Healthy Cocktails So Good You’ll Forget They’re Healthy!
Cheers! Healthy Libations for Everyone!
I think we can agree that a guilty pleasure for all of us is the occasional cocktail (or three) that can add unwanted extra pounds. Well, we rounded up six healthy cocktails that will help keep you on track when you want to unwind and have a little fun.
Pomegranate Paloma
Classic palomas call for grapefruit soda. Here, we use fresh grapefruit juice for a fruit-flavored beverage with less sugar and more vitamin C. Pomegranate juice boosts fruity flavor and packs a punch of heart-healthy polyphenols.
View Recipe: Pomegranate Paloma
Prickly Pear Punch
We like the clean flavor and mixability of silver tequila here. For a nonalcoholic drink, omit it and top with sparkling water.
Barbados Rum Punch
Barbados, the Caribbean birthplace of rum, has a rum punch recipe as foolproof as it is versatile: “One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, and four of weak.” In our take, fruit juice and ginger ale serve as both sweet and weak, so we don’t need to add any brown sugar or simple syrup.
Blackberry Gin Fizz
For the perfect layer of creamy froth on top of each cocktail, be prepared to shake the cocktail shaker (with no ice) vigorously; the half-and-half helps set the egg white for a more stable foam.
View Recipe: Blackberry Gin Fizz
Cherry-Basil Lemonade Spritzers
Instead of the fluorescent cocktail-cherry garnish, fresh cherries take center stage in this refreshing lemon-and-vodka sipper. Macerating the cherries in sugar helps to soften their thick skins and release their juices, which become gorgeously syrupy in the pan.
Honeycrisp-Maple Sipper
Autumn’s apple abundance is well worth raising a glass to. Honeycrisp apples are sweet with a touch of tartness that lends an invigorating crisp flavor, giving this boozy beverage plenty to buzz about. Maple syrup bolsters the warmth of the bourbon. To make it a mocktail, swap our the bourbon for 5 ounces light ginger beer, such as Fever-Tree Naturally Light.
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