¼ cup partially-thawed frozen strawberries
½ ounce lime juice
1½ ounce rum
Water and ice to blend
Tonight’s cocktail is a road test of a cocktail from Redbook Magazine’s Hungry Girl column. I needed something low-cal after a weekend of excess and a run to the gym after work today. To make it, I put some frozen strawberries, lime juice, rum, about one ounce of water and some ice into a blender. I gave it a spin on high and poured it into glass. I garnished with a raspberry, since the frozen kind of strawberries was all I had.
The Good News: The
taste was great. It was light and won’t fill you up. Hubby and I both loved it
and liked it better than the thick, syrupy ones you find at beachside bars. It
was perfect for a hot day, like it was in Cleveland today. When I make it again
— and I will make it again — I will use more ice to thicken it. I never knew
that plain ol’ frozen strawberries were so flavorful or that a low-cal cocktail
could be so good, but more on that.
The Bad News: As
good as it is, the LOW-CAL DAIQUIRI is not really that low in calories. I did
the math and counted 156 calories. I did use Bacardi 80 proof rum and a lower
calorie rum could be used. But according to my Biggest Loser Calorie Counter a regular daiquiri is 185 calories,
so you are only saving a whopping 29 calories- woo hoo! Then again, I have a
Daily’s pre-made frozen peach daiquiri in my freezer and it is 280 calories. So
the LOW-CAL DAIQUIRI is a heck of a lot better than one of those, and better
tasting too. I hate those Daily frozen drinks. They somehow get placed in our
cooler when boating with friends, and they wind up in my freezer, because
nobody drinks them. Now, the LOW-CAL DAIQUIRI, those will go quick in any
crowd.
Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie
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