Watermelon Jalapeño Margaritas

Watermelon Jalapeño Margaritas are the perfect balance of sweet and spice. Incredibly refreshing and no fancy liquors required!

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword dairy free, gluten free, low fat, vegan, vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Servings

Calories 231kcal

Add sugar and water to a small saucepan. For a less spicy syrup, remove ribs and seeds from jalapeno then add to the saucepan. For a more spicy syrup, slice jalapeno then add - seeds and all - to the saucepan. Bring mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, then cook until sugar is dissolved, 1-2 minutes. Remove pan from heat then let cool - the longer the jalapeno stays in the syrup, the spicier it will be. Strain syrup through a fine mesh sieve into a mason jar or container then chill. Can be done up to 2 weeks ahead of time.

Add watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, and jalapeno simple syrup to a rocks or cocktail glass then stir to combine. Fill glass to the top with ice then serve with fresh jalapeno slices. Alternatively you could add the ingredients into a shaker, fill it halfway up with ice, then shake to chill.

Watermelon juice is simply blended or juiced watermelon that's been strained through a fine mesh sieve. Plan on roughly 1/2 cup volume loss when blending or juicing (ie, 2 cups chopped watermelon will give you approximately 1-1/2 cups watermelon juice.) I recommend making the watermelon juice no more then a few hours ahead of time so it's very fresh. Alternatively you can