The Cocktail Hour: Margarita Lite



I know we've done a margarita recipe earlier but this is special.  


We wanted to adopt a healthier lifestyle, lose a piffling weight, as well as larn into ameliorate shape.  So far, it's been working.  The bad role is that cocktails are commonly total of empty calories.  Hey, nosotros similar to potable likewise but nosotros withdraw to retool.


Watch the Video!


So, we've cutting agency dorsum on the heavy drinks, switched to vino for the most part, as well as experimented amongst making a lighter cocktail.  Here is the showtime upshot of that retooling.
(Note:  In the video, I miscalculated a tell it's nearly 125 calories...it's genuinely nearly 150, run across below)


Our novel margarita lite recipe is but every bit proficient every bit our master margarita recipe but amongst nearly fourscore less calories.  The alcohol is the same, three parts tequila, 2 parts triple sec, as well as 1 role brandy.  The divergence is the mixer...we're using Sunkist Diet Sparkling Lemonade instead of sugariness 'n sour mix.


Here's the recipe (two drinks):


2 ounces tequila                                   - 140 calories
1.25 ounces triple s                         - 120 calories
.4 ounces brandy                                 -    40 calories
juices of 1/2 lime                                   -    5 calories
4 ounces Diet Lemon Soda                -    0 calories


Total Calories                                       - 305 calories
Calories per potable                                - 153 calories


(A Cadillac margarita at most restaurants, which this closely resembles, is nearly 325 calories per drink)


Fill a cocktail shaker 1/2 total amongst ice.  Put inward all ingredients except for lemon soda as well as shake.  Pour lemon soda over H2O ice into margarita spectacles or cocktail spectacles rimmed amongst tabular array salt (about one-half the depth of the ice).  Pour ingredients from shaker over that.  Enjoy the results - beware, these are yet potent drinks.


Cheers!


Darryl
Copyright 2010 - Darryl Musick

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