Honey lime margaritas are the perfect cocktail for celebrating! Tequila and lime juice sweetened with honey and served over ice.
And what’s better than a few cocktails at 4 in the afternoon?
Absolutely nothing. And that’s exactly what I did this past Tuesday. Totally random… total fun. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, right?
This time last year my mom got two of my sisters and I a little tipsy from a few-too-many of these here honey lime margaritas. That night my oldest sister earned the nickname “Tequila Kelly” and I learned that I can cook and drink at the same time.
After that post went live I was asked by a few of you for the recipe for the delicious margs. Well since Cinco de Mayo is only a few weeks away, I figured now was a good time to share it.
As I ever so slowly build the adult cocktails section of this blog, I present to you the second adult bevvy! It also was the first time I ever bought tequila. How is that possible, I have no idea. I even bought a cocktail shaker. Never in my life did I feel so grown up.
So there I was sippin’ on my margarita feeling the glow of the tequila at 4:30 in the afternoon. It was glorious.
Here’s how to make them! Start by cutting a lime into wedges, for the rim and extra limes for garnish.
Rub one of those lime wedges along the rim of the glass(es). Then dip the moistened rim of the glass into a plate of kosher salt and set aside.
I have to say, my favorite part about drinking margaritas… is the salty rim. Period. That’s why I like to dip the whole rim in salt. If you’re not so much of a salt fan then just dip half the glass or in none at all.
This recipe makes two glasses –or one giant one if-you-know-what-I-mean– but this recipe can easily be doubled… tripled even. So to start you’ll need to juice a few large limes to get four tablespoons of lime juice. I used my vintage juicer and then strained the juice through a mesh strainer to catch the pulp. Who likes pulp in their margaritas? NOBODY.
So that’s roughly 2 big, fat, juicy limes. If your glasses are larger you’ll need more lime juice and honey.
The ratio for two margs is this: 1/2 cup tequila silver (aka blanco) and 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice, 2-3 tablespoons honey and a couple handfuls of ice. All of those go directly into one of those cocktail shaker thingies.
When my mom made these, she used agave (which you can too!). But I was curious about trying these with honey. I’m a known honey-subber in a lot of my recipes here on SS, so why not make margaritas with it? Could it be done… would they be good? Well yes… yes it can AND they so are!
Divide more ice among some margarita glasses, or any small glass you got. Shake the heck out of the honey lime mixture until the outside of the shaker get’s a good layer of condensation on it. Make sure you REALLY shake it good so the honey mixes into the drink.
Pour, sip and repeat.
Enjoy! And if you give this recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
Honey Lime Margaritas
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup tequila silver, or blanco
- 4 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons honey, or agave
- ice
- lime wedges, for rubbing on the rim and for garnish
- margarita salt
Instructions
- Rub a lime wedge along the rim of two small glasses and then dip them into a small plate with kosher salt. Fill with ice.
- In a cocktail shaker combine; tequila, lime juice, honey and ice. Secure the lid and shake until most of the ice is gone. Be sure to shake well enough so the honey mixes itself into the drink.
- Pour into prepared glasses.
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I love how simple these are and how few ingredients they have! I think that’s one thing that kills me is drinks that are just loaded down with too much. Love these margs on the rocks. I’ll definitely be making them after this stressful week haha.
I agree Mandie! I know that majority of the calories is in the tequila… but who needs a sour mix when you have fresh limes? Happy weekend friend!
These are so pretty!
I’ll take 3!!
Great recipe. Have always used agave but will now switch to honey. Gotta have the salt. When combined with the sour/bitter of the limes your mouth perceives a sweeter flavor – honest! Also avoid cheap tequila. Good ingredients make good drinks. Try Tesoro for a totally over the top margarita – Tesoro has a vanilla white oak nose. The honey in this recipe nails it all together. Mucho Gracias to my sister in law Anne for sending it my way.
I agree… salt is a must! But there wasn’t any Tesoro where I was shopping. It was either a 53$ bottle of Patron or Jose. I went with the Jose. Thanks for stopping by and CHEERS! 🙂
I cannot WAIT to have a margarita with you in Austin…we will for sure make time for that, right? I love this, Laurie, happy weekend to you, my friend!
I know!! So so SO excited!! Thanks Cassie 🙂
These sound wonderful. I loove the use of honey as a sweetener!
These margaritas definitely need to happen this weekend! I absolutely love your glasses!
You put lime in the honey, and you mix them both together!
Beekeepers everywhere applaud this!
Ermagerd, these margs… OH MY YUM. Not even sure I can wait until 4 p.m. to make these 🙂
Oh I see these in my future maybe even as soon as tonight!
I LOVE a good lime margarita! The addition of honey sounds fantastic :).
Ohh I love a good marg. I’ve never tried it with honey though!
These look too good. I’m totally into making cocktails/ drinks right now and actually posted a recipe for one earlier this week. This margarita will be made at the next party, for sure!!
This cocktail sounds so good! I am going to be making it really really soon!
Fabulous margarita recipe! I’m having a make-your-own taco night with girlfriends soon and this will be the perfect addition!
I so wish I could have one of these! As soon as I’m done baby-making..I’ll be all over these honey lime margaritas! Thank you for sharing!
I’d like a pitcher of these please : )
Your family sounds so fun! I love the honey idea so smart 🙂
I got limes this weekend just because I knew these had to be made. Yeah – these are so totally on.
Cocktails in the afternoon are always a good idea, especially when it’s a margarita! These look great!
Nothing like an afternoon cocktail! Or ya know… a 9 am margarita…
Hey… it’s 5 o clock somewhere, right?
Uhhh, I would take 3 to the face and end up ON my face because of how light weight I am. But I could never say no to a margarita – even if tequila gets the best of me, every.time. Looks so good, Laurie!
I’m pretty much obsessed with margaritas at the moment, definitely bookmarking this!
I made one of these this past weekend. Delicious!
How do you get the ice cubes to look like that? I thought they were pieces of some exotic fruits at first.! It looks like something i’d be happy to be sipping on a hot summer day!
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Margarita is my favorite cocktail. I usually go to the bar every Saturday just to have my own dose of it. I really love its taste and my favorite is blue frozen margarita but I also love the strawberry flavor. I didn’t know that honey lime flavor exists so this is something new for me. Its great news for me to know that there’s a way that I can make margaritas on my own by following your recipe and procedures. This is incredible, thanks for sharing. Finally, I don’t have to go out and spend a lot on a margarita pitcher at the bar for I can now make it on my own and drink til I drop.
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Tasty! I made a half a dozen of them for a party and squeezing all those limes was a little exhausting, next time I make this it’ll just be for E and I!
Check out my full review here: http://krystalcooks.com/2013/04/23/good-friends-good-drinks-honey-lime-margarita/
🙂 had to wait till this morning to post how much we enjoyed this recipe 🙂
So glad Shelley! 🙂
I always make these with agave, but like the idea of honey. Will be trying these.
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I know this is an old post but I had pinned this and it’s that time of year, why is it that Margarita’s are a warm weather drink? I see that your honey is Great Lakes, are you also from Michigan? Thanks for sharing this I love the idea of honey for a sweetener. I just shared on My FB biz page.
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OMG! This has been the best simple margarita recipe I’ve tried. The proportions are perfect. I used 3 medium sized limes to make the 4 tablespoons.
I forgot to mention, I blended the mix with ice and added a thin slice of lime on top to make a pretty serving.
I tried this with hot honey and it’s delicious! I’m going to do half hot and half regular honey for my next one