Guava Margarita

Take your margaritas up a level by adding sweet guava nectar! This tropical twist on the traditional Margarita makes for the perfect refreshing summer cocktail!

Growing up as a Cuban in South Florida, eating guava is part of the culture. So adding this fun spin seemed natural to me. This is a great drink for Cinco De Mayo or any hot summer day.

Ingredients

Variations

• Spicy guava margarita: If you like your sweet with a little spice, muddle a jalapeño in your cocktail shaker before pouring in the rest of your ingredients. Add a little cayenne pepper to your sugar sprinkles to rim the glass.
• Peach or Mango margarita: Replace the guava nectar with your choice of fruit nectar for a different kind of margarita
• Frozen guava margaritas: Freeze the guava nectar in an ice cube tray. Then, blend the frozen guava cubes with the rest of the ingredients into a slush. Serve with a straw.

Substitutions

• If you don't have Cointreau available, you can use Triple Sec
• If you're not a fan of simple syrup, opt for Agave instead.
• Don't have any fresh limes handy? You can use for bottled lime juice instead.
• Don't like sugar on your glass rim? Go the traditional route and use salt instead.

Equipment

For this you'll need a cocktail shaker and margarita glasses

Top tip

• Fresh guava vs. store bought nectar: If you're able to get fresh guavas, you can make juice out of them and use that for these margaritas. I opt for using guava nectar becuase it's more readily accessible and much more convenient.
• Sugar vs salt: Classic margaritas use salt on the rim, but with fruity drinks or for people who don’t like salt, using sugar instead is a great alternative.
• Chill the glasses. This drink tastes best when it is extra cold. If you have the time, chill the margarita glasses in the fridge.

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Print Recipe

5 from 3 votes

Guava Margarita

delicious and refreshing margarita with guava

Prep Time5 mins

Total Time5 mins

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Mexican

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: 1

Calories: 366kcal

Author: Cari

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 oz Guava nectar
• ▢ 2 oz Tequila
• ▢ 1 oz Cointreau
• ▢ 1 oz Fresh lime juice
• ▢ 1 oz simple syrup
• ▢ Sugar sprinkles
• ▢ Lime and guava slices for garnishes
• ▢ Cup of ice

Instructions

• Prepare your glass by running a slice of lime around the rim of each glass and dip the edge into a small amount of sugar sprinkles.
• Add the guava nectar, tequila, cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup and ice to a cocktail shaker. Shake for 15 seconds.
• Strain into a prepared margarita glass and add your lime and guava slices for garnish.

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Notes

• Fresh guava vs. store bought nectar: If you're able to get fresh guavas, you can make juice out of them and use that for these margaritas. I opt for using guava nectar becuase it's more readily accessible and much more convenient.
• Sugar vs salt: Classic margaritas use salt on the rim, but with fruity drinks or for people who don’t like salt, using sugar instead is a great alternative.
• Chill the glasses. This drink tastes best when it is extra cold. If you have the time, chill the margarita glasses in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 54IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg

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