Peppermint Margarita

Blend white tequila, triple sec, limeade, simple syrup, and peppermint schnapps together for these festive peppermint margaritas!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 133 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ lemon, juiced
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• ¼ cup white sugar, or as needed
• 1 cup simple syrup
• ½ cup triple sec
• 1 fresh lime, cut into wedges
• 1 fluid ounce brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®)
• ¼ cup red colored sugar, or as needed
• 1 cup white tequila (such as Jose Cuervo Clasico®)
• 4 ½ fluid ounces peppermint schnapps, or to taste
• 8 cups ice cubes, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon grenadine syrup, or as desired
• 1 tablespoon crushed candy canes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of red sugar onto a small, shallow plate. Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of white sugar onto another small, shallow plate. Moisten the rims of margarita glasses with a wedge of lime, dip the moistened glasses into the red sugar, then the white, alternating sugars so that the edge of the glass looks like stripes on a candy cane; set aside.

Step 2

Blend tequila, simple syrup, limeade, peppermint schnapps, triple sec, and lemon juice in a blender until smooth. Pour tequila mixture into a quart jar.

Step 3

Fill blender with ice cubes. Pour 1/4 the tequila mixture over the ice and blend until smooth. Add grenadine for color while the mixture is blending. Pour mixture into prepared margarita glasses, add a splash of orange liqueur, and sprinkle crush candy canes over each margarita. Repeat with remaining tequila mixture and ice cubes.