Passion Fruit Margarita

This easy passion fruit margarita is so delicious and easy to make! It's such a fun twist on a classic cocktail recipe and is perfect for summer. Let's up your margarita game and make one! 

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You’ll love this passion fruit margarita

It's easy to make. Just a few simple ingredients are all you need to make this delicious passion fruit margarita, no passion fruit puree is required!

It's perfect for summer. Between the color and the taste, this is beyond perfect for summer, plus I'm sharing directions for making a pitcher of passion fruit margaritas for all your summer parties. 

It's crisp, refreshing with a little sweetness. I am not a fan of super sweet drinks, but I love a fun, fruity cocktail! This margarita recipe perfectly balances sweetness with a hint of sourness and is an overall great cocktail. 

What is Passion Fruit?

Passion fruit is a sweet fruit that is native to South America. It has a jelly-like consistency with crunchy seeds. Passion fruit seeds are absolutely ok to eat, too! The seeds are actually a great source of fiber and the fruit as a whole is a great source of antioxidants. 

Ingredients

Tequila. The best tequila for any margarita is Blanco tequila, otherwise known as silver tequila. Blanco tequila is unaged and it doesn't have much taste, making it the perfect margarita ingredient. Reposado tequila is fine, but it is an aged tequila so you get a bigger flavor profile including warm spice notes due to its aging in oak barrels. You can also use gold tequila if that's what you have, however, if you have Blanco, I recommend using that. 

Passion Fruit Liqueur. Instead of passion fruit juice or passion fruit pulp, I like using passion fruit liqueur. It makes things much easier, plus I can't always find passion fruit at my grocery store. So, to be able to have this passionfruit margarita any time I want, I always keep a bottle of Passoa on my bar cart. 

Orange Liqueur. I always include an orange liqueur in margarita recipes, one of the most popular ones you may recognize is Grand Marnier. If that is too expensive for you, you can use triple sec or fresh orange juice. 

Lime. You need a bit of tartness to cut the sweetness of the passion fruit and orange liqueur and the fresh lime juice adds just that. Be sure to save a lime wheel for a garnish!

Light Agave. The light agave adds a different type of sweetness compared to the passionfruit liquor. Plus this is an ingredient in a classic margarita recipe, so I always like to include it!

Sparkling Water. I always like adding a splash of sparkling water to margaritas. This is completely optional, but I like the bit of fizz. 

How to make a Passion Fruit Margarita

1. In a cocktail shaker, pour in your tequila. passion fruit liqueur, orange liqueur, lime, and light agave. Add a handful of ice and shake.
2. If you'd like, add salt or tajin to the rim of the glass. Add fresh ice to your glass and then strain the margarita into the rocks glass. 
3. Garnish with lime slices or a lime wheel and cheers!

Substitutions and Variations

Passion Fruit Nectar. Want a delicious cocktail with a little less alcohol? You can use passion fruit nectar (the Goya brand can be found at most stores) or passion fruit syrup for your cocktail! Use 1 - 2 oz. of passion fruit nectar or 1 tablespoon of passion fruit syrup. 

Passion Fruit Margarita Mix.​ Want to turn this 5 ingredient recipe into a 2 ingredient recipe? You can buy passion fruit margarita mix from Amazon. Then, you'll truly have an easy passion fruit margarita recipe in your back pocket to make all summer long. 

Spicy Passion Fruit Margarita. Want a little bit of heat? Add some jalapeño slices and muddle them with lime juice and you'll have a delicious spicy flavor. 

Spicy, Sweet, or Salty. You can switch the flavor up by up the rim of your glass. If you want something on the sweeter side, you can use a sugar rim, if you want a savory flavor to offset the sweetness of the margarita, use a salt rim, or if you want to add a bit of spice use a Tajin rim.  

How to Make a Pitcher of Margaritas

If you want to make the perfect passion fruit margarita for a crowd, it's so easy to make! Here's the batch version of this passion fruit margaritas recipe. 

Ingredients - 10 servings

​20 oz. tequila

10 oz. passion fruit liqueur

10 oz. orange liqueur

5 oz. lime juice

5 oz. agave nectar

10 oz. sparkling water, to pour upon serving

Directions

1. ​Pour your ingredients into a large pitcher. Give it a quick stir to ensure all your ingredients are mixed.
2. Add ice once you are ready to serve.
3. Pour 5 oz. servings and top with 1-2 oz. of sparkling water. 

How to rim a margarita glass

No matter what kind of margarita recipes you prefer, you need to pour them into a properly prepared glass! Here's how to rim a margarita glass.

1. On a small plate, pour your salt, sugar, or tajin. Set aside.
2. Take a lime wedge and run it along the rim of your glass. 
3. Take the rim of your glass and dip it in the salt, sugar, or tajin. Continue until well covered.

FAQ

What does Passion Fruit taste like?

Fresh Passion fruit is delicious! It had a refreshing tropical flavor and the combination of textures from the jelly-like inside and crunchy seeds is absolutely delicious. 

Where can you buy fresh passion fruit?

You can typically buy it at specialty grocery stores like Whole Foods. 

Amazon home bar finds

You'll absolutely want a cocktail shaker and a citrus juicer for many cocktail recipes. 

You'll also love having these fun margarita glasses!

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