The day of feasting is almost here!
Since finalizing your holiday menu and setting up the décor might be taking up much of your time, we’re suggesting some easy-to-make cocktail recipes to upgrade your status to the “Host with the Most!”
7 Low-Cal Cocktails for Thanksgiving
Featuring delicious seasonal ingredients (think: sage, cranberry, thyme, pomegranate, rosemary and cinnamon), these low-calorie sparkling drinks are inspired by your favorite fall flavors.
Cranberry Aperol Spritzer
Cranberry Aperol Spritzer
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Aperol
- 2 oz. Cranberry Juice
- 4 oz. Sparkling Ice Essence Of Tangerine
- Orange Peels for garnish
Instructions
- Fill glass with ice. Combine Aperol and Cranberry Juice and pour into glass, then top with Sparkling Ice Essence Of Tangerine stirring gently. Garnish with an orange peel.
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Fall Sangria
Fall Sangria Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 Apple, sliced
- 1 Orange, sliced
- 1/2 Pear, sliced
- Cinnamon Sticks
- 1 Bottle of Red Wine (recommend Santa Margherita’s Chianti Classico Riserva)
- 1/2 Cup of Brandy 1 Cup Sparkling Ice
- Essence Of Tangerine
Instructions
- Cut fruit into equal sizes and place in pitcher with the cinnamon sticks. Pour in the bottle of red wine, bourbon, and Sparkling Ice Essence Of Tangerine over fruit. Gently stir and combine. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours, up to 2 days. Serve cold over ice.
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Pomegranate Margarita
Pomegranate Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Tequila
- 2 oz. Pomegranate Juice
- 1 oz. Lime Juice
- 1 oz. Simple Syrup
- 1 Cup of Sparkling Ice Essence Of Lemon Lime
- salt rim, for garnish
- Lime Wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Rim glass with a lime and dip into salt. Fill glass with ice and set aside. In an ice filled cocktail shaker, combine tequila, pomegranate juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and shake. Strain into glass and top with Sparkling Ice Essence Of Lemon Lime, stir lightly to combine. Garnish with a lime wedge.
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Fall Punch
Fall Punch
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Apple Cider
- 1 Cup Hard Cider
- 1/4 Cup Bourbon
- 1 Bottle Unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of Water
- 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
- Cinnamon Sticks for garnish
- Cinnamon Sugar rim, for garnish
Instructions
- Rim the glass with lemon and dip into cinnamon sugar, set aside. Combine ciders, bourbon and unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Stir until well combined. Fill glasses with ice, then punch and garnish with cinnamon sticks before serving.
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Grapefruit Rosemary Cocktail
Grapefruit Rosemary Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Vodka
- 0.5 oz. Elderflower Liqueur
- 2 oz. Grapefruit juice
- 0.5 oz. Vanilla Syrup
- 1 Bottle Unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of Water
- Rosemary Sprig for garnish
- Grapefruit Slice for garnish
Instructions
- Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Combine vodka, elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice and vanilla syrup-shake until cold. Strain into an ice filled glass and top with Unflavored Sparkling Ice Essence Of Water. Garnish with a rosemary sprig and grapefruit slice then serve.
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Quittin’ Thyme
Quittin' Thyme
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Parts Aperol
- 1 ½ Parts Gin
- 1 dash of Angostura Bitters
- 1 Part Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Ice
- Sprig of Thyme
Instructions
- Rub Thyme sprig on rim of chilled martini glasses. Shake Aperol & Gin with ice and pour into glass. Top with Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Ice and garnish with a sprig of thyme.
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Black Sage
Black Sage Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 Part Coffee Liqueur
- 1 Part Black Raspberry Sparkling Ice
- A Splash of Heavy Cream
- Sage Leaf for garnish
Instructions
- Mix coffee liqueur and Black Raspberry Sparkling Ice in cocktail glass. Just before serving, gently add cream and garnish with a sage leaf.
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I love the fruit ideas you picked for these!
I’m not an alcohol drinker myself, but these are perfect to make for my girlfriends (who ARE drinkers) when we get together. They’ll definitely sell too, being low-cal!
– Charmaine
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All of those cocktails sound and look so amazing! I can’t wait to try some of them when my girls and I are having our cocktail party. And I won’t feel bad afterwards since they’re all low-cal, perfect.
Norina xx
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Wow, so many good ones here! I will definitely be trying several of these for Christmas time! xx