with copious amounts of Mexican food is fine by me.  And if you ask me, chips and salsa, tortillas and queso, and enchiladas and tacos call for something frosty to wash them down, right? Well, if you happen to agree, you're in luck, because frosty is the name of the game today...say hello to this glorious Pineapple Margarita!

Pineapple Margarita on a napkin, with salted rim and lime wedge.

I have yet to meet a margarita that I didn't like, but these Pineapple Margaritas are special because they get a tropical twist! If you enjoy pineapple as much as I do, and if you’re a fan of a good margarita, I think you will go crazy for these fruit-infused cocktails!

Ingredients

Not only do these drinks boast fresh-squeezed lime juice and orange juice (did you know that the latter is the secret to a particularly tasty margarita?), but they're brimming with fresh pineapple purée.

There's the option of stirring in some super-fine sugar in case your pineapple needs a little boost or you just happen to prefer sweeter margaritas.

And then, of course, there's the tequila and the orange liqueur. Feel free to use your favorites to customize this recipe to your liking.

Two garnished glasses on table with shaker in background.

How to Make Pineapple Margaritas

Simply shake up your ingredients, rim your glass with a combo of kosher salt and coarse sugar, and you have a delightful cocktail that's perfect for any fiesta!

Alcohol-Free Option

Or if you prefer your beverages sans alcohol or want to make this recipe into a kid-friendly mock-arita, it's easy to substitute lemon-lime soda for the liquor.

Close-up of salted rim of Pineapple Margarita.

So who's ready for a fiesta? This is the perfect sunshine-y, chilled beverage to accompany that pan of enchiladas, celebrate the end of the work week, or throw a little fiesta for Cinco de Mayo. And if Pineapple Margaritas don't say ¡olé!, I’m not sure what does... 😉

More Tex-Mex Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

Fresh Pineapple Margaritas ~ made with fresh lime juice and pineapple purée, these are perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo or cooling off all summer long! | FiveHeartHome.com

Pineapple Margaritas

An icy, refreshing Pineapple Margarita gets a tropical twist with fresh pineapple purée and fresh-squeezed lime juice, perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo or any fiesta!
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 servings (recipe may be halved for a single margarita or doubled for a pitcher of margaritas)
Calories: 282kcal
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks, or frozen (thawed) pineapple chunks
  • 1 ounce 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lime juice
  • 1 ounce 2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons superfine sugar, *see NOTES
  • 2 ounces (¼ cup) good-quality tequila, preferably silver
  • ounces (3 tablespoons) orange liqueur, such as triple sec or Cointreau
  • Ice
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon coarse/sparkling sugar
  • Lime wedges & pineapple chunks, for garnish

Instructions

  • Using a blender or food processor, blend pineapple chunks into a smooth purée. Pour purée into a shaker or pitcher along with lime juice, orange juice, sugar, tequila, and orange liqueur. Add about a cup of ice and shake or stir vigorously for 1 minute until mixture is well chilled.
  • Squeeze a little lime juice on one plate and sprinkle salt and coarse sugar on another plate in an even layer. Prepare two glasses by dipping the rim of each glass into the juice and then into the salt/sugar mixture until well-coated. Fill glasses with fresh ice and strain margarita mixture into glasses. Garnish with lime wedges and pineapple chunks, if desired.

Notes

  • Superfine sugar quickly dissolves into cold liquids, but if you can't find it at the store, you can easily make your own by pouring an equivalent amount of granulated sugar in the food processor and processing for 30 seconds.
  • If you are using fresh pineapple that is particularly sweet, you will want to start with 2 tablespoons superfine sugar and adjust, to taste. However, frozen pineapple is not usually as sweet and will probably require doubling that amount to ¼ cup sugar (or more, to taste).

Nutrition

Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3492mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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Originally shared at Love Grows Wild

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11 Comments

  1. Hi Samantha- I'd love to feature these in a Cinco De Mayo recipe roundup on Blogdacious. You would have another site linking to yours -- If you are okay with this and letting me use one of your images (with credit to you of course!) please let me know and I let you know when the post is live. 🙂

  2. I really love a good cocktail and this one looks great! The food looks delicious too! So many good recipes to try!

  3. Hi Samantha, this Margarita looks perfect and love all of your recipes for Cinco de Mayo! Thank you so much for sharing them at Best of the Weekend - pinned! Have a happy Sunday and great week!

    1. Thank you, Cindy, for the sweet words and the pin! Hope you had a fun Cinco de Mayo! 🙂

  4. Girl, these recipes are the bomb! Mexican food is my favorite and I am pinning all this deliciousness 😉

    1. Thanks so much, Audra! It's my favorite, too. How could anyone live in Texas and not prefer Mexican food over everything else?! 😉

  5. Yeah- bring it on- I want all of this. It looks so good.

    Hugs my friend!! Hope you are having a great week back.

    1. Thanks, Gina...I think you just might enjoy these. 😉 Hope your week has been great as well. I have to admit...it's taken me awhile to get back in the swing of things!