You spend enough time worrying about your waistline.
Save liquid calories (and start the new year right) with these go to guilt-free cocktails.
The Midnight Toast
Ingredients
1 well-chilled 750ML bottle of champagne or prosecco
2 cups of raspberries
3 Tbsp Grand Marnier
To Garnish:
Raspberries
Sanding Sugar for rimming
Orange curls
Instructions
Dip the edge of each glass into champagne and then dip the glass into sugar to prepare the glasses. Muddle the rasperries with a pestle. In a large pitcher, combine all ingredients and pour in champagne flutes.
Skinny Classic Margarita
Ingredients
Dash of agave
1 1/2 ounces 100 percent agave blanco tequila
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce Cointreau
To Garnish:
Salt (optional)
Instructions
Fill cocktail shaker with ice; add tequila, lime juice, agave and Cointreau. Shake ingredients together until chilled, strain into margarita glasses filled and enjoy!
Rasberry Lime Vodka Ricky
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a blender for 1 minute. Let rest for 1 minute. Blend again for 1 minute. Serve in rocks glasses with ice.
The Savory & Simple
Ingredients
2 oz. Tequila
½ of a lime, quartered
8 mint leaves
1 tbsp. sugar-free sweetener
3 oz. soda water
Garnish: lime wedge
Instructions
Muddle lime, mint, and sweetener in a cocktail shaker. Add tequila and ice. Shake vigorously and pour into a tall glass. Top with soda water and stir gently.
French Pear Martini
1 ½ oz. St. Germain Elderflower liqueur
1 ½ oz. Pear Vodka
Chilled Champagne
1 pear, sliced
Instructions
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine St. Germain and Pear Vodka. Shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into prepared martini glass and top with champagne. Garnish with a pear slice
