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This refreshing recipe for Kiwi Margaritas makes the best kiwi cocktail ever! Loaded with fresh fruit flavor, this kiwi cocktail makes the most of California kiwifruit season, which is October-May.
Plus, we’re sharing a few of our other favorite kiwi cocktail recipes for you to try!
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It’s October and the sun is still shining, the warm weather is lingering and the kids are even splashing in the pool. But, that’s the norm, right? We live in California!
One of the best perks of living in this great state is that we can drink “summer” cocktails year-round.
Delicious kiwis are ripe and ready at your local farmer’s market or grocery store, so make sure to stock up! Not only is the taste sweet and refreshing, the presentation is impressive with the kiwi’s seed flecks suspended throughout the drink.
Let’s make a batch of kiwi margaritas:
![Kiwi Margaritas Ingredients: Kiwi, Lime, Salt, Tequila, and Triple Sec](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/211.jpg)
to make this kiwi cocktail recipe, you’ll need:
- 4-6 kiwis
- 2 limes
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup tequila
- 1/3 cup triple sec
- Ice
![Sliced Kiwis](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2-211.jpg)
The first step is to remove the skins from the kiwi and cut in half.
Have you seen the easiest way to peel a kiwi? Check it out HERE or below. It’s life changing, right?
Now, back to the kiwi margaritas:
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Place the cut kiwis into a blender and include the juice of two limes and the sugar. Equally important, join in both liquors.
![Ice added to blender](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2-411.jpg)
Add in about 2 cups of ice and blend together to mix.
That’s all it takes!
Salt the rim of your favorite margarita glass and pour over more ice. Coupled with a kiwi slice on the rim and you are good to go!
Here are few of our favorite kiwi cocktail recipes to try next!
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Fresh Kiwi Caipirinha Recipe
This Kiwi Caipirinha Cocktail from Hola Jalapeño is made with ripe, juicy California kiwifruit and limes, honey and cachaça—Brazil’s most popular sugarcane liquor. Delicious and refreshing- perfect for summer!
![4 bellini glasses filled with different types of fruit puree for Bellinis. We haven't found a lot of bellini recipes with kiwi, but we love this one!](https://californiagrown.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/bellinis.jpg)
DIY Flavored Bellinis
Sweet, refreshing, and bubbly, these DIY Flavored Bellinis from G Free Foodie are the perfect drink to wash down a scrumptious brunch – or really anything. Just look at that gorgeous kiwi cocktail base!!!
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Boozy Kiwi Margarita Popsicle
Ain’t nothing like a boozy popsicle, right? They are kind of the perfect dessert. And this deconstructed kiwi margarita from Jerry James Stone is the perfect way to start!
Let’s get to sippin’!
Cheers to living in California!
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Kiwi Margaritas
Ingredients
- 4-6 kiwis
- 2 limes
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup tequila
- 1/3 cup triple sec
- Ice
Instructions
- Remove the skins from the kiwi and cut in half.
- Place the cut kiwis into a blender and include the juice of two limes and the sugar. Then pour in both liquors and blend again.
- Add in about 2 cups of ice and blend together to mix.
- Salt the rim of your favorite margarita glass and pour over more ice. Add a kiwi slice on the rim and enjoy!
I going to make me one today