We're thinking it's time you skip the vodka cranberry–your morning-after hangover needs to be put to rest! You can still sip on delicious cocktails without overloading on sugar and breaking the calorie bank. To make it easier for you, we rounded up sugar-free cocktail recipe ideas to channel your inner mixologist just in time for the Kentucky Derby!
Sugar-free mojito
1 oz. (2 tablespoons) lime juice
8 mint leaves
1 heaping tablespoon erythritol
1 jigger (1½ oz.) white rum (nutritional analysis uses 80 proof)
Put the mint and lime juice into the bottom of a glass and mix the ingredients together. Fill the glass about ¾ of the way with ice. Add the rum and top with club soda and stir.
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Sugar-free whiskey sour
3 tablespoons bourbon or another preference of whiskey
1 jigger lemon juice (freshly squeezed is best!)
1 jigger water
Put the ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-full of ice, shake well, and strain into a glass. Garnish with a small lemon wedge or an orange peel.
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Sugar-free margarita
Margarita glass or martini glass
1 jigger (1 1/2 ounces) tequila
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) lime juice
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) water
1/4 teaspoon orange extract
Small handful ice
Combine 1 jigger (1 1/2 ounces) tequila, 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) lime juice, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 teaspoon orange extract, and a small handful of salt. You can either serve it over ice or blend it in a blender.
Sugar-free White Russian
1 jigger (1.5 oz or 3 tablespoons) vodka (nutritional analysis uses 80 proof)
1 jigger heavy cream
1 jigger Da Vinci's Sugar-Free Kahlua-Flavored Syrup (source below)
Simply put the ingredients into a glass and stir.
Which cocktail is more your personality? Tell us in the comments below!
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