Frozen Mango Margarita Mocktail

Frozen mango, lime juice, a non-alcoholic tequila alternative, and orange juice blend into a thick, icy frozen margarita mocktail with barely any prep. It's sweet from the mango, sharp from the lime, and even better with a Tajín rim, which is why one batch usually turns into the drink people keep asking for.

My friends and I have always had a thing for frozen margaritas. Pool days, backyard barbecues, any excuse to be outside with a cold drink in hand and that was always the move. When it was my turn to handle drinks one summer, I stopped by my local Asian market for mangoes and ended up leaving with half a crate. I blended them all into frozen mango margaritas and brought them over, and that was it. Nobody wanted any other flavor after that.

I have been assigned to drinks every single time since. They started calling it the mangarita, and at some point it stopped being a pool thing and became a year-round request. Some of them now show up to my house with their own bag of mangoes from the Asian market, completely unprompted.

The first sip explains why everyone kept asking for it. You'll taste the mango first, cold and almost creamy once it's blended down. It doesn't taste like a smoothie because the lime keeps it bright. That combination is what got me into frozen fruit margaritas in the first place, and the melon margarita mocktail and passion fruit margarita mocktail came pretty quickly after. But this one is still the one people ask for by name.

If you are a mango person, the mango colada mocktail is also worth making on the same day. Same base, completely different vibe.

Ingredients

Frozen mango chunks give this margarita its thick, slushy texture without needing much ice, which keeps the mango flavor strong instead of watered down. I use non-alcoholic tequila for its clean and crisp flavor so it doesn't overpower the mango.

After a lot of searching, I found a great N/A triple sec replacement balances out the tequila, but if you don't have it, you can use another orange liqueur of your choice.

See the recipe card for exact quantities.

How to Make Frozen Mango Margarita?

This frozen mango margarita recipe gives you a drink that's thick, icy, and packed with fresh mango flavor. Everything comes together in the blender, making it an easy drink to prepare for one glass or a small batch.

Prepare the glasses

• Tajín gives the margarita a tangy, lightly spicy edge, while coarse salt keeps it more classic so use what fits the vibe you're going for.

Blend the margarita

Add the frozen mango chunks, ice cubes, non-alcoholic tequila alternative, orange juice, lime juice, and agave syrup to a blender. Blend until smooth and thick.

• The mixture should be slushy and pourable, with no large pieces of mango or ice left.
• If it is too thick to blend, add a small splash of water or lime juice instead of too much liquid at once.
• If it looks too thin, add more frozen mango or ice and blend again until it thickens.

Pour and garnish

Pour the frozen margarita into the prepared glasses, then garnish each one with a lime wedge.

• If the mixture sits too long in the blender, give it a quick blend again before serving.

From Mocktail to Cocktail

To turn it into a cocktail, replace the non-alcoholic tequila alternative with regular tequila and use regular triple sec or orange liqueur if the original recipe uses a non-alcoholic version. Keep the frozen mango, lime juice, agave, ice, and rim the same.

Once those swaps are made, follow the recipe as written. The texture, blending time, garnish, and serving instructions stay the same.