Refreshing Honeydew Melon Margaritas are a twist on traditional margarita cocktails. This easy margarita recipe pairs perfectly with spicy foods to tone them down. A special trick makes them smooth and creamy without using any ice!
This post was originally published in May 2015 and has been updated in April 2018!
Margaritas are a year round cocktail. Nothing pairs better with spicy Mexican food or is a better thirst quencher!
My favorite recipe for making margaritas at home is a very easy margarita recipe. The recipe is a ‘fresh-style’ margarita meaning it does not use sugary mixes, or heavily sweet liqueurs which I personally believe contribute to hangovers and cloud the flavors of fresh ingredients.
Agave nectar, lime juice and good quality tequila are the main ingredients with seasonal favorites added in for a perfect cocktail.
On one of my trips to Santa Fe I did some margarita tasting, which included a Midori Melon Margarita. I had a wakeup call, realizing I had never tasted Midori, the emerald green melon liqueur, and assumed purely on appearance that it would be sickly sweet.
Don’t judge a book by its cover or booze by its color; it was fresh, light and completely opposite of my presumption.
The Secret of a Perfect Honeydew Melon Margarita
My normal preference for margaritas is to serve them over ice. After muddling, shaking with ice, I strain them into an Old Fashioned, or Rocks, glass over fresh ice.
There are times I like the idea of a frozen margarita but don’t always love the pulverized ice. TRICK: Instead of using ice in these frozen Honeydew Melon Margaritas, I used frozen melon chunks! Once added to the blender with the other cocktail ingredients, the frozen melon cubes behave like ice to froth up into a smooth, creamy, light, refreshing margarita; no ice required!
Honeydew is a very mild melon and adds a fresh flavor in compliment to the other ingredients. It’s cooling as well making it a wonderful partner to spicy Mexican food!
These fresh, light, refreshing Honeydew Melon Margaritas are a unique take on a traditional margarita. It’s an easy margarita recipe to make. A cooling compliment to spicy foods or to cool a hot day.
Frozen Honeydew Melon Cubes
When melons are in season I make melon cubes myself knowing they will be sweet and juicy. If you make them at home allow time for melon cubes to be frozen before planning to blend the margaritas. Melon cubes may be stored sealed in the freezer for ready margarita mixing!
Melon Cube SHORTCUT: Honeydew melon can be found in the frozen section of most grocery stores. If you are in a time pinch or melons are out of season, they can be substituted.
Suggested Supplies for making Honeydew Melon Margaritas
If making homemade honeydew melon cubes (suggested): rimmed baking sheet, parchment paper or wax paper, paring knife. For storage of melon cubes once frozen: gallon freezer plastic bag or freezer storage container.
More Fresh-Style Margarita Recipes You’ll Love:
- Fresh-style Pineapple Cilantro Margarita
- Blood Orange Ginger Margarita {fresh-style}
- Fresh-Style Margaritas: Blueberry-Strawberry, Cucumber-Thyme & Blackberry-Mint
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How to make Honeydew Melon Margaritas (and easy margarita recipe) – Step by Step:
Recipe
Honeydew Melon Margaritas
Ingredients
Ingredients for Honeydew Melon Cubes:
- 1 Honeydew Melon
Ingredients for the Honeydew Melon Margarita:
- 1 cup frozen Honeydew Melon cubes (instructions below or store purchased)
- 1 ½ ounces Silver or Blanco Tequila
- ½ ounce Midori melon liqueur
- ½ ounce Lime Juice
- ¼ ounce Agave Nectar
Instructions
Instructions for making homemade frozen melon cubes:
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with wax or parchment paper.
- Cut melon from the rind, removing any seeds; cut cubes approximately 3/4 inches in size. Place melon cubes in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Place in the freezer until frozen.
- After they are frozen, the melon cubes may be stored together in a plastic bag or freezer-safe container. Note: if melon cubes are frozen together instead of individually first, they will form a large block due to the high water content in the melon.
Instructions for Honeydew Melon Margaritas:
- Place all ingredients into a blender and blend starting at low speed, increasing to higher speed, until the melon cubes are pulverized. Recipe may be doubled in one blending.
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Those sound fabulous! I’ll make mine virgin and sip happily away! 🙂