10 Keto Cocktails You Can Have Any Time Of The Year
After devouring all those fatty, oily, and sinfully delectable dishes during winter, you might decide to go on a diet. That doesn’t mean you need to cut out your favourite drinks though. Presenting Keto cocktails that will ensure you look as stunning as they taste when you drink them. Here are 10 of our favourite Keto cocktails to try.
How does a margarita, without any of the sugars added, sound?1 – Sugar-Free Margarita
Tequila, lime juice, and orange extract instead of the traditional Triple Sec or Cointreau orange liqueurs are the only ingredients in this Margarita.
Ingredients:
30ml tequila
2 tablespoons lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon orange extract
Ice
Method:
Combine tequila, lime juice, water, orange extract, agave syrup, if using, and a small handful of ice. Shake until well blended. Alternatively, you can mix ingredients in a blender until slushy.
Pour mixture from shaker into glass, either over ice or straight up. If blended, pour straight into the glass.
2 – A Vodka La-Croix
Perhaps impossible to get all the ingredients for this right now, but there’s no harm in tucking this one away for future reference, especially if you’re a vodka fan.
Ingredients:
60ml Cupcake Very Berry Vodka
1 can of LaCroix Cúrate Pomme Bayá (or any apple berry)
Strawberries
Method:
Add chilled vodka to tall cocktail glass with ice. Pour in the can of apple berry. Add as many slices of fresh strawberries that you can.
3 – Dark and Stormy
When else would that sugar-free beer be of use did you imagine?
Ingredients:
60ml dark rum
1/2 lime
120ml ginger beer, preferably sugar-free
Lime wheel for garnish
Method:
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add the rum and followed by other ingredients and the garnish. Stir.
Lime, mint and white rum. What’s not to love in the Keto-Jito?4 – Keto-Jito
This cocktail is as cute as it sounds.
Ingredients:
1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
8 fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup white rum
1 packet Stevia
1 cup ice cubes
Soda
Method:
Combine lime wedges and mint in the bottom of a large cocktail glass. Use a muddler or the bottom of a wooden spoon to crush the mint and lime together, releasing the juries and oils. Pour in the rum, ice, and Stevia, and use a spoon to stir. Top off with soda water and serve garnished with an additional sprig of mint or lime slice.
5 – Vodka Mojito
A headier version of Mojito, without the added calories.
Ingredients:
4 Mint leaves, fresh
2 tbsp Lime Juice
2 g Granulated Stevia
Ice Cubed or Crushed
1 shot Vodka
1 splash Club Soda
Lime Slice for Garnish (optional)
Instructions:
Using a muddler or other utensil, smash fresh mint leaves with lime and Stevia. Fill glass with ice of preference. Add vodka. Finish off with club soda.
Garnish with a lime slice and mint.
Replacing sugar with Stevia isn’t the worst idea if you’re serious about sticking to a Keto diet6 – Corpse Reviver 2.0
This Halloween cocktail is also surprisingly Keto-friendly. Here’s how you can shake one up.
Ingredients:
30 ml gin
30 ml lemon juice
30 ml orange liqueur
5 ml absinthe
Orange peel for garnish
Instructions:
Gather all the ingredients and pour into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange peel and enjoy.
7 – Absinthe
The easiest of all. Mix it with soda, or sip a little on its own. And you’ll be good to go.
8 – Sangria
How ‘bout some low-carb sangria that tastes exactly like the real thing?
Ingredients:
120ml red wine
30ml Absolut Citron vodka
1/4 teaspoon berry flavor 0 carb water enhancer
120ml of club soda
Ice
Method:
Add the red wine, vodka, and water enhancer to a glass. Stir to blend. Fill glass with ice. Add club soda. Garnish with a lime slice if desired.
These refreshing cocktails won’t even make you remember you’re on a diet, and not in a bad way!9 – Caribbean Rum Punch
This low carb cocktail has the perfect tropical vibe which a keto-lover desperately needs!
Ingredients:
45ml dark rum
30ml light rum
1/3 teaspoon coconut pineapple water enhances
10 drops orange water enhancer
20ml lime juice
180ml 1 club soda or diet lemon-lime or diet ginger ale soft drink
Ice
Lime slices for garnish
Method:
Add the dark rum, light rum, water enhancers, lime juice, and ice to a shaker. Shake gently and strain into a chilled glass of ice. Carefully pour in the club soda (or lemon-lime or ginger ale). Garnish with a slice of lime.
10 – Kamikaze
A kamikaze shot did no harm to anybody!
Ingredients:
3/4 shaker filled with Ice
2 tbsp Lime Juice
2 g Granulated Stevia
1 shot Vodka
Method:
Place ice in shaker. Add lime juice, sweetener, and vodka. Cover and shake. Serve in chilled rocks glass or short tumbler.
Which of these are you most excited to try? Let us know in the comments below!
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