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Spicy Watermelon Margarita

Last updated June 14, 2021. Originally posted June 14, 2021 By Jyothi Rajesh 28 Comments

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This summer beat heat with this easy to make spicy watermelon margarita. This watermelon-infused tequila drink is so refreshing and summer-y, you definitely want to make a big batch of it.

spicy watermelon margarita recipe served with jalapeno slices and watermelon slice
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  • Why Should You Try This Margarita?
  • Ingredients For Watermelon Jalapeno Margarita
  • How To Make Watermelon Margarita
  • Can I Make Watermelon Margarita Without Cocktail Shaker
  • What Is The Best Type Of Tequila For Margaritas?
  • Tips To Make Good Margarita
  • 📋 Recipe: Spicy Watermelon Margarita

Why Should You Try This Margarita?

1. Spicy watermelon margarita is cool, refreshing with a hint of spice and instantly takes the heat off on hot summer days. Make a big batch, trust me, you’ll be drinking this all day long to cool you from the heat.

2. This adult cocktail is simple and easy to make.

3. There is no better way to celebrate summer than with watermelon recipes. And margarita scores always for best summer drink!

4. A definite crowd pleaser all the way.

5. This cocktail drink would be perfect for cinco-de-mayo, BBQ backyard party, potluck or any hot summer day.

6. Heat ways have been brutal, you’ll need more margaritas this summer. There is no such thing as too many margarita recipes. Nope!

7. Fruity watermelon and spicy jalapenos is a deadly combination in case you haven’t tried! Trust me! A little spice in life will only do you good.

8. Don’t have cocktail shaker? Read below to know how to make margaritas without it.

9. It’s time to relax and have a glass or two of margarita! Drink up, relax and enjoy life!  Cheers!

small glasses of watermelon margaritas

Ingredients For Watermelon Jalapeno Margarita

Fresh and ripe watermelon

Blanco Tequila or 100% silver agave

Lime juice

Sweetener (optional, add only if needed) – you can use agave nectar, or honey or refined sugar.

Jalapeno slices

Salt and Chili powder for making margarita glass rim

Ice cubes

Ingredients for spicy watermelon margarita

How To Make Watermelon Margarita

Refreshing cooling watermelon margarita recipe is pretty simple. It needs simple ingredients with easy to make anytime. This summer, kick the heat off with spicy watermelon margarita recipe.

It all starts with watermelon. Fresh, ripe watermelon are best to make margaritas. Fresh chunks of watermelon is juiced in a blender. Ideally you should be using seedless watermelon. Since we couldn’t find seedless watermelon, we blend the watermelon along with seeds and strained the juice.

If watermelon has seeds in it, don’t bother removing each and every seed. Blend and strain in fine mesh sieve, that’ll do.

making watermelon margarita in blender by blitzing fresh watermelon

Once the juice is ready, add all other ingredients – lime juice, tequila, sweetener of your choice (agave nectar would be best option, honey would work too), few jalapenos slices, ice cubes to watermelon into cocktail shaker and shake vigorously.

Serve watermelon margarita in glasses coated with salt and chili powder rim.

Many opt for sugar coating on margarita glasses. I’m biased when it comes to margaritas. I need to have the salt rim. And this watermelon cocktail needs something little extra than plain salt. It needs the kick. After all it’s watermelon jalapenos margarita remember?! It’s got to have the kick. So chili powder mixed with sea salt (crushed) is best way to serve this summer margarita.

Can I Make Watermelon Margarita Without Cocktail Shaker

Some of us don’t own a cocktail shaker! That’s right, I confess. We still don’t own a cocktail shaker! But that doesn’t stop us from making homemade margaritas and enjoying them especially during summer.

So if you are someone like us who don’t own cocktail shaker, don’t leave us here. We got you covered.

Go-To Coffee Mugs:

What if we told you can make margarita with your go-to coffee mugs?!

You heard it right. Those spill proof go-to coffee mugs can be used instead of cocktail shaker. The small hole through which you sip coffee can be used to pour shaken cocktail without the need of a strainer.

Mason Jar:

Oh yes, those mason jars are wonder jars. Not just used for storage, but you can also shake your cocktail with it. Close the jar tightly with the lid and shake the cocktail. Pour into glasses through a strainer.

