Healthier Summer Cocktails – Yep, it’s possible!… You know how much I love to entertain in the summer, right? We love having a house with a pool and big patio, since it’s the perfect gathering spot for all of our fave friends and family. I live in Central Washington state, and it gets HOT here. Like, upper 90’s all summer, with plenty of 100+ days. I think the hottest we’ve had so far was 110 a couple of weeks ago. That means that we spend a ton of time in the pool, and cold beverages are a must. So, since I finally lost a bunch of my baby weight on Nutrisystem, I am always creating new healthier alternatives to my favorite summer dishes and drinks. Keep reading to see my best new drink ideas that won’t pack on the calories…
How to Make 4 Healthier Summer Cocktails
All of these drinks are healthier for you because they use the new C&H Light: Sugar & Stevia Blend. Less sugar = skinnier drinks for summer entertaining, without losing the flavor, or getting that artificial taste. Half the calories of sugar, and only 5 calories per serving. Rockin’, right? I use it to make a simple syrup that I use to mix my drinks with. I mix 5 big ol’ teaspoons of the C&H Light with 2 cups of warm water. Shake it up, let it dissolve, then flavor it if desired. This makes a great mixer for any drink! Here are a few faves that I use it in:
Pomosa: Flavor your syrup with just a bit of pureed fruit – any type will work great. Then mix it with 4 oz. sparkling wine. 1 oz. Van Gogh Pomegranate vodka. Pour the vodka into a flute, add a bit of the syrup, then top it with the sparkling wine and a strawberry if you’d like to get fancy. So good!
Skinny Colada: For this drink, make a citrus syrup. Use orange, lemon or lime peel. The oils make a lovely syrup but be care not to add any pith or your syrup will just chunky. Mix 2 oz. SKYY Infusions Coconut, ¼ oz. SKYY Infusions Pineapple, 2 oz. Club soda, and a couple teaspoons of the citrus syrup. Mix over ice in a highball glass. Mmmm.
Caramel Appletini: Mix 2 oz of Vodka, 1 oz. Butterscotch Schnapps, and mix in just a bit of syrup made with 1/4 cup of cocoa powder. Shake it up, and add a green apple slice for garnish. Very fun.
Slender Mint Margarita: For this syrup, we’ll do a mint syrup, using 6 to 10 large fresh leaves. Then mix 3 parts Tequila, 1 part Triple Sec, 4 parts lime juice (roughly two limes per serving), 1 part mint syrup, and 12 parts diet lemon-lime soda. You can blend it with ice if desired, or just pour over ice.
For more ideas on how to make flavored syrups using C&H Light, check out my fave resource, How To Flavored Simple Syrup, on Mix n’ Sip. So many awesome ideas, and I always think of a new drink to try when I’m looking at that list! {Yes, I create a new themed drink for every party I host. I’m that type of girl…. Lol.} Making your own syrup saves you a ton of money when you don’t have to buy a bunch of mixers, and it’s way healthier for you too, since you’re avoiding lots of weird, unnatural ingredients, and getting way less sugar.
The light way to do sugar!
C&H® Light is an all natural pure cane sugar and stevia blend with half the calories of sugar. That’s over a 350-calorie savings in each cup! By blending pure cane C&H® Sugar with a naturally sweet extract from the stevia plant, we have created a delicious sweetener with no artificial ingredients. C&H® Light is the ideal sweetener — a perfect sweet taste and half the calories of sugar! You’ll also find it packaged as Domino Light – and it’s great for baking too. Baking is as easy as cutting it in half – if the recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, all you need to do is use 1/2 cup of Domino® Light OR C&H® Light. Easy peasy!
{Disclaimer: I received compensation for creating this content for you – this is sponsored project from Global Influence. All recipes, ideas, and opinions are 100% my own.}
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