Margarita Dip with Salted Pretzels
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Flavors of a classic margarita; lime, tequila and salt, with just the perfect amount of sweetness in this fluffy dip made to mimic your favorite Mexican cocktail!
Cinco de Mayo is just right around the corner. Celebrate with this Margarita Dip with Salted Pretzels! Your favorite cocktail, now a dip!
Time to break out the tequila!! It’s party time. This year Cinco de Mayo falls on a Sunday, and you can bet we will be partaking in our favorite Mexican fare.
Mexican food has always been my favorite. I never get tired of it. When I was pregnant with my first child, it was all I CRAVED. The hotter the better.
My Mother-in-Law told me my baby would be born bald, because all of that heat was sure to burn it’s hair off!! LOL . How’s THAT for an old wives tale? He was born with a perfect little head and just the right amount of hair.
What did happen though? He, too, LOVES Mexican food, and he eats it even hotter than me!
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The margaritas that I make here at home are actually a copy cat recipe from a restaurant close by us called El Bee’s. They are seriously potent, but SO GOOD!
Take Two Tapas:
This recipe here comes from my friend, Jennifer. She is the mastermind behind one of my favorite food blogs, Take Two Tapas. I was so excited to get her blog for this round of Freaky Friday!
One, because I have never made anything from it I didn’t like. Two, because Freaky Friday landed right before Cinco de Mayo, and Jennifer is my tequila loving friend, and I knew that she would have something amazing for me in the way of a margarita to whip up that was perfect for Cinco de Mayo.
Recipes Inspired by Margaritas:
I wasn’t wrong. The worst part? What on earth to make?? Margarita cocktails? Margarita flavored food? These 4 recipes also made these list: Margarita Bars, Spicy Margarita Shrimp Skewers, Mango Margaritas or this Margarita Beer Shandy Cocktail.
In the end, it was her Margarita Dip with Salted Pretzels that won out. Serving this sweet fluffy dip with salted pretzels was just brilliant. I myself never leave a grain of salt on the rim of a margarita glass. I kinda have a thing for salt!
Jennifer made the very good point of saying though, to serve this dip with a pretzel that has more surface space, like a twist or these snaps I used here. More dip. You wouldn’t get that with a pretzel stick!
If you are wanting to go a different route though? This margarita dip would be amazing with fresh fruit!
This dip isn’t overly sweet. That’s what I liked most about it. The flavor of the tequila came out, but wasn’t overpowering. It starts with butter and cream cheese. Add in a little powdered sugar, triple sec and tequila, and finish it off with Cool whip and lime zest. That lime zest makes it so fresh and delicious.
Freaky Friday:
As I mentioned earlier, this recipe is part of Freaky Friday. It’s a little group of blogger friends of mine that get together and do an old fashioned Blog Hop. Once a season, and during Christmastime, we get assigned one another’s blogs to cook from. Then, on Friday morning, we share our recipes that we have been keeping a secret, and we get to see what someone made of ours.
It’s always so much fun, and a great way for our readers to discover new food blogs and recipes!
Take a look at all of our Spring 2019 Freaky Friday Recipes:
- A Grande Life – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip
- An Affair from the Heart – Margarita Dip with Salted Pretzels
- Aunt Bee’s Recipes – BLT Pasta Salad
- Bowl Me Over – Macaroni Pasta Salad
- Hostess at Heart – Blueberry Buckle Recipe – Incredibly Easy To Make
- House of Nash Eats – Asparagus Tart
- Kylee Cooks – No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake
- LeMoine Family Kitchen – Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos
- Life Currents – Blackened Shrimp Pasta
- Lisa’s Dinnertime Dish – Spicy Thai Basil Slaw
- Mildly Meandering – Mediterranean Scalloped Potatoes
- Seduction in the Kitchen – Grilled Peach Caprese Salad
- Take Two Tapas – Spicy Bacon Wrapped Air Fryer Shrimp
- The Foodie Affair – Coconut Pie with Creamy Custard Filling
- The Speckled Palate – Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese
- West Via Midwest – Air Fryer Cherry Pies
- Who Needs a Cape? – Slow Cooker Cheesy Taco Soup
Would you believe after spending almost 4 days with Jennifer last October that the only photo I have of the two of us is this silly Halloween Snapchat Photo? I look like a chipmunk!! But I am here to tell you, it’s always a good time when Jen is in the group! I get to see her again next week, and I can hardly WAIT!
Make sure you give her blog a browse. You will love her recipes! Plus — she is an absolute HOOT!
Be sure and check out my Blueberry Margarita, my Strawberry Margarita and my Margarita Fruit Salad, too! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo — or anytime you need a little tequila in your life.
See All of My Freaky Friday Recipes
What do you say we get to this great Margarita Dip with Salted Pretzels??
A Whole bunch of Delicious Dips right in one spot!
Margarita Dip with Salted Pretzels
Flavors of a classic margarita; lime, tequila and salt, with just the perfect amount of sweetness in this fluffy dip made just like your favorite Mexican cocktail!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 8 tablespoons butter (one stick,) softened
- 1/4 cup tequila or lime liqueur
- 1 tablespoon triple sec
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- lime zest, for garnishing
Instructions
- In a mixer, cream together the butter and cream cheese.
- Add in the triple sec and tequila (or lime liqueur) and mix to combine.
- Add in the powdered sugar.
- Remove from mixer and fold in the whipped topping.
- Place in serving dish, top with lime zest. Refrigerate until ready to eat.
- Serve with salted pretzels.
Notes
Recipe from Take Two Tapas
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 254Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 125mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g
Nutrition isn't guaranteed accurate.
Yea I need this dip!! It screams summer time fun, hanging by the pool and grilling! This is going on my much make list.
This is going to perfect for my Cinco de Mayo party! Love the idea!!
Oh my goodness. What a PERFECT dessert for this coming weekend… or any weekend… or weeknight. We love margaritas, though they’re always dangerous, and I cannot wait to make this dip! I love the addition of salted pretzels with it, too.
Would this dip be safe for people under the age of 21? I’m concerned because of 2 teenagers being at my home for Cinco de Mayo.
You can taste the tequila for sure. I would cut it in half and then there wouldn’t be hardly any per serving.
I adore a great margarita and can’t wait to dive right into one in dip form…yum!
You had me with MARGARITA!! I love that the margarita is in dip form!!
You got me at Margarita!!! This looks so well done that I can almost taste it virtually.
So excited to make this for our vacation to eat with some margaritas! My grand daughter would love this dip, she is 4, how could I make part of this recipe safe for her so she doesn’t get left out?
Hi, Melissa! It’s a great dip!! I would just add a little more fresh lime juice, and leave the tequila out of hers!
Can I make this margarita dip a day ahead or will it separate in the fridge??
It can be made a day ahead!
I made this for a Mexican themed birthday party. Everyone thought it was a bit too sweet.
I think if I were to make it again I would cut down on the sugar and add a bit of lime juice.
I hadn’t heard that before. I guess everyone’s taste is different – which is the beauty of recipes! 🙂
It sure is frustrating going to read the comments and most people only say they can’t wait to try it! That it sounds so good! I really don’t care that people want to try some thing. I like to hear their opinion after they have already made it, you know? Good grief.
Will you come back and share after you try it? Thanks!