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Published: Jun 21, 2021 · Modified: Mar 13, 2025 by Meredith · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

Skinny Pineapple Margarita

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There is just something about pineapple drinks that scream summertime. Made with four ingredients, this pineapple skinny margarita is a perfect choice any night of the week.

Two glasses with salted rims filled with this skinny pineapple margarita recipe and ice. Surrounded by a pineapple, orange slices, and lime slices.

This skinny pineapple margarita recipe hits all the marks of a perfect summer cocktail. It’s lighter than a classic margarita and also takes a classic skinny margarita up a notch with the perfect pop of pineapple deliciousness. This light and refreshing cocktail is simply made with fruit juices and tequila.

If you’ve been looking for pineapple cocktail recipes, want to change up your go-to weekend margarita, or want to try a new tequila cocktail recipe – this is the drink for you!

Why You’ll Love This Pineapple Margarita Recipe

Level of difficulty: Easy. Juice your orange and lime, shake all ingredients, and enjoy!

Flavor: This pineapple juice and tequila cocktail is citrusy and pineappley (that’s a word, right?).

Time: It will take you approximately 5 minutes to mix up your skinny pineapple margarita.

Ingredients for This Fresh Margarita Recipe

Ingredient shot for this skinny margarita recipe: orange slices, lime slices, pineapple juice and tequila.

1 Medium Orange: fresh orange juice is the perfect citrus base for your skinny margarita

1 Lime: fresh lime adds brightness and a little zing to your tequila cocktail

Pineapple Juice: look for a pineapple juice that is 100% juice with no sugars added

Tequila: you will need tequila blanco, or silver tequila, for this skinny margarita recipe

Optional Add-In: Simple Syrup: if you’d like a little bit of sweetness added to your marg, adding in a little simple syrup is the perfect addition to your pineapple tequila cocktail!

How to Make a Pineapple Juice Margarita

If you’re going to have a salted rim, run a lime wedge around the rim of your glasses and dip into a small dish filled with 3-4 Tablespoons of salt. Set your glasses aside.

Juice your orange and lime. If desired, strain into your cocktail shaker (I like to do this, but it is not a necessary step).

Place the remainder of your ingredients into your shaker with ice and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is very cold (approximately 15 seconds).

Divide between two glasses filled with ice and enjoy!

Pour shot of a glass being filled with a freshly shaken skinny pineapple margarita. Surrounded by slices or oranges and limes and a pineapple.

Expert Tips for the Very Best Pineapple Margarita on the Rocks

Add a salted rim, or a sugar-salt rim, for a little added fun! A margarita with a salted rim is a classic! I personally enjoy doing a half salt, half sugar rim on my cocktails. To add a salt rim to your margarita glasses, run a lime wedge around the rim of your glasses and dip into a small dish filled with 3-4 Tablespoons of salt (or a dish filled with about 2 Tablespoons each of sugar and salt).

Need to add a little sweetness to take the edge off of this bright and citrusy marg? Add a little simple syrup! I’d recommend trying your pineapple cocktail after shaking it up, and if a little sweetness would be preferred, stir in ½ oz of simple syrup to your glass.

Find a blanco tequila you like for the most enjoyable margarita! Blanco tequilas are a light spirit that are perfect for margaritas! Since this skinny pineapple margarita is made with fresh juices and not a lot else, using a good quality tequila is extra important. There are a lot of great options out there, but if you’re new to tequila, check in at your local liquor store and they can help you select the perfect one for you!

Top down view of a glass of this pineapple cocktail, with fresh oranges, limes, and a pineapple surrounding it.

Love This Skinny Margarita Recipe? Try One of These Cocktail Recipes Next!

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  • Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri
  • Coconut Margaritas

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a golden cocktail shaker is pouring freshly shaken pineapple margaritas into a fun shaped glass filled with ice that also has a salt rim. the glass is surrounded by slices of limes, oranges, and a tall pineapple.

Skinny Pineapple Margarita

Meredith
This skinny pineapple margarita recipe is made with 4 ingredients and is a fun twist on a classic cocktail!
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 2 Cocktails
Calories 235 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium orange juiced (approx. 3 oz of juice)
  • 1 lime juiced (approx. 1 oz of juice)
  • 4 oz pineapple juice
  • 5-6 oz tequila blanco
  • optional: 1 oz simple syrup

Instructions
 

  • If you’re going to have a salted rim, run a lime wedge around the rim of your glasses and dip into a small dish filled with 3-4 Tablespoons of salt. Set your glasses aside.
  • Juice the orange and lime. If desired, strain into your cocktail shaker.
  • Place the remainder of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is very cold (approximately 15 seconds).
  • Divide between two glasses filled with ice and enjoy!

Notes

*Add a salted rim, or a sugar-salt rim, for a little added fun!  To add a rim to your margarita glasses, run a lime wedge around the rim of your glasses and dip into a small dish filled with 3-4 Tablespoons of salt, sugar, or a combination of salt and sugar
 
*Need to add a little sweetness to take the edge off of this bright and citrusy marg? Add a little simple syrup! I’d recommend trying your pineapple cocktail after shaking it up, and if a little sweetness would be preferred, stir in ½ oz of simple syrup to your glass.
 
*Find a blanco tequila you like for the most enjoyable margarita! Since this skinny pineapple margarita is made with fresh juices and not a lot else, using a good quality tequila is extra important.

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 228mgFiber: 3gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 167IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 1mg
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    5 from 9 votes (7 ratings without comment)

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  1. VIVIENNE says

    February 03, 2025 at 8:30 pm

    5 stars
    Salted rim and a little extra lime juice..delicious!

    Reply
    • Meredith says

      February 04, 2025 at 10:43 am

      Cheers to this!

      Reply
  2. David says

    June 11, 2022 at 10:32 am

    5 stars
    This is a great marg!

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    • ourlovelanguageisfood says

      June 12, 2022 at 10:55 am

      I’m glad you think so too!!

      Reply

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