Here are some lighter versions of warm weather cocktails (courtesy of Weight Watchers website)
Mojito
Pour 3/4 of an ounce (about half a shot) fresh lime juice into a glass. Add one packet of sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda) and four or five mint leaves. Stir until the sweetener dissolves. Add a shot of light rum and several ice cubes. Top with 2 ounces club soda and a sprig of mint.
- DesperateMousewife
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Margarita:
To shaker, add 3/4 of an ounce (about half a shot) fresh lime juice, 1 to 1 1/2 ounces low-calorie triple sec and 2 ounces tequila. Add ice. Count slowly to 10 while shaking. Rub a lime halfway along the glass's outside rim, then roll the moistened part of the rim in kosher salt. Pour margarita into the glass.
- DesperateMousewife
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Long Island Iced Tea:
To shaker, add 1/4 shot vodka, 1/4 shot rum, 1/4 shot gin, 1/4 shot tequila, 3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice and two packets of sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda) dissolved into 2 tablespoons of water. Shake. Pour into a tall glass filled with ice and top with diet cola. Squeeze lemon on top.
- DesperateMousewife
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Sangria:
Dissolve four packets of sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda) into 4 tablespoons of water. Pour into pitcher. Add slices of oranges, lemons, limes, peaches, plums or nectarines as well as grapes (for white wine sangria, red grapes; for red wine sangria, white). Add a bottle of red or white wine. Stir, then let sit. Before serving, top pitcher with a drizzle of club soda.
- DesperateMousewife
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Caipirinha:
Cut a room-temperature lime into quarters and drop it in a shaker. Add one packet of sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda) and one tablespoon water. Mash the mixture very well with a wooden spoon, dissolving the lime into mush. Add a shot (1 1/2 ounces) of white rum and enough ice cubes to fit in an old-fashioned glass. Shake well. Pour mixture (including the peel) into a glass. Variation: Add slices of mango or a few cherries along with the lime.
- DesperateMousewife
873.8 #105 4:51PM
Thank you so much for these! Especially love the Long Island Iced Tea recipe! - msdizmaui
519.0 #224 7:23PM
If you like raspberry lemon drops, try sprite or soda water (I like lemon flavored) with a shot of raspberry vodka and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. It's so refreshing in the summer, and only 100-150 cal - Spoonful_O_Sugar
436.3 #285 8:58PM
Thank you... Great info - Twinklelashes
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