Refreshing Blood Orange Margarita

Published 2/4/2021 • Updated 8/29/2022 To make blood orange margaritas, all you need is fresh blood orange juice, simple syrup, lime juice, and tequila! They will become your new happy hour favorite.

Fav Blood Orange Margarita

If you are a margarita lover like we are, then you’ve already made these frozen margaritas, grapefruit margaritas, and these skinny fit foodie margaritas and you are looking for a new margarita to mix up for the weekend! We have you covered! This blood orange margarita recipe is our new favorite margarita to mix up when it is bright and sunny outside. And, when blood oranges are in season 😀 Not only is the blood orange juice perfectly sweet, but it is a gorgeous deep ruby color that will turn the heads of any guests you have over. Have no fear, we haven’t mixed this blood orange juice with any artificial sweeteners or cheap tequila. Only the best for the best! Check out everything we used to mix up these delicious margaritas!

How to Sweeten a Margarita

Traditional margaritas are sweetened with triple sec and simple syrup made with white sugar! We sweetened this beautiful margarita with honey vanilla simple syrup and MAN is it delicious! Blood orange juice – don’t have blood oranges on hand? Simply swap for normal orange juice. High-quality tequila – do yourself a favor and ditch the rail tequila. Or favorite high-quality, smooth tequila is Epsolon. Simple syrup – we used a homemade honey simple syrup in this recipe, but any simple syrup works. Lime juice – a marg isn’t a marg without lime juice. Make sure to use fresh limes! Ice – crush or cubed, your choice.

Honey Vanilla Simple Syrup

All you have to do is add the water, honey, and vanilla into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes. After that, let the simple syrup cool and you are all set to mix it into anything! If you don’t have honey, there are a couple of other sweetener options! If you don’t have honey you can replace the honey with agave or maple syrup. If you are out of syrup, give triple sec a try!

Blood Orange Margaritas 101

How do you juice a blood orange?

Just like juicing lemons and limes, you can use your favorite juicer (if you have one). We use a hand held juice like this OXO Citrus Squeezer. Honey Simple Syrup However, the juice from a blood orange is darker and can stain a bit more than lime juice! Here are a couple tips we have for juicing a blood orange!

Be sure to wear an apron when you juice a blood orange.We like to cut a blood orange into smaller quarters so that they fit better into the juicer.Sometimes it is easier to juice a blood orange in the sink to avoid juice from getting all over the kitchen!

What kind of tequila should I use in this margarita?

We do prefer certain brands of margaritas, but you can use whatever tequila you have on hand! If you are headed to the store, check out our favorite tequila brands below!

Cazadores Reposado HornitosEspolon Silver Tequila

Why do you add lime juice to a blood orange margarita?

Blood orange juice is a bit sweetener and not as tart as a lime margarita. We add lime juice to this blood orange margarita to give it the delicious tartness that you are used to in a classic margarita recipe!

Can I make this recipe into a frozen margarita?

Yes! You can make this a frozen margarita recipe. Add all of the margarita ingredients into a high speed blender with 1 cup of ice and blend until smooth! Add more ice as needed! Photos by The Wooden Skillet.