Watermelon Margaritas are the easiest 3-ingredient cocktail made with fresh watermelon for the perfect summer sipper.

Watermelon Margarita in a coupe glass, slice of watermelon in background.

Try these refreshing and delicious Watermelon Margaritas for your next cookout, 4th of July party or any summer gathering. They are simple to make by the glass or pitcher and are a guaranteed hit with the crowd

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Ingredients for Watermelon Margaritas

Fresh Watermelon Juice
Tequila – Silver tequila, use any brand you prefer – we are using Jose Cuervo
Triple Sec – Orange liqueur
Ice
Tajin – Chili lime seasoning for the rim.

Step-By-Step Directions for Watermelon Margaritas

Collage garnishing rim of cocktail glass with Tajin.

Pour Tajin into a shallow dish. Rub a piece of watermelon around the rim of each glass and dip into the the Tajin. Set aside.

Collage making watermelon margaritas in a cocktail shaker.

Add ice to a cocktail shaker.
Next goes the watermelon juice.
Use a jigger to add the tequila.
In goes the triple sec.
Add the top of the shaker and shake vigorously.

Pouring watermelon margaritas from shaker into glass.

Use the strainer and pour into glasses.

Person serving watermelon margarita in a coupe glass.

Serve immediately.

How to Make Watermelon Juice

Slice watermelon and remove the rind. Cut into chunks and place the watermelon flesh into a bowl. Mash with a potato masher or squeeze the juice from the watermelon using clean hands, discarding the pulp.
Strain the juice through a fine mesh sieve and place into a covered container. Chill until ready to use, up to 3-4 days in the refrigerator.

Watermelon margarita in a glass, fresh watermelon in background.

Recipe Notes

Lime Juice: Margaritas typically have lime juice but we felt the lime over powered the watermelon flavor so we skipped it in this recipe.
Too Sweet: Watermelon juice is very sweet, if you would like to tone down the sweetness a bit, top each glass off with club soda or Sprite. This was my favorite version of this margarita.
Make a Pitcher: To make a pitcher multiply the ingredients by four to make eight drinks.
Frozen: Freeze the watermelon juice in ice cube trays overnight. Place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.
Rim Garnish Variations: Use coarse salt, black lava salt or lime salt if preferred to garnish the rim.
Rum or Vodka: Rum or vodka can be substituted for the tequila if preferred.
Make it a Mocktail: Skip the alcohol and substitute Sprite.

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These Watermelon Margaritas are easy to make ahead of the party and are sure to be a refreshing and delicious cocktail that will be a summer favorite.

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