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With Amanda J
Healthy Summer Cocktails
I don't know about you but drinking (alcohol) during the summer doesn't sound too appealing. Alcohol doesn't hydrate or quinch your thirst, it does the exact opposite. But what's a pool party or a backyard BBQ without a little bit of booze?! Below is a list of healthy summer cocktails, to keep you cool and have you buzzin'!
Cherry Smash
Mint infused, cherry cocktail.
4 servings
Ingredients:
1 cup pitted fresh or frozen (thawed) cherries
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
8 teaspoons sugar
6 ounces (3/4 cup) dark rum
1/4 cup lime juice
3 cups cherry flavored seltzer
160 calories
Citrus-Rum Punch
Rum-spiked fruity punch
10 servings
Ingredients:
2 lemons
2 oranges
1 1/2 cups dark rum
1 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoons greent tea leaves or 9 green tea bags
1 bottle chilled champagne or sparkling wine
1 1-quart bottle chilled seltzer water
260 calories
Cran Razzy
Cucumber Lemonade Chiller
Cranberry and vodka with a twist
4 servings
Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, for garnish
2 cups cran-raspberry juice
2 cups seltzer
2 tablespoons lime juice, plus 4 wedges for garner
6 ounces (3/4 cup) vodka
163 calories
Grown-up lemonade to keep you cool on a hot day
4 servings
Ingredients:
3 large cucumbers
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary, p;us 4 sprigs for garnish
1 cup water
6 ounces (3/4 cup) gin
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons agave syrup
169 calories
Salty Chihuahua
Mexican Inspired
4 servings
Ingredients:
coarse salt (optional)
4 ounces tequila, divided
2 ounces orange flavored liquor, such as Cointreau, divided
3 cups grapfruit juice, divided
4 grapefruit slices, for garnish
188 calories
Who says you can't keep cool with alcohol in the summer?! You can thank me later, after you sober up. Drink responsibly.
June 23, 2014 5:45p