Are you bananas about margaritas? So are we. And we especially love this marg with a fruity tropical twist: the banana margarita. It's a great balance of fruit, sweet, and tart with lots of appeeling banana flavor.
How to Make a Banana Margarita
The fastest way to great banana flavor in any non-blended drink is with banana liqueur. The sweet banana flavor mixes perfectly with tequila.
Ingredients
- Lime wheel and sugar for rim
- 1 ounce tequila
- 1 ounce banana liqueur
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- ¼ ounce agave
- Ice
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare the glass, rub the rim of a margarita, rocks, or poco grande glass with the lime wedge.
- With the sugar on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the sugar to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, banana liqueur, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Banana Margarita Variations
There's more than one way to eat a banana, so it makes sense there's more than one way to shake a banana margarita.
- Experiment using more banana liqueur than tequila for a more robust banana flavor.
- A gold tequila would offer a sweeter, more caramel flavor that will complement the banana.
- Omit the agave if the drink is too sweet for your liking. However, add a little extra agave if you want yours to be sweeter.
- Use a banana simple syrup in place of agave or even a banana-infused tequila.
Garnishes for the Bananarita
You can follow the suggestion above or opt for one of these garnish ideas to complete your drink.
- If the sweetness is too much, skip the sugar rim and use only the lime wheel.
- Pierce a thick banana slice, peeled or unpeeled, on a cocktail skewer.
- Layer citrus garnishes together, such as a lime wheel with a lemon slice or an orange wheel with a lime wedge.
A Modern Margarita
With a wide world of margarita flavors, it can be a surprise to stumble across one that's actually new and inventive, such as the banana margarita. Surprise your friends and Instagram grid with a margarita they've yet to discover.
