Sugar-Free Margarita
A bright, tart margarita on the rocks made with blanco tequila, fresh lime, a little orange zest and allulose syrup in place of triple sec and sugary mix. It has under 3 g net carbs.
Nutrition per serving
1 cocktail- Net carbs
- 2.5g
- Calories
- 142kcal
- Protein
- 0.1g
- Fat
- 0g
- Total carbs
- 15 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for each ingredient (optional ingredients excluded). Brands vary — check your labels if you track closely.
Ingredients
Strawberry margarita: Fresh strawberries muddled into the shaker make a fruity, rosy margarita that still comes in under 6 g net carbs.
- Muddle the strawberries in the shaker until completely pulpy before adding the tequila, lime and syrup. Strain through a fine sieve into the glass to catch the seeds.
Spicy jalapeño: Jalapeño slices shaken with the tequila and a chili-salt rim give a slow, building heat.
- Mix the chili powder into the salt for the rim.
- Muddle 3 or 4 jalapeño slices in the shaker (more if you like it hot, and seeds for real fire), then shake as directed and garnish with another slice.
Ranch Water: The West Texas favorite: tequila and lime topped with sparkling mineral water instead of syrup. It is unsweetened, crisp and very refreshing.
- Skip the syrup and the shaker. Fill a tall glass with ice, add the tequila and lime juice, and top with the sparkling mineral water. Stir once and garnish with a lime wedge. The salt rim is optional.
- Also add
- Also add
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1 tbsp alluloseleave out -
1 tbsp warm waterleave out -
½ tsp orange zestleave out - Also add
Estimated cost $1.32 for 1 servings ($1.32 each) · how we estimate
Instructions
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Stir the allulose into the warm water until dissolved, then add the orange zest and let it steep while you prepare the glass.
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Run the lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass and dip the rim in coarse salt. Fill the glass with ice.
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Put the tequila, lime juice and orange syrup in a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Shake hard for 15 seconds, until the shaker is frosty.
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Strain into the glass over the fresh ice and garnish with a lime wheel.
Tips for success
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Triple sec and other orange liqueurs are mostly sugar. A little fresh orange zest gives the same orange aroma for almost no carbs, and a drop of pure orange extract works too. - For a pitcher (8 drinks), combine 2 cups tequila, 1 cup lime juice, ½ cup allulose dissolved in ½ cup warm water and the zest of 1 orange. Chill, then shake or stir with ice to order.
- Alcohol can hit harder and faster on keto, so pace yourself and drink water between rounds.
Nice to have, not needed
- A cocktail shaker chills and dilutes it just right — a jar with a tight lid works.
Storage & meal prep
- Best eaten fresh
Reheat: Best mixed to order.
Prep tip: Make the orange-allulose syrup ahead — it keeps 2 weeks in the fridge.
Best mixed to order. The orange-allulose syrup keeps 2 weeks in the fridge.
Variations
3 variations, each with its own ingredients and macrosStrawberry margarita
FlavorFresh strawberries muddled into the shaker make a fruity, rosy margarita that still comes in under 6 g net carbs.
- + 4 medium strawberries
5.9 g net · 161 kcal · 0.5 g protein · 0.2 g fat · ≈$1.78 per serving (+3.4 g net carbs vs the original)
Spicy jalapeño
FlavorJalapeño slices shaken with the tequila and a chili-salt rim give a slow, building heat.
- + 1 jalapeño
- + ¼ tsp chili powder
3 g net · 148 kcal · 0.3 g protein · 0.1 g fat · ≈$1.39 per serving (+0.5 g net carbs vs the original)
Ranch Water
SwapThe West Texas favorite: tequila and lime topped with sparkling mineral water instead of syrup. It is unsweetened, crisp and very refreshing.
- + ¾ cup sparkling mineral water
- no allulose
- no warm water
- no orange zest
2.4 g net · 137 kcal · 0.1 g protein · 0 g fat · ≈$1.14 per serving (−0.1 g net carbs vs the original)
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