This Homemade Margarita Mix is a delicious and easy recipe for making margaritas at home. Just add tequila!
This past Sunday I took a little trip to visit my mom for Mother’s Day. Since she’s the one who normally does the cooking, my brother and I devised a plan so she wouldn’t have to cook. He made steaks, and I supplied all the fixings, including a big bottle of this Homemade Margarita Mix.
(Just in case you’re curious, my side dishes included these potato and bacon kabobs, this arugula salad, a big appetizer plate, and my mason jar key lime pies.)
Knowing that Mom likes margaritas, I thought they would be perfect for our toast to her on Mother’s Day.
Because fresh is usually best, I wanted to figure out how to make my own margarita mix and avoid the store-bought variety. To my surprise, I discovered that making a large batch of margarita mix at home is easy!
How to Make Homemade Margarita Mix:
- Create a simple syrup by boiling water and sugar.
- Mix with freshly squeezed lemon juice and lime juice.
Yes! That’s it.
One important note: For the most flavorful margarita mix, I recommend using freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice. Fresh is beyond compare!
With your mix prepared, I assume you’re ready for a cocktail.
How to Use the Mix:
For a classic margarita, I use:
- 3 ounces of margarita mix
- 2 ounces of silver tequila
- 1 ounce of triple sec.
Shake it up with ice and serve in a salt-rimmed glass with a wedge of fresh lime. Oh, my! It’s so good.
If you prefer a frozen margarita, just add the ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth.
Also, you can adjust these amounts to your own taste. However you fix yours, I’m certain you’ll love this recipe as much as we did.
If you enjoy margaritas, you’re in luck because I have a blog post dedicated to my favorite margaritas recipese. You can find all of those recipes HERE.
Looking for more homemade beverages? Check out these:
As I noted in the recipe above, if refrigerated, this margarita mix will stay fresh for up to a week.
You can also create flavored cocktails by adding different pureed fruits, flavored tequilas, or whatever ingredients you like.
Cheers!
Homemade Margarita Mix
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups lemon juice - freshly squeezed
- 2 cups lime juice - freshly squeezed
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine the water and sugar. Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, then remove the syrup from the heat, and allow it to cool.
- Once cooled, mix the syrup with the lemon juice and lime juice. Chill once more.
- Store covered in the refrigerator for up to one week.
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Michael, this is the bomb! I made up the simple syrup and keep that in refrig and just make single margarita servings using one lemon and one lime with splash of Cointreau and healthy shot of tequila! Only problem is everyone wants them! Hahahaha. The best recipe. 5 star rating. Glad I found it and so is everyone drinking my margaritas….after the first one or two drinks……I instruct them so they can squeeze the lemon and lime!
Has anyone tried a sugar substitute?
How do you squeeze the lemons an limes? By hand or in a machine?
Hi Elizabeth, I squeezed my by hand using old fashioned juicer. I’m sure it doesn’t matter!
Delish! Instead of triple sec, I used Grand Marnier!
How long will the mix last refrigerated? Can you freeze the mix?
Thanks
Silly question – do you strain the pulp after juicing the fruit? Thank you!
No question is silly. Personally, I don’t. There isn’t that much pulp, but if that’s something you’d like to remove feel free to strain.
xo Michael
Thank You for sharing this. I look forward to having a few of these for my Birthday this summer. Looks Delicious
Absolutely delicious! I squeezed fresh limes and lemons, made the simple syrup, and voila, one of the best margaritas I have ever had. Thanks for this recipe. I will be making this forever.
I took the time to squeeze all of these lemons and limes, and it tasted oh, sooo good.
I love this recipe! I had never tried to make my own marg mix before but after trying this, I don’t think I’ll ever by a premade mix again. The flavor is great and it’s so simple (I must admit I have used bottled juice at times – not from concentrate though – and it is still great)! Thank you so much for the recipe!
It’s so funny because I’m obsessed with Margaritas and decided to make my own as well and find that our recipes are identical. I actually have a recipe for making a gallon and had to calculate backwards so I could make a single margarita for myself. Exact recipe and absolutely the best I’ve ever tasted. Thank goodness we have a lemon tree and have now decided to plant a lime tree as well. Love that you were so kind to your mama!
could you post your gallon recipe of your homemade margarita mix or email to me a kjones6286@gmail.com
This is the only recipe I have. You can make adjustments from here to create a gallon. Hope that helps!
xo Michael
Our favorite Mexican restaurant has been shut down for COVID so no more Friday night margaritas until now! This is such a simple recipe but was perfect. I actually halved the recipe and stored it in mason jars in the fridge. I normally tweak recipes but kept this one as is and thought the first batch was great but a little sweet or me. I went to a mixture of 2 1/2 ounces of the mix with 2 ounces of Corzo silver, and 1 ounce of Cointreau. Simply an awesome margarita! Thank you for this recipe!
Sorry..I forgot to rate this with my comment..
Made your margarita mix for my own Happy Hour this afternoon. I cut the recipe in half – and Michael, it is delicious! I am one happy girl right now! Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear this! Thank you so much! Cheers!!
xo Michael
Thank you for the week’s worth of great ideas and beautiful scenery. Since you are in Pittsburgh – if you are interested in spirits, when this craziness is over, you might want to take a little day trip to Brookville. The Blackbird Distillery is a moonshine artisan distillery. They have a really nice tasting area. I n the town proper there are some little cute shops, a bistro or two and some antique stores. You will be surprised. hope you can make it east. Thanks again for the tips and tricks.
Wow wow wow. Just got back from Mexico and was craving some good times again. I used our juicer which made it a lot easier and did 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water so it was a little less sweet. Also added a little orange juice as one bag of small limes did not quite make 2 cups. Anyway, one sip and I was back on the beach. Thank you!!
How long can this be stored in the fridge?
The real deal. A little time consuming to hand juice all the citrus. (I’m getting about 1/4c juice per lemon and 1/4c juice per 2 limes. So roughly 8-10 lemons and 20-25 limes.
Very tasty recipe. Restaurant quality. 100 times better than anything in a store.