Passion Fruit Margarita

Passion fruit, with its tropical and tart flavor, makes for the perfect addition to a traditional margarita. This passion fruit margarita is vibrant, tangy, and the perfect blend of tart and sweet.

It also couldn't be any easier to make. Just salt your rim, add everything to a cocktail shaker and pour, and you'll be in paradise in no time.

When summer rolls around, we're always looking for new or interesting cocktail ideas for parties and entertaining. This passion fruit margarita is the perfect escape from the norm. Passion fruit not only imbues the cocktail with an striking yellow color, but also a pleasantly sour pucker.

If you're a fan of passion fruit, then this cocktail is a must try!

If you're not huge on passion fruit but are looking for some margarita inspiration, try our delicious Pineapple Coconut Margarita or a super simple Rum Margarita.

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• Passion Fruit Margarita Ingredients
• How to Make this Passion Fruit Margarita Recipe
• Substitutions and Variations
• What to Serve with Passion Fruit Margaritas
• Storage
• Tips and FAQ
• Top tip
• More Margarita recipes
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Passion Fruit Margarita Ingredients

For the cocktail:

• Passion fruit juice: This is actually easier to find than you might think, and a lot of stores stock this Ceres Passion Fruit Juice in the juice aisle. We think this is the best product.
• Fresh passion fruit: This is optional, but it adds some textural intrigue to the cocktail, and they also just look cool. Plus, nothing beats the flavor of fresh passion fruit!
• Tequila: We used a reposado tequila in this recipe, but silver or blanco tequila is a widely available and easier to find substitute.
• Triple sec: Cointreau or any other type of orange liqueur is essential to achieving that classic margarita flavor.
• Simple syrup: You can make your own by combining equal parts sugar and water and heating until the sugar is completely dissolved. You can also use agave instead. Since tequila is made from agave, it stands in as a great sweetener in margaritas.
• Lime juice: freshly squeezed lime juice tastes the best and is worth the extra effort.

For the rim:

• Salt: kosher salt is our favorite choice for margaritas.
• Sugar: plain granulated sugar works here.
• Lime zest: this is optional if you're short on time, but it adds a lot of fresh flavor.

How to Make this Passion Fruit Margarita Recipe

STEP 1: Mix up the cocktail. Add the passion fruit juice, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and simple syrup or agave to a cocktail shaker, and shake for about 10-15 seconds.

STEP 2: Rim your glass. Combine salt, sugar, and lime zest on a plate. Dip the rim of your glass into some extra agave or simple syrup, then dip again in the sugar-salt-zest mixture.

STEP 3: Finish the cocktail. Add ice and the optional fresh passion fruit to your glass. Pour the shaken cocktail mixture over ice, garnish with a fresh passion fruit half, and enjoy!

Substitutions and Variations

• Make a pitcher for a crowd: To make a 60 oz pitcher cocktail, use the quantities listed below, stir everything together in a pitcher, and then pour into individual rimmed and ice-filled glasses.
  • 30 fl oz passionfruit juice
  • 5 fl oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 ½ fl oz agave or simple syrup
  • 15 fl oz tequila
  • 5 ounces Cointreau, Grand Mariner, or other orange flavored liqueur
• Use another juice: You could try using pineapple, blueberry, cherry or your personal favorite fruit juice instead of the passion fruit.
• Make it a mocktail - Omit the tequila entirely and replace the triple sec with a dash of orange juice for a tropical, alcohol free non alcoholic drink. You can also try our Margarita Mocktail.
• Make it spicy: Try infusing your tequila with jalapeños for 12 hours before making this margarita! Learn how to infuse any alcohol here.

What to Serve with Passion Fruit Margaritas

These are the perfect summer cocktail, so they're a natural pairing for summer entertaining. Here are a few recipes to pair this passion fruit margarita with:

• Summer Fruit Salad
• Mango Corn Salsa
• Spicy Black Bean & Cauliflower Tacos

Storage

To make these passion fruit margaritas ahead of time, you can combine everything for the cocktails (just make sure not to mix them with any ice), and store the mixture in the fridge for a couple of days before serving.

Tips and FAQ

More tips

• How to make simple syrup: You can use store-bought simple syrup, but it's actually super easy to make from scratch in just a few minutes! Simply combine equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan and heat over medium low just until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool before using in this cocktail.
• Storage: You can keep leftover margaritas stored in the fridge for 24-48 hours (although they taste best fresh!). Make sure to shake or stir well again before serving.
• Rim: The salted lime zest rim is optional, but makes this passion fruit margarita extra delicious!

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