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Strawberry Hibiscus Ginger Margarita. Fresh strawberries, sweet hibiscus tea, spicy ginger, and a good splash of tequila. Super easy, refreshing, a touch sweet, and extra pretty too. The perfect weekend drink to enjoy in both the spring and summer months!
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Iโve decided that I have the most fun when creating and photographing new drink recipes. I put so much less pressure on myself to make them โperfectโ. With everyday recipesโฆlike my quick weeknight dinners, or sweet dessertsโฆmy main concerns revolve around creating a recipe thatโs delicious, approachable, and healthyโฆish. It can be hard to know just what everyone is looking for. But with drinks, I just let go of all that and have fun! I donโt really worry about how many of you will make it, or if youโll find the recipe a little too weird or out there. Of course I want you guys to LOVE my cocktails, but I also know that they are not for everyone. Theyโre really just meant to be fun. If you love it, amazing. If not, Iโll probably be sharing another one in the future that hopefully you will love.
I guess the point is, I really have so much fun developing new cocktail recipes!
Which brings me to todayโs strawberry hibiscus margaritas. This is not your traditional sugar-filled margarita, itโs definitely very different. But you guys?
Itโs so pretty, so fun to make, and most importantlyโฆSO GOOD!
Cinco de Mayo is just a week away, so I knew we all needed a fun drink to celebrate.
While this isnโt traditional, it does involve some fun flavors, like hibiscus tea, which is actually very common in Mexico.
This margarita is a simple mix of fresh strawberries, sweet hibiscus tea, zingy orange, tequila, and lots of lime. I like to keep the sugar content very LOW with my drinks. This margarita is only lightly sweetened with a touch of honey and a splash of ginger beer. In my world, sugary cocktails are no bueno. A sugar hangover is the absolute worst. Plus, I like to save my sugar intake for layer cakesโฆ
I also like to top my margs off with a splash of ginger beer. I just love a little sparkly and the kick that the ginger gives off. Garnish your strawberry margaritas with fresh limes, strawberries, hibiscus flowers, or a mix. You will have the prettiest, most refreshingโฆand certainly the most delicious, margarita. You can also add some salt to the rim of the glass. My kind of drink!
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Ingredientsย
- 1 tablespoon dried hibiscus flowers
- 1-2 tablespoons honey, to your taste
- 4-6 strawberries, sliced, plus additional for serving
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 ounces silver tequila
- ginger beer, for topping
- kosher salt, for rimming
Instructionsย
- 1. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a medium-size pot. Remove from the heat, add the hibiscus flowers and 1-2 tablespoons honey, dependent on your taste. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and discard the hibiscus flowers.ย 2. Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and coat in salt.
3.ย In a cocktail shaker or glass jar, add strawberries, lime juice, 1/4 cup steeped tea, and the orange zest. Muddle all of the ingredients together, squashing everything to release the juices from the fruit.ย Add the tequila.ย Fill with ice and shake until combined.ย Strain into your prepared glass. Top off with ginger beer.ย Serve with limes. Drink!
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Ingredientsย
- 2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers
- 4-6 tablespoons honey, to your taste
- 2 cups sliced strawberries, plus additional for serving
- juice of 2 limes (about 1/2 cup juice)
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 1 cup (8 ounces) silver tequila
- ginger beer, for topping
- kosher salt, for rimming
Instructionsย
- 1. Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil in a medium-size pot. Remove from the heat, add the hibiscus flowers and the honey, dependent on your taste. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and discard the hibiscus flowers.ย 2.ย In a blender, add strawberries and lime juice and blend until the strawberries are almost pureed. Strain into the pitcher of tea. Add the orange zest and tequila, stirring to combine. Chill until ready to serve. 3. Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glasses and coat in salt. Add ice and pour over the margarita. Top off with ginger beer.ย Serve with limes. Drink!
Nutrition
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Can you add the ginger beer to the pitcher??
Hi Jenna,
I like to just top each drink with the ginger beer, I think it works better that way:) Let me know if you have any other questions! xT
Excellent recipe I can wait to try
Thanks so much, Sara! I hope you love this recipe! Cheers! xT
I made the pitcher recipe this for a tick tock drink round and called it โa little bit dramaticโ after Regina Georgeโs tank top in mean girls. It won the competition.
A couple hot tips!
– Skip the tea making and buy edible hibiscus flowers in hibiscus syrup!! You can buy jars of 11 flowers in syrup at Whole Foods, local food coops, and speciality food stores.
– I used 4 cups of sliced strawberries and it barely made enough mix for 8 people.I needed enough for 10 12 oz cups so if youโre using 8 oz glasses this pitcher recipe will be fine just donโt measure the tequila. Goby taste.
Next time Iโm using 6 cups sliced strawberries and doubling the measurements of lime juice, adding the whole 8 oz jar of hibiscus syrup, zesting 3 oranges, three tablespoons of honey, and pouring in half the fifth of tequila.
– run the rim of glass in the Orange juice from the orange and then the hibiscus flower soaked in syrup around the rim. Then run the glass through TAJIN. Youโre welcome. Chefs kiss.
Hey Atalie,
Happy Friday! I am so glad this recipe was enjoyed, thanks a lot for making it! Thanks for sharing what worked well for you:) xTieghan
Have you made a pitcher of this? Would you quadruple (or more) the ingredients?
Hey Jaime,
You can actually adjust your serving size and the ingredients will manually adjust for you. I hope you love the recipe, Cheers! xTieghan
See my comment above!!
This looks wonderful! One tip: the โQโ brand of canned mixers came out with a hibiscus ginger beer which is delicious ( and might save time by skipping the tea-steeping step). I have found it at Target as well as larger liquor store chains.
Hey Marianne,
Thanks so much! I’ll have to look for those next time I am at Target! xTieghan
Any tips for what to sub for tequila to make a mocktail? Thanks!!
Hey Laura,
Just omit the tequila:) I hope you love the drink! Cheers! xTieghan
Recommendations on how to make this a blended margarita? Any ingredient adjustments?
Hey Emily! No adjustments needed. Just add the mixed (strained + minus the ginger beer) drink to a blender with ice and blend! Top off with the ginger beer. That will be SO GOOD. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan Also, if it helps you, check out the below recipe for how I have made a blender marg.
https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/spicy-gingered-mango-margarita/
How many drinks does this make?
This makes 1 drink, but the steeped tea makes enough for 3-4 drinks. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
This might be one of my favorite cocktails!
I used hibiscus tea and ginger kombucha, but otherwise made as instructed. Loved the fresh flavors and the tartness!
I love your cocktails!
Thank you Libby! xTieghan
Looks delicious! Any brand of dried hibiscus flowers you’d recommend? Thinking about making it this weekend ๐
HI Carolyn! Linked the exact ones I buy below. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
https://rstyle.me/+I7chNJ6Dw-AVOz9PPZcmxg
We found the measurements confusing -says it makes 1 serving and 1 cup of water in ingredient list, but then only asks for 2-4 tablespoons per drink in instructions?
HI there! You will have extra syrup to use for additional drinks. I am so sorry if that is confusing. The syrup will stay good if kept in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Made this tonight and it was sooo good! I added nutmeg to the strawberries because I love nutmeg with strawberries.
I am so glad you did! Thank you Kyleigh! xTieghan
what a beautiful garnish! Love the strawberries too, a wonderful cocktail, thank you
Thank you Sabrina! xTieghan
omg yum yum yummm i bet my mother would love this too!
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xoxo <3
Thank you so much Jessy! xTieghan