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    Make It Skinny Please » Recipes » Cocktails » Skinny Orange Halloween Margarita

    Published: Sep 23, 2022 · Modified: Oct 5, 2022 by Toni Dash · 6 Comments

    Skinny Orange Halloween Margarita

    Weight Watchers Points6
    Calories: 175kcal
    Carbs: 19g
    Protein: 1g
    Fats: 0.2g
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    skinny orange halloween margarita.

    This fresh skinny orange margarita brings the Halloween spirit to your next Halloween party or to celebrate the spooky season! It's an easy, fresh-style Halloween margarita without all the calorie-heavy syrupy liqueurs for guilt-free sipping in the spooky season!

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    It's great to have a Halloween cocktail recipe on hand for Halloween parties that don't break the calorie bank. This easy recipe delivers a Happy Halloween with fresh ingredients and no booze overload.

    We have some fun ideas of how to dress up the glass with a salt rim or add some dry ice for a spooky effect too! Perfect paired with our Halloween Fruit Platter and Halloween Veggie Tray.

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    • What makes this skinny?
    • Recipe Ingredients Notes
    • How to make an Orange Halloween Margarita
    • Variations
    • How to salt a glass rim
    • Dry Ice Safety
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    What makes this skinny?

    As a calorie comparison this margarita has 175 calories versus traditional margaritas with sweet liqueurs which can range from 300-500 calories depending on their size!

    • No calorie-packed orange liqueurs are used. Typically you'd find triple sec, Grand Marnier or another orange liqueur used. We stuck with fresh fruit juice.
    • No margarita mix or sweet and sour mix is used.
    • No simple syrup is used.
    • One and one half ounces or tequila is used for each cocktail. This is a normal portion of alcohol for cocktails though they are often made with more.

    Recipe Ingredients Notes

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    Tequila. Use silver tequila or blanco tequila. This type of tequila is aged the least and gives the Halloween margarita classic margarita flavor.

    Fresh lime juice. Using fresh fruit juice makes a big difference in the fresh flavor of this tasty Halloween tequila drink (and all other margaritas too). Squeeze by hand or use a handheld juicer for maximum juice extraction and filtering of the seeds.

    Fresh orange juice. This is what gives the themed margarita it's beautiful color and signature flavor. Juice the oranges fresh or use 100% fresh juice without pulp.

    Agave nectar. Agave is sweeter than regular sugar so you won't use as much sugar as a in a classic margarita recipe. It is a natural sweetener from the agave plant which is the same plant tequila is made from. It's in a liquid form so blends easily with the cocktail.

    halloween orange margarita in a pumpkin glass and spooky bottles.

    How to make an Orange Halloween Margarita

    STEP 1. Combine ingredients

    Using a cocktail shaker or quart size Mason jar combine the tequila, orange juice, lime juice and agave nectar (photos 1-3). Add a large handful of ice.

    STEP 2. Shake

    Add a handful of ice, seal. Shake vigorously.

    halloween orange margarita recipe steps 1-4.

    STEP 3. Strain

    Strain the orange margarita into the prepared glass with fresh ice (photo 4).

    STEP 4. OPTIONAL: add dry ice

    For a spooky cocktail add a very small piece of dry ice to create a fogging effect. NOTE: there are precautions when using dry ice. Please read below.

    Variations

    Lighten it up. If you love the idea of this perfect Halloween cocktail but want to lighten it in calories or alcohol add some club soda or orange flavored seltzer water.

    Make it a mocktail. Instead of the tequila make it a fizzy mocktail with some orange seltzer.

    Use black salt. If rimming the glass go full spooky Halloween cocktails try some black lava salt on the rim instead of regular salt!

    halloween orange margarita in a pumpkin glass.

    How to salt a glass rim

    Adding salt to the rims of the glasses is traditional with any margarita but also completely optional.

    Use semi-coarse salt or 'margarita salt' which is sold specifically to rim glasses. Margarita glasses or regular individual glasses can be used. Or use some fun Halloween marg glasses. The jack-o-lantern glasses shown here can be found here.

