Skinny Agave Margaritas

August 23, 2012 · 16 comments

You may find yourself facing cloudy skies on a family beach vacation.

It happens to the best of us. But if your family is anything like mine, a little rain is “nbd” with beach chairs, bathing suits, and good conversation.

And skinny margs. Don’t forget the skinny margs.

I promised this recipe SO. LONG. AGO. I apologize for taking forever to snap some pictures of the ingredients and throwing them up here. This drink is by far my favorite beverage, and I wish I had the gall to ask for it specifically wherever I go. I guess it’s my fear of being “dat-da-dat-da-dat-dat-dat girl” instructing a bartender how to mix a drank.

It’s quite simple. Mix the following in a “little bit of this, little bit of that” fashion. I’m no scientist.

gold tequila of your choice
light grapefruit juice (obviously, I use Ocean Spray)
2 splashes lemon juice
1 lime, juiced
1 splash Sprite Zero
~4 tbsp agave nectar (I looove Xagave)

Bonus points if your tequila has a baby sombrero lid.

Go make yourself a skinny marg or two. It’ll make for a bunch of really happy people.

Stormy beach day or not.

Tagged as: skinny agave margaritas, skinny margarita recipe, skinny margaritas, xagave, xagave recipes

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1 christina August 23, 2012 at 12:25 pm

your face in the first picture is hysterical!! i want these margs now!
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2 Emily Petersen August 23, 2012 at 12:26 pm

i wonder if you add a little club soda to that it would be even better?! it would be even lighter too!

3 Molly @ A Fresh Start For Molly August 23, 2012 at 12:49 pm

I have been waiting for this recipe! Thank you, can’t wait to try it on a hot day!
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4 robfiasco @ run 2 the hills August 23, 2012 at 12:54 pm

so jealous! i would LOVE to be on a beach. rain or not. and margs? oh yes. alright. that’s it. i’m getting to a beach asap. unfortunately asap may be a couple months. in which case it might be cold. but i’m still going.
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5 Kaitlin @4loveofcarrots August 23, 2012 at 1:21 pm

I don’t usually care for margaritas unless it is skinnygirl peach margs. but these sound fantastic!

6 Kathleen @runderbykat.com August 23, 2012 at 3:36 pm

I’m experiencing a stormy beach week right now as well.. will the clouds/ rain EVER GO AWAY?????
I tried my hand at skinny mojitos but they tasted not.good. The margs sound like a perfect substitute!
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7 Heather (Heather's Dish) August 23, 2012 at 5:20 pm

skinny margs are pretty much my favorite thing these days (do i sound like an alcoholic?!) and by these days i mean the one adult beverage i get a week
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8 Alyssa @ Life of bLyss August 24, 2012 at 10:43 am: psh. I feel ya, girlfriend. and if it was more, you know I wouldn’t be judging.

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9 Renae August 23, 2012 at 6:14 pm

Hi Alyssa,

I’ve been following your blog for a while now and loved the idea of the Skinny Agave Margaritas. So I’ll be making my own. I definitely had to give you a little shoutout on my page. Thanks for the recipe.

http://renaenichole.blogspot.com/#!/2012/08/100-workout-and-day-4-of-no-smoking.html

10 Alyssa @ Life of bLyss August 24, 2012 at 10:43 am: you’re so sweet, Renae! thank you

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11 Sarah B. August 23, 2012 at 11:22 pm

Family beach vacations are the best! We went to Top Sail Island this summer and may or may not have brought a cooler of beer out to the sandbar and parked ourselves there for a solid 4 hours. It was an interesting day to say the least.