Happy Cinco de Mayo!

While I haven’t officially celebrated this holiday in years at this point, we always make a point to have margaritas and chips and salsa as a fun happy hour snack. The bare minimum….but the very best kind.

This year’s marg: Key Lime Pie Margaritas!

These are downright swoon-worthy margs. If you’re a fan of the classic pie, you’ll flip for these. They’re creamy, sweet, and tangy – just like the beloved pie. There’s obviously some booze involved, but since when is that a bad thing when we’re celebrating?

I adore key lime pie. In fact, it might be in my top 5 desserts. I. LOVE. IT. And margaritas are one of my very favorite cocktails. Really, I’m quite surprised it took me this long to come up with this recipe.

The best part about these margs (aside from the deliciousness) is how quickly they come together. There’s no simple syrup involved – thanks to sweetened condensed milk. No cooking. No cooling. Just throw everything in a shaker and get to shakin’.

The sweetened condensed milk is really what gives this a key lime pie feel. It gives the margaritas some body, some heft, along with creamy sweetness that isn’t too heavy or cloying. It is so, so good here.

I love doing a graham cracker crumb rim on the glasses for these, but salt (or sugar) would be just as good. The graham crackers invoke that pie experience, and I am here for it.

Ingredients You’ll Need for These Key Lime Pie Margaritas:

Silver tequila
Orange liqueur or triple sec – I love Grand Marnier in any margarita recipe
Key lime juice – regular lime juice works great too
Sweetened condensed milk
Ice
Key limes, for garnish
Graham cracker crumbs OR coarse salt, for rimming the glasses

How to Make These Key Lime Pie Margaritas:

If you can find the bottled key lime juice, it works great here. Fresh is also great, although squeezing juice out of key limes can be a pain. You can also sub in regular lime juice.
To a cocktail shaker, add the tequila, orange liqueur, key lime juice, and sweetened condensed milk.
Add ice to the shaker, cover, and vigorously shake for 20 seconds or so to ensure that all the ingredients are thoroughly chilled and mixed.
Run a lime wedge around the edges of your glasses and then dip in salt or graham cracker crumbs (the latter really drives home that key lime pie experience).
Fill the glasses with ice and then pour over the margarita mixture. Garnish with a key lime wedge and serve immediately.

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Cheers to Cinco de Mayo and key lime pie margaritas! I can’t wait for my chips and salsa later. Yippee!