Bring the fair to your cocktail glass with this delicious Cotton Candy Margarita Recipe. It is sweet, colorful, and a fun way to celebrate Summer flavors. Keep on reading to learn how to make this Summer’s best sweet cocktail.
If you have a sweet tooth that can’t be satiated, this Cotton Candy Margarita is the perfect drink for you. The margarita is such a festive drink to begin with and that I thought it would be fun to bring a little extra party to this classic cocktail. This drink is a great addition to our margarita series. If you are interested in a sweet, sweet drink with cotton candy flavors, check out this Cotton Candy Margarita.
Is This Margarita Really Sweet?
Yes, this margarita is really sweet. Cotton candy is really sweet, right? Well, I wanted to embody that sort of flavor in drink form. I did my best to stay true to some of the spirit of the traditional margarita by making sure it had tequila and triple sec in it, but we did change it up a little with some UV Cake Vodka.
If you are looking for something that highlights a sweetness, this Cotton Candy Margarita is for you. If you are looking for an alcohol forward margarita, check out our traditional margarita recipe.
Does This Margarita Really Use Cotton Candy?
Yes. Why else would I name it this way? I feel that we have to use the namesake in the drink, right? So, I purchased my cotton candy from my local grocery store, but if you have fresh, homespun cotton candy, I would recommend using that.
Unfortunately, our fair is canceled this year, so I will need to get this year’s supply from the store or maybe there will be some event I can find it. Fresh cotton candy is the ‘good stuff’ for this drink, but I realize that fresh cotton candy isn’t always available. For that reason, I use the stuff I can find in the store and on Amazon, Fluffy Stuff Cotton Candy[AFFILIATE LINK].
Does The Color Of The Cotton Candy Make a Difference?
The color of the cotton candy will alter the color of your drink. We made a decision to try and just use one color for the cotton candy margarita. If you start blending all the colors together, you can end up with a greyish mess of a cotton candy margarita. So, if you want a good presentation, try to use a uniform color.
UV Cake Vodka
I tried to make this drink with just cotton candy and I could not make that flavor pop with just the cotton candy. I decided to change up the alcohol composition of the Cotton Candy Margarita to also include UV Cake Vodka. This isn’t my typical alcohol, but it certainly does add some candy flavor to this drink. It also adds to the sweetness. So, we still maintain the tequila and triple sec flavors, but we dial them down a little and add that UV Cake flavor.
This was a fun drink to explore. I was able to explore cotton candy flavors and it is always a challenge to accurately put flavors like that into a classic cocktail. If you love a sweet drink and love having fun with margaritas, this Cotton Candy Margarita is for you. If you like what we are doing at Ramshackle Pantry, subscribe to get updates via email and then also make sure to follow me on the Instagram.
Drink Recipe Tips and Tricks
- If you can get the ‘fresh made’ stuff, use it. If not, buy cotton candy from Amazon [Affiliate Link].
- Make this on hot days where you want something sweet!
- For garnish, take note that cotton candy will dissolve as soon as it hits liquid.
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Can’t get enough cotton candy? Well, this Cotton Candy Margarita might be just the drink for you. Sweet flavors combined with the great classic margarita. Cool down your hot Summer day with this sweet Cotton Candy Margarita
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 Cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktails
- Method: Shaker
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
- 15 grams cotton candy + a small dollop for garnish
- .5 ounce lime juice (about ½ a lime)
- Sugar, for rimming
- 1 ounce of tequila blanco
- 1 ounce of triple sec
- 1 ounce UV Cake Vodka
Instructions
- Instructions
- Fill the shaker half full with ice
- Add 15 grams of cotton candy
- Add lime juice to the shaker
- With spent lime half, moisten glass rim and rim with sugar
- Fill Glass with ice
- Add rest of ingredients to the cocktail shaker
- Shake vigorously for fifteen seconds
- Strain, garnish and serve
Notes
- If you can get the ‘fresh made’ stuff, use it. If not, buy cotton candy from Amazon [Affiliate Link].
- Make this on hot days where you want something sweet!
- For garnish, take note that cotton candy will dissolve as soon as it hits liquid.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Drink
- Calories: 290 Calories
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 13 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 g
Keywords: Cotton Candy Margarita
2 Comments
LovecraftZone
August 12, 2018 at 8:31 amThis cocktail looks utterly fantastic. These would look amazing for Halloween!
Kristen
August 18, 2018 at 8:32 pmI think this is a fabulous idea! I love the cotton candy blizzard and dairy queen but a boozy cotton candy concoction sounds better!
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