Protein Shaker / Sports Bottle :

You need to have leak proof bottles to shake cocktails.

Two Cups :

Age old method used by many to shake cocktail without cocktail shaker is two cups method. Two cups one should be slightly smaller than the other. Pour cocktail into one cup, place it on counter. Place the other cup upside down into the cup, this will form a seal between cups.

Shake well. Tilt top cup about 5-10 degrees to the side to break the seal. Pour cocktail into the glasses and serve.

spicy watermelon margarita recipe for best summer drinks

What Is The Best Type Of Tequila For Margaritas?

It’s not margarita if there is no tequila in the drink. Some may wonder what is the best tequila to use to make margaritas!

The answer is you need to grab a BLANCO TEQUILA. It’s un-aged, mellowed-out. It’s got the purest flavor thus complementing the rest of the ingredients in margarita.

Tips To Make Good Margarita

  • Always keep your tequila in the fridge, so you have the best cooling cocktail drink.
  • ONLY use glass to keep margarita in the fridge. Glass pitcher is best! No metal or plastic please.
  • Always shake margaritas with ice only before serving. And serve immediately.
  • Salted rim glasses are must for margaritas. It’s no fun to drink margarita without salted (and chili mix) rim.  If your feeling creative try other fun flavored salts on the rim.
watermelon margarita recipe with sliced jalapenos

MORE REFRESHING WATERMELON RECIPES FIT FOR SUMMER :

Watermelon Feta Salad

Frozen Watermelon Smoothie

Icy Cool Watermelon Granita

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Frozen Yogurt Bark

5-Minutes Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

Strawberry Mango Popsicles

Grilled Peaches

Grilled Pineapple With Brown Sugar Rum Glaze

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spicy watermelon margarita with sliced jalapenos
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📋 Recipe: Spicy Watermelon Margarita

Jyothi Rajesh
This summer beat heat with this easy to make spicy watermelon margarita. This watermelon-infused tequila drink is so refreshing and summer-y, you definitely want to make a big batch of it.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Drinks/Cocktail
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people
Calories 132

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups seedless watermelon rind removed, cubes
  • ¼ cup lime juice freshly squeezed
  • ¾ cup tequila blanco tequila or 100% agave solver
  • 1 tablespoon sweetener optional (use agave nectar, honey)
  • 2 Jalapenos sliced
  • 1 cup ice cubes

For Serving

  • Salt
  • Chili Powder
  • Sliced Jalapenos
  • Watermelon
  • Ice Cubes

Instructions
 

Prep Watermelon:

  • Use seedless fully ripe watermelon. To make watermelon juice, slice off the ends of watermelon, remove rind from it. Cut circle slices of watermelon and them cut into cubes. Add cubes watermelon into blender and blend into a smooth juice.
  • If the watermelon has seeds don’t bother removing the seeds one by one. Blend it into juice along with seeds and then strain the juice using fine sieve strainer.
  • Strain the juice through strainer to get fine clear watermelon juice.

Shake The Margarita:

  • Pour watermelon juice into cocktail shaker (if you don’t have cocktail shaker, check notes below to know how to make margaritas without it). Add rest of the ingredients. Shake well for 30 seconds to 45 seconds.  You will shake margaritas with ice only before sharing.

Prepping Margarita Glasses:

  • Many opt for sugar coating on margarita glasses. I’m biased when it comes to margaritas. I need to have the salt rim. And this watermelon cocktail needs something little extra than plain salt. It needs the kick. After all it’s watermelon jalapenos margaritas remember?! It’s got to have the kick. So chili powder mixed with sea salt (crushed) is best way to serve this summer margarita.

Serving Margaritas:

  • Pour cocktail into salt and chili powder rimmed cocktail glasses. Serve with 1 or 2 cubes of ice. A slice of jalapenos and a small cut watermelon piece.
  • Serve immediately. Cheers!

