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When life hands your grapefruits, make grapefruit margaritas — Clayton’s Grapefruit Margarita!
It’s no surprise that Clayton’s Margaritas are one of the most popular recipes on the blog — and if you have not made the original, head over to the recipe to learn more about why the egg whites are included! They are easy, delicious, and a total summer-time crowd pleaser!
In this recipe, we’ve given them a little bit of a grapefruit twist and we are loving them right now. The recipe is essentially the exact same, with just a minor tweak, but because they are so delicious I felt they deserved their own place on the blog, so that you never forget to make them!
Easy, smooth, sweet, tart and frothy — thanks to the egg white, trust me, you have to use it! It’s my favorite part about all of Clayton’s Margaritas — Clayton’s Grapefruit Margarita is sure to excite you and your guests every time you make them!
Ingredients:
- Freshly Squeezed Grapefruit Juice
- Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
- Blanco Tequila (I use LALO)
- Cointreau
- Egg Whites
- Simple syrup
- Tajin
Recipe Step-by-Step:
Step One: Combine Ingredients
Combine the grapefruit juice, lime juice, tequila, Cointreau, egg whites, and simple syrup in a blender. Blend until well-combined and frothy.
Step Two: Prep the Glasses
Spread some Tajín on a small plate. Cut a slit in the lime wedge and rub it along the rim of a glass. Roll the edge of the glass in the Tajín to coat the rim.
Step Three: Serve and Enjoy!
Carefully fill each glass with ice and pour in the margarita.
Recipe FAQ:
A small amount of egg whites create Clayton’s signature foamy top! However, if you prefer to omit from this recipe, you can do that as well.
For serving a large crowd, we usually just omit the egg white and mix everything up in a big dispenser! Clayton never stores his batched margaritas in the fridge, as they tend to get tart in the fridge. He just leaves the mix on the counter and lets people make their margaritas.
We love LALO tequila but any high-quality tequila will work.
I hope y’all love this one as much as the original! Comment below once you try it — cheers!
For more margaritas:
Clayton’s Grapefruit Margarita
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 cup blanco tequila (I use LALO)
- 1/4 cup Cointreau
- 1 tsp egg whites
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
- tajin, for serving
- lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Combine the grapefruit juice, lime juice, tequila, Cointreau, egg whites, and simple syrup in a blender. Blend until well-combined and frothy.
- Spread some Tajín on a small plate. Cut a slit in the lime wedge and rub it along the rim of a glass. Roll the edge of the glass in the Tajín to coat the rim.
- Carefully fill each glass with ice and pour in the margarita.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So delicious! Just made these for my mom for mother’s day – she loves it! Mine didn’t get the foam on top though! Any recommendations?
Did you use fresh egg white or the egg white out of the carton? I find that fresh works best!
What is the flower garnish, lavender?
honestly– I couldn’t tell you, haha. It was a random, pretty flower I found at the store. Im sorry!
Looking forward to making this recipe for a super club this weekend. Would grapefruit juice (like the Simply brand) be okay to use or is fresh the best way to go? Thank you! Love so many of your recipes!
I mean fresh is best– but if you can find a good quality juice it’s ok to use!! it definitely makes life easier!! haha
Thank you Alex! (:
How many drinks does this recipe make?
4