Keto Champagne Margaritas

Ingredients needed to make keto champagne margaritas

• Maple-Flavored Syrup: This keto-friendly syrup sweetens this cocktail without adding any additional net carb content. To get 20% OFF this syrup, use code REALBALANCED at checkout.
• Orange Extract: For an added flavor component, orange extract is used. This ingredient pairs perfectly with the fresh citrus and champagne.
• Fresh Lime Juice: Can’t have margaritas without fresh lime juice!
• Silver Tequila: An essential ingredient in margarita recipes, silver tequila is what sets this drink apart from other cocktails!
• Champagne: Bubbly champagne is essential here! And, if you didn’t know, champagne is extremely low in carb content, making it a perfect alcoholic beverage to enjoy every so often when you follow a ketogenic diet.
• Ice Cubes: Doesn’t get much more straightforward than that. But if you want to get fancy, serve your margaritas with these refreshing flower ice cubes!
• Fresh Lime: You have to have something to act as a “glue” between the rim of the glass and the salt!
• Coarse Salt: To rim the glass! You can choose to omit this ingredient, but I personally think it’s the BEST part of this cocktail.

Can I drink alcohol on a keto diet?

You can! Obviously this is a personal choice, but you can drink alcohol and remain in ketosis.

What liquor is lowest in carbs?

Pure forms of liquor, like the tequila used in this recipe, contains 0 grams of carbs.

These liquors, in their pure form, are all carb-free:

• Tequila
• Rum
• Vodka
• Whiskey
• Gin

Is champagne keto-friendly?

It is! This may surprise you since champagne is often thought to be a sweeter drink, but champagne is actually very low in carbs. Per 5 oz serving, most store-bought brands of brut champagne contain about 1.8 grams of carbs.

What type of champagne has the lowest carb content per serving?

• Brut Nature: This variety of champagne contains the lowest carb content per serving at less than 1 gram per 5 oz glass. It is quite challenging to find in most stores, but if you’re adamant about keeping carb content as low as possible, this is what you will want to use.
• Extra Brut: Per 5 oz serving, most store-bought brands of Extra Brut champagne typically contain about 1 gram of carbs.
• Brut: This is what is used in this recipe as it’s very easy to find Brut champagne at virtually every liquor store and grocery store that sells alcohol. Per 5 oz serving, Brut champagne contains about 1.5-1.8 grams of carbs.
• Extra Dry: This variety of champagne has some sweetness added to it. Per 5 oz serving, it contains about 2-2.5 grams of carbs.
• Dry: Per 5 oz serving, dry champagne contains anywhere from 3-6 grams of carbs.
• Demi-Sec: This type of champagne is recognized as being much sweeter than other types of champagne, and I would not recommend using it in keto champagne cocktails. Per 5 oz serving, this variety contains about 6-8 grams of carbs.
• Doux: With even more carbs per serving than Demi-Sec, this would be another champagne variety that I would skip on. Per 5 oz serving, this champagne contains 8-10 grams of carbs. It’s technically referred to as a “dessert wine,” so that would explain the higher carb content.

For further information on drinking champagne while following keto, take a look at this helpful keto champagne resource from Perfect Keto.

Is tequila keto-friendly?

Tequila contains 0 grams of carbs. Since a ketogenic diet is based on you reaching ketosis, tequila would be considered keto-friendly.

Note that while some have a strict list of foods they do and do not consider to “be keto,” keto’s goal is to reach ketosis and is, at its most basic level, a metabolic state, not a list of foods.

Everyone is different, so you will need to decide for yourself if you consider it keto-friendly.

Can I double this recipe?

Yes! The original recipe is made to serve 8 people. If you are hosting a larger group than that or if you want to ensure everyone can enjoy more than one glass, double (or triple) all of the ingredients.

Depending on the size of your blender, you may need to split the blending up into multiple batches.

How to store this keto cocktail?

These keto champagne margaritas are best served fresh, but if you have leftovers, store in an airtight glass jar in the refrigerator and re-blend prior to serving.

Keto cocktail compliant with a variety of diet lifestyles

If you are hosting a party for people who follow different diets, this is a great cocktail recipe to have on-hand as it’s compliant with many popular ways of eating:

• Keto and Low-Carb: This champagne margarita cocktail only contains 2.6 grams of net carbs per serving.
• Gluten-Free: This recipe is free of wheat, rye, barley, making it gluten free.
• Grain-Free: There are no grain products included within this recipe.
• Nut-Free: This keto champagne margarita does not contain any peanuts or tree nuts.
• Coconut-Free: This champagne margarita recipe are free of coconut.
• Dairy-Free: There are zero dairy products included within this recipe.
• Egg-Free: This recipe is free from eggs.
• Vegetarian: This is a vegetarian-friendly recipe.
• Vegan: Since there are ZERO animal products within this recipe, including dairy and eggs, these margaritas are vegan!
• Refined Sugar-Free: These keto champagne margaritas do not contain any sugar as they are sweetened with monk fruit sweetened-syrup.