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Notes

If you don’t have cocktail shaker, use these instead:
Go-To Coffee Mugs:
What if we told you can make margarita with your go-to coffee mugs?! You heard it right. Those spill proof go-to coffee mugs can be used instead of cocktail shaker. The small hole through which you sip coffee can be used to pour shaken cocktail without the need of a strainer.
Mason Jar:
Oh yes, those mason jars are wonder jars. Not just used for storage, but you can also shake your cocktail with it. Close the jar tightly with the lid and shake the cocktail. Pour into glasses through a strainer.
Protein Shaker / Sports Bottle:
You need to have leak proof bottles to shake cocktails.
Two Cups :
Age old method used by many to shake cocktail without cocktail shaker is two cups method. Two cups one should be slightly smaller than the other. Pour cocktail into one cup, place it on counter. Place the other cup upside down into the cup, this will form a seal between cups. Shake well. Tilt top cup about 5-10 degrees to the side to break the seal. Pour cocktail into the glasses and serve.
 
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 0gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 0gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 510IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.2mg
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  1. Liz Cleland says

    June 17, 2019 at 8:54 pm

    This is the perfect Summer beverage! Now if the New York weather would just warm up and stop raining we could enjoy these!!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 17, 2019 at 9:02 pm

      Hope the sun shines bright soon in your part of the world so you could enjoy some refreshing drinks! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    June 17, 2019 at 3:12 pm

    5 stars
    Oh wow… what a refreshing looking drink. I absolutely LOVE addition of jalapeno. I must give this a try. Like soon!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 17, 2019 at 3:40 pm

      Thank you Natalie

      Reply
  3. Neha says

    June 17, 2019 at 9:42 am

    First off I am in love with these awesome clicks! Secondly I have been looking for a good margarita recipe with watermelons for quite some time now. I think my search is now over!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 17, 2019 at 3:40 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  4. Charity says

    June 17, 2019 at 7:33 am

    5 stars
    Jyothi, you are speaking my language! ove all things cocktail, spicy and sweet! And waterlemon is the icing on top!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 17, 2019 at 8:19 am

      Thank you Charity

      Reply
  5. Amanda says

    June 17, 2019 at 6:58 am

    5 stars
    There isn’t a more perfect summer cocktail as far as I’m concerned! The fresh watermelon juice is so refreshing, and I love that spicy kick to keep things interesting. I definitely will make this all summer long.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 17, 2019 at 8:19 am

      Thank you Amanda

      Reply
  6. Sara says

    June 17, 2019 at 1:11 am

    5 stars
    We LOVE margaritas! Especially sweet and spicy margaritas! When we lived in Chicago, our local store sold fresh watermelon juice daily. We used to stock up and make spicy watermelon margaritas all the time! I need to make your recipe ASAP, and definitely juice my own watermelon!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 17, 2019 at 8:20 am

      Thank you Sara

      Reply
  7. Julie says

    June 15, 2019 at 1:00 am

    Oooooh this looks like the perfect drink to sip all summer long! I just saw a bunch of good looking watermelons outside our market when I walked past earlier; now I have to stop back and pick one up!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 15, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      Yes, its perfect summer drink

      Reply
  8. Jordan says

    June 14, 2019 at 6:31 pm

    5 stars
    Hello summer cocktail perfection! I love using watermelon every chance I get when it’s hot outside. Cannot wait to test drive this drink!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 14, 2019 at 10:12 pm

      Thank you Jordan

      Reply
  9. Sharon says

    June 11, 2019 at 11:15 pm

    5 stars
    The flavors of watermelon and spicy chili powder and jalapeno working together in this margarita sound so good! I would love this as an afternoon cocktail.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 12, 2019 at 8:00 am

      Thank you Sharon

      Reply
  10. Gloria says

    June 11, 2019 at 1:30 am

    5 stars
    I saw this come in the feed, and have scheduled a share on Facebook. LOVE this idea for a great drink to serve at a bbq party. Watermelon is so great in the hot weather.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 11, 2019 at 8:33 am

      You are amazing, thank you so much Gloria. So happy to hear you liked it

      Reply
  11. Kylie | Midwest Foodie says

    June 10, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    5 stars
    I am hosting a ladies night next weekend and I can’t wait to make these margaritas for my girls! They are perfect for sipping on the deck and enjoying a warm summer evening. Thanks Jo!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 10, 2019 at 9:58 pm

      Happy to hear you liked this margarita. Yes it’s fun drink to have with the girls

      Reply

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