Carrot Margaritas! Kick off spring and Cinco de Mayo with a seasonal carrot cocktail. This spring margarita features sweet carrot juice, fresh lime juice, ginger, and of course, tequila!

How do you make a carrot cocktail?

Making a carrot cocktail is easier than you may think. No need for any special equipment like a juicer or a blender. This carrot margarita uses bottled 100% carrot juice. Yes, I’m not juicing my own carrots for this, would you?

Using bottled juice makes this carrot cocktail stupid simple to whip up.

Here’s all you need to do to make these carrot margaritas:

Salt the rim of two rocks glasses; fill with ice.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Add carrot juice, tequila, liqueur (or syrup), and lime juice to shaker.
Secure lid on shaker and shake until chilled.
Strain carrot margarita into prepared glasses and garnish.
Enjoy!

Looking for more margarita recipes? I’ve got a whole archive!

Carrot Juice Vodka Cocktail

If you aren’t much of a tequila person, you can easily make a carrot cocktail using vodka.

Carrot Juice Vodka Cocktail ideas:

Ginger and Carrot Vodka Cooler

Use vodka instead of tequila
Swap the lime juice out for lemon juice

Carrot Moscow Mule

Use vodka instead of tequila
Swap ginger beer in for the ginger liqueur and use a bit more
Add a dash of bitters

Spiced Carrot Martini

Use vodka instead of tequila
Leave out the lime juice
Add a pinch of ground cinnamon and nutmeg

This carrot margarita was inspired by a carrot mimosa I enjoyed during brunch at Cafe Alma in Minneapolis. If you live in the Midwest, I highly recommend stopping by for brunch and sitting at the breakfast bar. The food is outstanding, as is the service, and the carrot mimosa is a must.

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Carrot Margaritas

Author: Lauren
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 cocktails 1x
Category: Cocktails/drinks
Method: Shaker
Cuisine: Mexican

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Description

Refreshing, lightly sweet and absolutely stunning, these carrot margaritas are perfect for entertaining or serving at brunch!

Ingredients

Scale

Margarita salt (optional)
5 ounces 100% bottled carrot juice
3 ounces tequila blanco
1 ounces fresh lime juice
1 ½ ounce ginger liqueur (such as Domaine De Canton) or syrup*
Carrot tops for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Place salt in a shallow dish.

Dip rims of two rocks glasses in water (or run a lime wedge around rim) then lightly dip rims in salt; fill with ice.

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice, add carrot juice, tequila, liqueur (or syrup), and lime juice; secure lid and shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled.

Strain margarita into prepared glasses and garnish with carrot tops.

Notes

To make a ginger simple syrup:

¼ cup water
¼ cup sugar
2-inch knob fresh ginger, chopped
Pinch salt

Combine water, sugar, ginger, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook 1 minute, remove from heat and cool completely. Pour syrup through a fine mesh sieve; store syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.