These mango coconut margaritas taste just like a creamsicle. Perfect for Cinco de Mayo.
I hope that title doesn’t throw you off. Mango + coconut + tequila? It kinda makes my stomach turn a little bit thinking about the creamy coconut mixing with the tequila. That might have more to do with my 21st birthday, too many tequila shots and an episode of me, the Carlisle hospital and a nurse named Penny who didn’t like being bitten though more than anything else.
I usually can’t do tequila for that exact reason. Margaritas are the only exception. Especially, fruit ones.
Since I know you’re planning on making the best meat on this earth this weekend for Cinco de Mayo or just because it’s amazing and needs no holiday to be enjoyed, I thought I’d share the mango margarita we slurped while devouring that pizza.
Ree has a recipe in her book that I took some liberty in switching up. I barely follow recipes when it comes to food, so drinks are a total wing it kind of thing. How bad can they turn out when alcohol is involved?
Particularly that Patron you see hiding out in the background. Ulysses doesn’t drink alcohol unless it has an umbrella in it and yet every year, friends, coworkers, random acquaintances give him bottles of booze for the holidays.
For the sake of my liquor cabinet, I hope they never find out the truth.
So, it’s Friday and if that’s not a good enough excuse for a drink, it’s Cinco de Mayo tomorrow and if that’s not a good enough excuse, there’s no hope for you.
Have a drink, maybe a coconutty, lime infused mango margarita maybe just a beer, kick your feet up and enjoy the weekend!
Prefer citrus flavors in your marg? Try this Texas margarita recipe.
More margarita inspiration to try:
Coconut Cilantro Margarita Ice Pops
Serrano Cucumber Margarita
Spicy Piña Colada Margarita
Mango Coconut Margaritas
Ingredients
- 1 cup mango , fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup tequila blanco
- 1/4 cup canned full-fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons triple sec, My preference is Cointreau
- zest of 1 lime
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon agave or honey
- 1-1 1/2 cups ice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until ice is broken up and almost smooth.
- If you want to garnish the rim of the glass, combine sugar & lime zest on a plate. Wet the rim of a glass with a cut lime and flip the rim into the sugar/lime mixture until it sticks to the glass all the way around.
- Pour drink and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Slightly adapted from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier
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Makes me think of the tropics or take the time to relax and have a drink.
yeah, sign me up! best looking margarita I’ve ever seen!!
Mmmm…I love the idea of coconut milk in margaritas!!! These sound so tasty and refreshing. :)
I love mango margaritas! And I’m definitely alright with the coconut in there too :) These look delicious!
I am such a huge fan of mango. These look so refreshing too. After seeing so many marg recipes today, I am definitely craving them!
Those margaritas look amazing! I need to make these asap. I just had some mango margaritas last night :D
Haha…it took me about ten years to get over a very unfortunate tequila incident that occurred during my senior year of high school :-) But I’m finally over it– and damn, these look awesome.
You need a supply of mini umbrellas lol Or just enjoy it all to yourself.
I stay away from the tequila (makes me a little crazy!) but mango and coconut is one of my favs!
Ha! It definitely made me crazy the last time I went overboard with it, a little toooo crazy ;)
Ps- I think Joe Nichols has a song about that ;)
Mango, coconut, tequila…yes, I am all about these!