Low-Cal Cocktail Recipes for St. Patrick's Day
14 festive bevvies that you can drink and still shrink!
St. Patrick’s Day is one of the booziest holidays of the year, often serving as an excuse for people to indulge in high-calorie, sugar-packed cocktails at their local watering holes. Try something new this year and craft one of these 14 low-calorie drinks at home. Each green-themed bevvie is festive enough for St. Paddy’s Day but suitably healthy for diet-conscious drinkers.
Indulge in this vodka cooler without feeling the slightest bit guilty. The refreshing cocktail is infused with cool minty flavor, thanks to organic spearmint tea, and each serving clocks in just 83 calories.
Ingredients:
6 spoonfuls Spearmint Tea by DAVIDsTEA
2 1/2 c. water
1/2 c. vodka
1/4 c. lime juice
1/4 c. agave nectar
Directions:
Pour boiling water over tea and infuse 4-7 minutes. Strain tea and pour into a pitcher filled with ice. Stir in vodka, lime juice, and agave nectar. Garnish glasses with mint sprigs and lime wedges.
Makes 6 servings.
