Skinny Pineapple Margaritas

EatingWell.com April 2016
 

This sounds absolutely delish!  I love, love anything pineapple!  The pineapple juice adds plenty of sweetness to this no-sugar-added margarita recipe. Original post on Eating Well.

 

 

Makes: 6 servings
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 1 cup cold white tequila
• 1 cup cold pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup lime juice, plus 1 lime wedge
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• Ice cubes
• Pineapple slices for garnish
• Lime slices for garnish

Preparation

1. Combine salt and lime zest on a small plate.
2. Combine tequila, pineapple juice, lime juice and orange juice in a pitcher.
3. Rub the rims of 6 glasses with the lime wedge and dip in the salt mixture. Fill the glasses with ice and top with about 1/2 cup margarita mixture each. Garnish with pineapple and lime, if desired.

Nutrition

Per serving: 117 calories; 0 g fat (0 g sat); 0 mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohydrates; 5 g total sugars; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 48 mg sodium; 99 mg potassium.
Carbohydrate Servings: 1/2
Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1 alcohol equivalent

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Have a margarita with zero guilt!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo! If you are going to celebrate tonight, you can still celebrate without the guilt. 

Here's an amazing SKINNY Cinco de Mayo Margarita with ZERO artificial sweeteners that I found from Cookie and Kate.  Update:  I have made these a few times since I first posted about this and we love them! They are so delish and refreshing!

http://cookieandkate.com/2012/fresh-margaritas/

I love a good margarita but they add up to about 800 calories so I usually skip it and I'm not a huge fan of "skinny" cocktails because they often have artificial sweeteners in them. However, I was so happy to find this skinny recipe that's natural and actually sounds so much more refreshing than the sugary full version kind! This will make Happy Hour even MORE well.....Happy!

Enjoy!!

P.S. - for an even better celebration skip the salty chips and cerveza and don't forget to get your workout in first! 

Skinny Margaritas

Author: Cookie and Kate

Recipe type: Cocktail

Serves: 1 

Super fresh, skinny margaritas made with fresh lime juice, orange juice and agave nectar. The best margarita you’ll ever have! 

Ingredients

• Kosher salt or coarsely ground sea salt
• 2 ounces (1/4 cup) silver tequila
• 1½ ounces (3 tablespoons/about 1½ small limes) fresh lime juice
• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons/about ½ of a medium orange) fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon light agave nectar
• 1 lime wedge or round, for garnish

Instructions

1. Pour a layer of salt onto a small plate (preferably one just slightly larger than the top of your margarita glass). Slice off a small piece of lime and run the wet edge of the slice along half of the rim of your glass. Dip the top of the glass into the salt at a 45-degree angle and roll it from side to side to catch the salt. Add ice cubes to your glass and set it aside.
2. Fill a small cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the tequila, freshly squeezed lime and orange juice and agave nectar. Put on the lid and shake for 30 seconds. Strain the liquid into your glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Notes

• Use 100% agave tequila labeled white, silver or blanco. I recommend Milagro, Hornitos or Patrón.
• Citrus at room temperature is easier to juice than cold citrus, so take your limes and oranges out of the fridge an hour in advance. Here's another tip, from Brenda, a reader: Before you slice the citrus, roll it back and forth on cutting board, pressing slightly. Then cut it in half lengthwise, not across! You will get up to ⅓ more juice that way.
• Consider lining the rim of just half your glass with salt so you can control how much salt you taste with each sip (that’s a great tip I picked up from a recent issue of Bon Appetit). If you’d prefer a light sprinkling of salt all around the rim, just pour a very thin layer of salt onto your plate and run the lime slice around the entire rim of the margarita glass.
• Want to make a pitcher of margarita? For 10 drinks (about 45 ounces, or 5½ cups), combine 2½ cups silver tequila, generous 1¾ cup fresh lime juice (around 15 limes), 1¼ cup fresh orange juice (about 5 medium oranges) and 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon light agave nectar. Mix well, and add ice. Don't forget to garnish your rims with lime rounds and coarse salt.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 Calories: 184 Carbohydrates: 12 grams Sugar: 9 grams