This low carb margarita is an almost-zero-carb version of the traditional drink!
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A margarita is one of my favorite drinks. But restaurant-made or commercially bought versions are usually LOADED with sugar. The traditional ingredients are tequila, lime juice and Cointreau (a brand of triple sec) or Grand Marnier. The tequila is zero carb, and the lime juice is low carb – but those sweet orange spirits are where the problem lies. Even worse if the cocktail is made from a “margarita syrup”!
A neighbor of mine recently had the idea of using orange extract instead of the triple sec, and then I added some Da Vinci sugar free sweetening syrup – the latter acted as part sweetener, part mixer! The result was really convincing!
Find the instructions below, or check out my recipe video!
Cut a lime wedge and run it round the edge of a margarita glass or martini glass.
Sprinkle some salt onto a plate, invert the glass and dip it into the salt, coating the rim in salt.
Add crushed ice, tequila, lime juice, orange extract, sweetening syrup and the juice from the lime wedge to a cocktail shaker. Shake well, and strain into the prepared glass. Add more crushed ice if desired – this cocktail is pretty strong! 🙂
- lime wedge
- salt
- 2 tbs tequila
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1-2 tbs sugar free sweetening syrup
- ¼ tsp orange extract
- ice
- Run the lime wedge around the edge of a glass. Dip the rim of the glass into a plate of salt.
- Add the remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake well.
- Drain into the prepared glass and serve with extra ice if desired.
0.4g net carbs per serving (yes really!)
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The recipe does not say how much lime juice to use. A lime has about 7 grams of carbs, so you must not be using very much at all. I have a bottle of key lime juice in my frig and it has 0 carbs. I’m going to use that. Love margaritas!
You only need enough lime to stick the salt to the rim of the glass – a small wedge would be sufficient!
Georgina, I believe Marilyn’s question, and mine as well, is about the amount of lime juice in the drink itself, not the lime for wetting the rim of the glass. The only liquids in your recipe are tequila, sugar free syrup and a small amount of orange extract. I’m assuming that you overlooked the lime juice that must be added to the cocktail to make it a margarita. Otherwise it’s just sweetened tequila.
Sorry – a line was missing from the recipe card which I have now added. It should be one teaspoon of lime juice. Thanks for letting me know!