    1. Pour some salt onto a small plate or bowl, deep enough to coat the rim of a glass.
    2. Run a lime wedge around the rim to wet it.
    3. Turn the glass upside down, place the rim of the glass into the salt and gently twist the glass to coat with salt.
    4. Remove the glass and set upright to allow the rim to dry before adding the margarita.

    Salt options: there are many different types of rimming salt. You can use orange colored salt or citrus flavored salt too. Or maybe punch up the flavor with a citrus jalapeno salt.

    Dry Ice Safety

    Dry ice is the perfect addition to drinks for fun cocktails and spooky margarita recipes but must be used with caution. It's not regular ice and can cause burns when handling or if swallowing.

    Please read this Dry Ice Guide on our sister site for everything from where to buy it, how to store it and how to handle it. Here are some highlights:

    • Always handle dry ice safely. Keep away from children and pets.
    • Never handle dry ice with your bare hands. I recommend temperature proof gloves and silicone utensils.
    • Never consume dry ice– wait until all cocktails have stopped smoking before enjoying.
    • Store dry ice in a well ventilated container– never seal dry ice in a cooler.

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    Recipe

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    Skinny Orange Halloween Margarita

    Weight Watchers Points6
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    These fresh style orange margaritas are perfect for skinny Halloween margarita sipping (or any time). Made with fresh juices we ditched the calorie-heavy sugary liqueurs for a lighter tastier marg.
    5 from 132 votes
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    Course: cocktail
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 cocktail
    Calories: 175kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • coarse salt for rimming the glass (optional)
    • 1.5 ounces silver or blanco tequila
    • 1 ounce fresh lime juice
    • 3 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
    • 1 teaspoon agave nectar

    Instructions

    Rimming the glass (optional)

    • Pour some salt onto a small plate or bowl, deep enough to coat the rim of a glass.
    • Run a lime wedge around the rim to wet it.
      Turn the glass upside down, place the rim of the glass into the salt and gently twist the glass to coat with salt.
    • Remove the glass and set upright to allow the rim to dry before adding the margarita.

    Making the orange margarita

    • Combine tequila, lime juice, orange juice and agave nectar in a cocktail shaker or quart jar with ice.
    • Shake vigorously and strain into the prepared glass with fresh ice.

    Notes

    What tequila to use for skinny margaritas?
    High quality tequila always makes for the best flavor. For this fresh margarita use Silver or Blanco tequila. It has a lighter flavor since it has not been aged.
    Using dry ice
    Dry ice creates a ghostly fog in the drink. It needs to be used with precautions. Please refer to this Dry Ice Guide for details before using.
     
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 205mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 184IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    TONI DASH
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    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutritional Coach and certified Weight Loss Specialist, writer/blogger, photographer, chief recipe developer and creator of Make It Skinny Please. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her slimmed down recipes using real food ingredients bring excitement to the dining table and never taste like 'diet food'. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Kim says

      September 25, 2022 at 9:48 am

      5 stars
      Made this the other night and it turned out amazing! I can't wait to make it again.

      Reply
    2. Sheila G says

      September 23, 2022 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      I am so in love with this cocktail! I will definitely drink it all year loing!

      Reply
    3. Vicky says

      September 23, 2022 at 8:25 am

      5 stars
      I love how you can still enjoy some fun Halloween spirits without wrecking your diet. This is perfect to sip on as you sit on your porch handing out candy.

      Reply
    4. Jen says

      September 23, 2022 at 7:54 am

      5 stars
      This is such a perfect fun and festive drink! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5. Sharon says

      September 23, 2022 at 7:53 am

      5 stars
      This Halloween margarita is the perfect holiday sipper for parties or just to celebrate the holiday. So tasty!

      Reply
    6. Fran says

      September 23, 2022 at 7:43 am

      5 stars
      Delicious cocktail! Great for Halloween but too good to only have then.

      Reply

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