Keto Margarita Recipe on the Rocks (2024)

I’m not much of a drinker, but I can tell you this Keto Margarita on the rocks is the bomb.

Keto Margarita Recipe on the Rocks

My Keto Margarita recipe is made with three low-carb ingredients:

• Tequila
• Sparkling Water
• Electrolytes

Topo Chico Margarita

This is one incredibly tasty co*cktail. Electrolytes are the perfect low-carb margarita mix because they taste amazing and prevent you from getting dehydrated.

Best Margarita Recipe

It’s good to have a great low-carb margarita recipe in your life, whether for Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Christmas, birthday celebrations, or everyday use.

Skinny Margarita

Better yet, why not celebrate low carb style with a skinny margarita?

That’s a low-carb margarita recipe using orange juice to replace high-carb liqueurs like Cointreauor Grand Marnier. Less alcohol, more vitamin C.

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How to Make a Keto Margarita Recipe

My Keto Margarita recipe is even easier to make than a Skinny Margarita, and lower in carbs too!

All you need to do to make my quick and easy margarita recipeis mix the tequila, soda water, and citrus salt electrolytes in a shaker and you’re off to the races.

Healthy Virgin Margarita On the Rocks

Because I don’t drink much, if ever, I’ve also created a virgin margarita, or margarita mocktail, for myself, and those of you who don’t drink.

As you read on I’ll share more with you about why I gave up alcohol twenty years ago, and how I realized this was something I needed to do for my health and well-being.

Can You Drink Alcohol On Keto?

But first, I’m often asked, can you drink alcohol on Keto?

I’m not one to give advice about these things, yet I love providing you with information that helps you make the best choice for yourself.

The short answer is yes, tequila is a keto alcohol.

What Is The Lowest Carb Alcohol?

I’m also asked, what is the lowest carb alcohol? That’s an easy answer.

The best low-carb alcohols are tequila, vodka, gin, whiskey, brandy, and other pure alcohols that have zero carbs –these are fine if you’re focused on counting carbs.

co*cktails with Low Carb Alcohol

As I mentioned above, drinking alcohol doesn’t agree with me. Additionally, I like to stick with nutrient-dense food and beverages, so any type of alcohol regardless of carbs is not really my thing.

But if you’re going to imbibe, and want to stick to a Low-Carb Diet, be sure to watch out for co*cktails.

The problem with co*cktails is not the alcohol, it’s typically the mixers that are filled with sugar and carbs which are not keto-friendly.

The Best Keto Margarita

My favorite mixer is LMNT electrolyte powder which I use in this Keto Margarita recipe.

It’s incredibly low-carb, packed with flavor. and on top of all that will keep you hydrated while you imbibe. Win-win!

Best Margarita Mix to Detox Retox

Healthy drinking? What are you talking about, Elana? Well, there’s a fun trend called detox-retox drinking. Have you heard of it? Yes, it’s a thing.

This is when you drink something healthy along with your alcohol. In this case, with my healthy Keto Margarita recipe, you’re getting electrolytes while you drink.

With my Keto Margarita on the rocks, you’re hydrating while you’re dehydrating and detoxing while you’re retoxing. Yes, life is all about balance 😜 my friends.

Dehydration Headache

We all know dehydration symptoms are nothing to mess around with. The symptoms include:

• Headache
• Muscle Cramps
• Fatigue
• Dizziness
• Thirst

Skinny Margarita Recipe

My recipe for this Keto Margarita is based on Robb Wolf’s NorCal Margarita. He created his healthy, low-carb margarita made of tequila, water (or soda water), and lime juice, a while back.

The low carb NorCal Margarita is perfect with good tequila and fresh lime juice.

LMNT Margarita Mix

If you want something just as amazing as Robb Wolf’s NorCal Margarita that requires less effort, make my Keto Margarita using LMNT electrolytes as your healthy margarita mix.

Hydrate with LMNT Electrolytes Citrus Salt

You’ll whip up easy on the rocks co*cktail in less than a minute since you don’t have to squeeze limes for fresh juice. I’ve given you the perfect keto margarita mix.

LMNT Electrolytes

I’m in love with all of LMNT’s electrolyte flavors, not just the citrus salt which tastes like lime and makes the perfect margarita mix. LMNT has a bunch of other tasty flavors which I list below.

How to Rehydrate

I drink LMNT every day because I’m slightly sodium deficient, and I make tons of amazing mocktails with it.

Keto Flu Symptoms

By the way, have you heard of the Keto Flu? LMNT is fantastic if you’re in the process of trying to Kick the Keto Flu.

• Body Aches
• Headaches
• Brain Fog
• Dehydration
• Fatigue

Electrolyte Drinks

You can mix your LMNTwith water, milk, or alcohol. It’s that versatile.

I have to confess though, my favorite way to use LMNT is to make chocolate milk.

Check out my Homemade Electrolyte Powder to make your own electrolyte drinks.

Watermelon Margarita

My husband is a huge fan of Watermelon Salt. Watermelon Margarita anyone? I haven’t tried this but I think it would be fantastic.

Keto Snacks For Margarita On the Rocks

Gluten Free Tortilla Chips

Now that you have my sugar-free homemade margarita, you’re going to need some low-carb snacks to go along with it. I’ve got you covered with my Gluten Free Tortilla Chips, servewith Salsaor Guacamole.

Virgin Margarita Mocktail

This Keto Margarita works just as well without tequila which is how I’ll be taking mine.

I can’t process 🍸 alcohol since I have that dang MTHFR genetic mutation.

The MTHFR Gene Mutation

I am heterozygous for the MTHFR genetic mutationwhich means I have two different alleles of this particular gene.

That’s bad because one of those alleles, or strands, is a mutation that makes me detox around 70% as effectively as the general population.

My doctors have told me this is likely the reason I have CeliacDisease, Hashimoto’s, Multiple Sclerosis, and am a cancer survivor. It’s good because I’m not hom*ozygous for the mutation which would mean even more detoxification issues.

MTHFR and Alcohol

I wasn’t ever very good at processing alcohol. In college, I was a total lightweight. I remember once my friend Mary took me back to my dorm room cause I was sick after drinking three beers over a few hours.

As I aged, my ability to metabolize alcohol became even more compromised.

By the time I’d had my first child at age 30, I would become hungover, halfway into a glass of wine, and feel absolutely awful. So I gave up alcohol around the time I went grain-free, back in 2001.

On The Rocks Margarita

Let me know if you have questions about this homemade margarita recipe, the MTHFR mutation, my favorite ways to enjoy LMNT electrolytesor anything else!

This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared the Best Keto Margarita Recipe in May 2020.