Midnight Margaritas

Every October, the little witch in all of us comes out to play, doesn’t she? These Midnight Margaritas are brought to us by the Owens Sisters and their delightfully witchy aunts, who brewed the original recipe in the 1998 film Practical Magic. While they may have made their with wool of bat and tongue of dog, I chose to go with decidedly more traditional margarita ingredients for this classic Halloween Cocktail. Tequila, lime, Cointreau, coconut milk, and my secret ingredient Lavender Syrup! It’s time to put the lime in the coconut and drink ’em both up.

Bonus trivia: If you start watching Practical Magical at 11:12pm, the Midnight Margarita scene will start, yup, right at midnight.

How to Make Midnight Margaritas

• To a blender, add tequila blanco, coconut milk, lime juice, orange liqueur (like Cointreau), lavender syrup, and crushed ice.
• Blend until smooth and serve in a spooky chilled glass.

Midnight Margarita Ingredients

Tequila

Tequila blanco is the most popular spirit for margaritas, especially topical ones like this. Check out my Tequila Guide for more information, including the bottles I recommend.

Coconut Milk

I use full fat coconut milk for this Halloween margarita. Make sure to shake the can before open or ensure it isn’t separated before adding it to the blender.

Orange Liqueur

Cointreau is a brand of triple sec, which is a type of orange liqueur. Any high-quality orange liqueur will do, but Cointreau has earned a permanent place on my bar cart.

Lavender Syrup

You can make your own lavender simple syrup! It’s super easy and quick and will save you money and an extra trip to the store.

Lime Juice

If it’s not fresh, we don’t want it!

Tips for Making the Best Midnight Margaritas

• Make sure the coconut milk has not separated before you add it to the blender. This can sometimes happen if it was stored somewhere too cold.
• Pre-chill your glass so the frozen cocktail doesn’t melt too quickly while you’re sipping.
• Getting a good blender makes a big difference if you like making blended cocktails like this. I use my Beast Blender constantly and it’s also great for smoothies.

Why You’ll Love Midnight Margaritas

• If Halloween is your favorite holiday and October is your favorite month, these Midnight Margaritas need to be on your cocktail rotation.
• If you love Practical Magic (I mean, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman?!) then you’ll love watching the scene in the movie while sipping on your very own witchy brew.
• The Midnight Margarita is basically a coconut margarita with added lavender syrup, so if you like those flavors, you’ll love this cocktail.
• If the weather is still pretty warm in October wherever you live, a frozen margarita to get you in the spooky spirit should hit the spot.
• This margarita is so easy to batch for parties! Just multiple the ingredients depending on how many people you’re hosting and blend it all up.