Beverage - Margarita pitcher recipe with mix
Easy pitcher margaritas that serve a crowd, made with just tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice. It's the perfect tequila cocktail for your Cinco de Mayo party and then all summer after!
Recipe: 3-2-1 Pitcher Margaritas

Easy pitcher margaritas that serve a crowd, made with just tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice.
Provided by: Sheela Prakash
Yields: 10 servings
Cuisine: Mexican,Latin america
Number of ingredients: 5
Provided by: Sheela Prakash
Yields: 10 servings
Cuisine: Mexican,Latin america
Number of ingredients: 5
Ingredients:
- 3 cups blanco tequila
- 2 cups orange liqueur, such as Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 8 limes)
- Ice
- 3 medium limes, thinly sliced
Nutrition:
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.0 g
- Carbohydrate: 22.1 g
- Sugar: 18.7 g
- Serving Size: Serves 10
- Protein: 0.3 g
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Calories: 183 cal
- Sodium: 5.3 mg
- Fiber: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Step 1
- Place the tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and ice in a large pitcher, and stir to combine. Top with the lime slices. Let sit for 5 minutes to allow for some of the ice to melt and mellow the margaritas.
- Step 2
- Pour into glasses, adding more ice from the pitcher to each glass as needed. Scoop a couple of lime slices into each glass when serving.
Large Batch Margarita Pitchers

Classic large batch margarita pitchers are perfect for serving a crowd! This classic version is simple and uses fresh ingredients!
Provided by: Aleka Shunk
Total time: 10 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yields: 14 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Number of ingredients: 10
Provided by: Aleka Shunk
Total time: 10 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yields: 14 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Number of ingredients: 10
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Tequila Blanco (White Tequila)
- 1 ½ oz. Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1 oz. Freshly squeezed lime juice (*about 1 large lime)
- ½ ounce Agave syrup (*Optional)
- Course salt/sugar for rim
- 3 ½ cups Tequila Blanco (White Tequila)
- 2 ⅔ cups Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1 ¾ cups Freshly squeezed lime juice (*about 14 large limes)
- ¾ cup Agave syrup
- Course salt/sugar for rims (*Optional)
Nutrition:
- Calories: 291 kcal
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Carbohydrate: 2.4 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Pitcher Margaritas
- If serving right away, add lime juice, Cointreau, (Triple Sec), agave and tequila to a 64 oz. pitcher and stir. Top the pitcher with as much ice as you prefer along with a few lime slices.*If you don't want your margaritas watered down, wait to add ice to your pitcher!
- *Optional* Prepare your margarita glasses in advance by dipping the rim in lime juice (I like to use honey) following by coarse sea salt or sugar.
- Fill margarita glasses with crushed ice and garnish with a lime wedge. Pour 4 oz. of the prepared pitcher into each glass. Enjoy!
- Individual Margaritas
- Add lime juice, Cointreau, (Triple Sec), agave and tequila to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds.
- *Optional* Wet the rim of your glass with lime juice or honey and dip into coarse salt.
- Pour the margarita into a 4 oz. margarita glass filled with ice (preferably crushed). Garnish with lime wedge and serve cold.
Margarita Mix

Homemade margarita mix recipe
Provided by: Darcey Olson
Total time: 8 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 3 minutes
Yields: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Number of ingredients: 7
Provided by: Darcey Olson
Total time: 8 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 3 minutes
Yields: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Number of ingredients: 7
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Water
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- Juice of 8-10 Limes
- 1 Batch of Margarita Mix
- 6 oz High Quality Tequila (we prefer silver)
- 4 oz Triple Sec
- Lime Wedges - Optional Garnish
Nutrition:
- Calories: 644 kcal
- Carbohydrate: 96 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 17 mg
- Fiber: 8 g
- Sugar: 73 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Make the simple syrup by heating the water and sugar over medium heat in a medium size saucepan until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid is clear.
- Let sit for 30 minutes to cool.
- Add the lime juice and stir until fully combined.
- Use immediately or transfer to a refrigerator safe pitcher.
- To make the margaritas: Add the margarita mix, tequila and triple sec to a cocktail glass filled with ice. Gently stir with a spoon to combine. Top it off with a lime wedge and enjoy!
Pitcher of Margaritas

With just 2 ingredients, this is the easiest ever recipe for a pitcher of margaritas. It's the perfect tequila cocktail for your Cinco de Mayo party and then all summer after!
Provided by: Sharon Garofalow
Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 2
Provided by: Sharon Garofalow
Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups Sauza® Signature Blue Silver Tequila
- 1 bottle Stirrings® Margarita Mix (or other ready-made margarita mix)
Nutrition:
- Serving Size: 8 Servings
- Calories: 77 kcal
- Carbohydrate: 7 g
- Sugar: 7 g
- In a pitcher, add tequila and margarita mix.
- Stir well.
- Pour over ice in glasses rimmed with salt (optional).
- Garnish with a lime wheel.