Mangonada Margarita
This mangonada margarita is the best antidote to the sweltering summer heat. Fresh mango, La Michoacana chamoy paleta, lime juice, and tequila are blended and swirled with chamoy and served with a chile rimmed glass. The combination of the sweet mango and tart chamoy will make your mouth water!
Why this Recipe Works
This recipe takes advantage of fresh fruit in season, is dairy-free, gluten-free, free of artificial colors, and made without high fructose corn syrup.
Ingredients
Chamoy: What is chamoy?? It is a very popular Mexican condiment made with dried fruit typically apricot or plum, dried chiles, salt, sugar, and lime juice. It is used to dip fruit, for making margaritas like this one, micheladas, ice creams, and paletas. You can find chamoy at your local Mexican market.
Mango: Use high-quality frozen mango to make this. It will save you time and make this a frosty and frozen margarita.
La Michoacana Paletas: For this recipe you will need the La Michoacana Mango Chamoy paleta and the mini lime paleta. La Michoacana is a paleta company that makes its products with fresh fruit, and other quality ingredients like walnuts, pistachios, and rich chocolate. You can find their products throughout thousands of retail locations in the US.
Tequila: I recommend you use a mid-price silver tequila for this or you could also use a Mezcal with a light flavor profile that is not too smoky.
What Are Mangonadas?
Mangonadas, also known as chamoyadas or chamangos, originated in Mexico and the original drink is similar to a slushee, made with ice, mango, chamoy, chile powder, and lime. It is sold in carts off the street in the summer and they are absolutely delicious!!
I have countless memories of spending summers in Mexico drinking mangonadas to cool down, so it only makes sense to add some tequila to it to make an adult version of this classic treat. If mangonada margaritas are not your thing then you might enjoy some of my other favorites.
Step by Step Instructions
- Dip glass rim in lime juice and then in chile powder.
- Cut popsicles along the popsicle stick. This will make it easy to remove it
- Place the mango, mango chamoy popsicle, lime juice, and tequila in the blender.
- Blend until it becomes a smooth puree.
5. Pour chamoy into the bottom of the glass.
6. Fill the glass 1/2 way with margarita. Pour some more chamoy on top.
7. Fill the glass 3/4 full with margarita.
8. Drop a mini lime popsicle into the glass right before serving.
Tricks and Tips
- To make this a mocktail or virgin margarita simply substitute the tequila for mango or orange juice.
- Add fresh chopped mango to your margarita for an extra dose of deliciousness.
- To switch up this margarita choose a different frozen fruit, like pineapple or passion fruit.
- For a spicier margarita rim the glass by dipping it in chamoy and then chile powder.
Serving
They are best served immediately after making.
Storing
You will never have leftover mangonada margaritas leftover, but if you do freeze them in an ice cube tray. The next time you want a margarita place the frozen margarita cubes in the blender and blend until smooth, rim your glass with chile powder, add a little bit of chamoy, and enjoy!!
More Margarita Recipe
Mangonada Margarita
Ingredients
- ¼ cup chile powder
- 1 ½ cups frozen mango
- 3 floz lime juice (1/3 cup)
- 4 floz silver tequila
- 2 La Michocana Mango Chamoy Popsicles
- ⅓ cup chamoy
- 2 La Michoacana Mini Lime Paletas
Instructions
- Place the chile powder on a plate, moisten the rim of the glass with a lime wedge and dip the rim of the glass in the chile powder.
- Using a knife cut along the stick of the mango chamoy popsicle to remove the popsicle stick. Transfer paletas to a small bowl.
- In a blender puree the mango, lime juice, tequila, and chopped mango chamoy popsicles until smooth.
- Add two teaspoons of chamoy to the bottom of each glass, add enough margarita to fill the glass halfway. Add 2 more teaspoons of chamoy and fill the glass ¾ of the way with margarita.
- As a garnish add a mini lime paleta to each glass and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Although dorastable.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates.
Gosh, these look AMAZING! Can’t wait to try them with my partner.