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Sweeten up any holiday event with this festive candy cane Margarita that'll leave everyone wanting more!

This candy cane Margarita combines refreshing lime and cool peppermint candy for one merry happy hour celebration!

candy cane margarita with a candy cane rim.

Peppermint Margarita

During the holiday season, I love going all out with my holiday cocktail recipes! This year, I'm mixing things up with this candy cane Margarita because nothing screams holiday cheer more than cool peppermint mixed with the classic margarita flavors we all love! One sip, and you'll be hooked!

Ingredients

For this festive cocktail, you'll need tequila, triple sec or Cointreau, lime juice (freshly squeezed is the best), simple syrup for an additional touch of sweetness, grenadine, ice, and crushed candy canes for rimming.

How to Make a Candy Cane Margarita

Crush the candy canes in a zip bag with a rolling pin or blend them for a finer texture.
Rim the glass with water or a lime wedge, then swirl it in the crushed candy.
Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Add a little more ice if needed to adjust the thickness of the margarita.
Serve into the prepared glasses, garnishing with cinnamon sticks, cranberries, or dried orange slices if desired.

More Christmas Margaritas

If you enjoy festive recipes like this, you'll love my white Margarita, this Christmas Margarita, a mistletoe Margarita, a pomegranate Margarita, and this spiced apple Margarita!

Candy Cane Margarita

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Sweeten up any holiday event with this festive candy cane Margarita that'll leave everyone wanting more!

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Ingredients

¾ cup tequila, Blanco, or Silver
¼ cup Triple Sec or Cointreau
¼ cup lime juice, about 4 limes
2 ounces simple syrup
2 ounces grenadine
4 cups ice
2 candy canes, for the rim

Instructions

Prep:

Place the candy canes in a zip bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Or, for a finer rimming sugar-like texture, place them in a blender and pulse to crush them into a powdery mixture. Place the crushed candy canes on a plate. Rub a lime wedge along the rim of your glass and dip it into the crushed candy cane.

Blend:

Add all the ingredients inside a blender and blend until smooth. Adjust the thickness of the margarita, if necessary, by adding a little more ice.

Serve:

Pour the Margaritas into the prepared glasses.

Notes

Make a single serving with 1 ½ ounces of tequila, ½ ounce Triple Sec or Cointreau, ½ cocktail syrup, ½ ounce of lime juice, ½ ounce grenadine, and 1 cup of ice. Blend on high until smooth.