Tasty Tuesdays - #21 - 11 Skinny Holiday Cocktails

 

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What better way to celebrate—and survive—Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s than with yummy festive drinks.  Whether you’re toasting to mom’s turkey or ringing in 2014, these skinny cocktails will help you celebrate—all for fewer than 200 calories!

Dessert in a Glass

 

This combines the flavor of two pies: pecan and pumpkin. What more could you want?

1 oz Pinnacle Pecan Pie Vodka
1 oz Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie Vodka
Splash of fat-free half and half
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with freshly ground nutmeg.

150 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of Pinnacle

 

Sparkling Apple Hot Toddy

 

All the deliciousness of mulled cider, but in a single-size serving.

6 oz Crisp Apple Sparkling ICE
1 1/2 oz whisky or apple brandy
1 tsp honey
Cinnamon stick, star anise, and apple slices
 
Coat the bottom of a coffee cup with honey, and add whisky or brandy. Then warm Crisp Apple Sparkling ICE in a small saucepot, and pour it into the glass. Stir the ingredients, and garnish with cinnamon stick, star anise, and apple slices.

160 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of Sparkling ICE

 

 

Turkey Toast

 

Whoever cooked that oh-so-delicious Thanksgiving feast definitely deserves to enjoy this drink.

1 oz Pinnacle® Peachberry Cobbler Vodka
1 oz Canadian Club® Dock No. 57™ Blackberry Whiskey
Splash of Club Soda
Fill a glass with ice, add all ingredients, and stir to combine. Garnish with a cherry.

135 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of Pinnacle

Orange Mango Pumpkin-tini

 

Skip the pie, and go for this low-cal (and delicious!) drink instead.

1/2 oz pumpkin spice-flavored liquor (recommended: Hiram Walker)
1 oz vanilla-flavored vodka
3 oz Orange Mango Sparkling ICE

Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange peel.

120 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of Sparkling ICE

 

 

 

Holiday Raspberry Shooters

 

Short and sweet shots?  Yes please!

Splash of Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE
1 oz vanilla-flavored vodka
White nonpareils
 
Wet the rim of a chilled shot glass, and dip it into a shallow bowl of nonpareils to coat.
Pour in chilled vodka, and top with a splash of Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE.

90 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of Sparkling ICE

Minty Mistletoe

 

Drink this before you pucker up for Christmas-fresh breath.

1 ½ oz Pinnacle® Peppermint Bark Vodka
¼ oz DeKuyper® Crème de Cocoa Dark
1 ½ oz black coffee
½ oz fat-free half and half
Warm all of the ingredients in a saucepan, and pour into a mug. To make the drink extra festive, top with a sugar-free whipped topping and garnish with crushed peppermint bark.

143 calories per serving (without toppings/garnishes)

Recipe courtesy of Pinnacle

Festive Black Raspberry Martini 

 

You'll look so suave watching A Christmas Story for the hundredth time if you sip on this during the movie.

3 oz Blackberry Sparkling ICE
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz Chambord
1/2 oz pineapple juice
Mix vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice in a shaker with ice, and strain into a chilled martini glass. Top off with Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE, and garnish with fresh berries skewered on a toothpick.

120 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of Sparkling ICE

Peppermint Swirl

 

Don't just eat your candy canes—crush 'em to make this minty delight!

2 1/2 oz VOGA Sparkling Prosecco
1 1/2 oz vanilla-flavored vodka
1 oz crème de menthe 
Splash of grenadine
 
Wet the rim of a chilled martini glass, and dip it into a shallow bowl of crushed candy canes to coat. Mix vodka, crème de menthe, and grenadine in a shaker with ice, and strain into the martini glass. Top off with VOGA Sparkling Prosecco, and garnish with a piece of candy cane.

110 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of VOGA Italia Wine

 

New Year's Snowfall

 

Even if you don't have a white Christmas, you can still have a white New Year's with this cocktail.

1 oz Pinnacle® Pecan Pie Vodka
1/2 oz DeKuyper® Crème de Cocoa White Liqueur
Splash of fat-free cream 
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice, and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with shaved white chocolate or candied pecan crumbles.

130 calories per serving (without garnishes)

Recipe courtesy of Pinnacle

 

Blank Slate

 

Start the year with a, well, you know…

1 1/2 oz Smirnoff Sorbet Light Pineapple Coconut
2 oz coconut water
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an edible flower if desired.

89 calories per serving

Recipe courtesy of Smirnoff

 

 

New Year, New You

 

Cheers, to being in your healthiest shape yet in 2014!

1 1/2 oz Smirnoff Sorbet Light Pineapple Coconut
2 oz coconut water
1 oz pomegranate juice
Fill a goblet glass with ice, add ingredients, and stir. Garnish with a lime or pineapple wedge.

108 calories per serving
Recipe courtesy of Smirnoff