It wouldn’t truly be a super bowl series of recipes if I didn’t add in a cocktail in here, am I right?

I’m a big supporter of happy hour, but I also need to find a balance with cocktails. I love the fruity drinks, but absolutely hate the headache that comes with those fruity drinks. So, to cut back on that ‘sugar hangover’, I’ve started to make a lot of my own cocktails with swaps to lower them in calories, but also sugar. (When I go out to a bar, I swear by grapefruit vodka + water + a lemon wedge.)

When I was up in South Carolina for my little sister’s graduation, she got me hooked on Effen Cucumber Vodka. I love the subtle taste of cucumber mixed with water, so I knew it would go really well with a refreshing cocktail.

**note- French vanilla stevia extract is pictured, but I realized my mistake and subbed it out for this regular stevia extract.

A huge tip if you’re making your own cocktails to help with that sugar hangover is to create your own simple syrups by using real fruit. Also, I never use artificial sweeteners, but rather ones found in nature, such as honey or that stevia extract.

This will help a lot to make your drinks not have that artificial fruit taste, but also you’re giving it natural sugars + fiber from the fruit, so it will help you out the morning after.

The recipe below is for 2 servings, but you can easily make a pitcher to share! I’d just keep these measurements in mind and adjust accordingly.

Low-Sugar Strawberry Cucumber Cocktail

2017-01-30 17:11:47

Serves 2

This homemade cocktail has a diy strawberry simple syrup which will help so much with that next day headache! A true crowd pleasure at a fraction of the sugar.

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Prep Time

5 min

Total Time

10 min

Prep Time

5 min

Total Time

10 min

55 calories

1 g

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0 g

0 g

0 g

88 g

2 g

1 g

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

88g

Servings

2

Amount Per Serving

Calories 55

Calories from Fat 0

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 0g

0%

Saturated Fat 0g

0%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0g

Monounsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

0%

Sodium 2mg

0%

Total Carbohydrates 1g

0%

Dietary Fiber 0g

1%

Sugars 1g

Protein 0g

Vitamin A

0%

Vitamin C

6%

Calcium

1%

Iron

0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Ingredients

1. -2 large frozen strawberries
2. -3 oz cucumber vodka
3. -3 droppers of Stevia extract
4. -4 oz water
5. -4 oz Perrier sparkling water

Instructions

1. -Slice your frozen strawberries + cook them down in a pan with the Stevia extract until the juices are all extracted (mashing the berries once they've cooked down)
2. -Allow simple syrup to cool + then add to a cocktail glass
3. -Pour in cucumber vodka
4. -Top with waters [**note: if you like drinks more fizzy, add 8 oz of the Perrier and omit the water - if you like drinks flat, add 8 oz of water and omit the Perrier. I like drinks mostly flat with just a splash of fizz**]

Notes

1. Serve over ice with a cucumber garnish!

By Melissa - GreenPalateLife.com

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calories

55

fat

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protein

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carbs

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-Questions for you-

• What’s your go-to drink order?
• Are you more of a beer or cocktail drinker?