The Best Coconut Lime Margarita Recipe

I love the song “I put the lime in da coconut and shake it all up” mostly because of pop-culture references. But when I came up with the Coconut Lime Margarita, well, the song made so much more sense! So creamy and refreshing, this coconut and lime frozen margarita recipe is killer-good!

I’ll be really honest, I had no idea what the heck that song was talking about–putting the lime in the coconut and shaking it up…just didn’t sound like a fantastic combo to me.

I should have known better.

It’s really yummy–and totally a new flavor, I never would have put together on my own.

Basically, this is me, saying I was a little judgey and I totally shouldn’t have been. LOL!

What You Need to Make this Coconut Lime Margarita

So, I was inspired, like I said, to make this drink because of the song. But that doesn’t mean the song was some kind of open book.

I had to improvise a little to make this awesome Coconut Lime Margarita work.

But it only took a few ingredients:

• 1 shot Tequila
• 1/2 shot Triple Sec
• ½ cup Coconut Cream (canned)
• 2 tablespoons Sugar
• ½ cup Lime Juice
• 2 cups ice
• Sugar for rimming
• Lime Slice (for garnish)

How to Make this Lime Coconut Margarita Recipe

Step 1

Juice limes over ice. If they’re not super juicy, you can microwave them for 15 seconds to make them more juicy. Or, if you just hate juicing lemons, you can get about a cup of that pre-juiced lime juice from the grocery store–I’m not judging.

Step 2

Combine coconut cream and sugar in a small bowl, stirring until the sugar is dissolved completely. You don’t want to skip this because you don’t want the sugar to be gritty.

Step 3

Add coconut cream mixture, triple sec and tequila. I personally have no preference for alcohol brands. I mean, I can taste the difference between different wines, but when you put lime and ice in with some salt and tequila–I really don’t know that I can taste the different tequila flavors.

Step 4

Blend. Now, this sounds simple enough, but you want to blend really well. I used my trusty immersion blender. Cheap little workhorse makes perfectly crushed ice for margaritas every time.

Step 5

Rim glass with margarita. Sure you can use water like a chump, but when you have perfectly good margarita sitting right there….

Step 6

Dip rim of glass in sugar. Just for a little taste of sweet.

Step 7

Pour blended mixture into glass and garnish with a lime.

Kick your feet back and enjoy!

Coconut Lime Margarita Recipe

Ready to fiesta? Here’s the short version of the recipe with exact measurements and simple instructions.

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If you love this Lime in da Coconut Margarita Recipe, but you’re not quite ready to plunge into singing that song over and over while you whip one up, just pin this to your favorite summer cocktails board on Pinterest so you can find it quick later!