Water is believed to be the best beverage to drink when following keto diet.
The reason being that water helps to keep the body hydrated, makes you feel energized and can also accelerate your weight loss goals.
However, it will interest you to know that aside from water, there are many other keto-friendly drinks that you can drink on keto diet, one of which include Keto Cocktails – our discussion topic for today!
Without further delay, below are 9 superb keto cocktails that won’t kick you out of ketosis:
1. Sugar-Free Margarita with Orange Extract Recipe
Ingredients Needed:
- Jigger tequila [one and a half ounces]
- Lime juice, freshly squeezed [two tablespoons]
- Water [one-quarter cup]
- Orange extract [one-quarter teaspoon]
- Ice
- Margarita salt or kosher salt [Optional]
- Agave syrup [one tablespoon]
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Get a cocktail shaker and combine these ingredients – tequila, lime juice, water, orange extract, agave syrup, and a small handful of ice. Shake them together until well blended.
- Alternatively, you can also mix the aforementioned ingredients in a blender until slushy.
- Depending on your preferences, you can wet the rim of a margarita with the lime juice or plain water, and after that dip it into a small plate of margarita kosher salt.
- Lastly, pour the mixture from the shaker into glass over ice or straight up. If you blend the ingredients, then pour the mixture straight into the glass.
2. Sx on the Beach Cocktail
Ingredients Needed:
- Vodka [one and a half ounces]
- Cranberry flavored vodka [half ounce]
- Peach flavored vodka [half ounce]
- Mio Energy Tropical Fusion Water Enhancer [one squirt]
- Club soda or sugar free 7-Up [five ounces]
- Slice lime or a strawberry [one]
- Ice
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Mix these ingredients in a shaker filled with ice – vodka, cranberry vodka, peach vodka, and water enhancer.
- After that, shake well until well blended, and then strain into a glass filled with ice.
- Now, top off with club soda.
- Lastly, garnish with the strawberry or lime.
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3. Low Carb Keto Sangria
Ingredients Needed:
- Boiling water [two oz]
- Raspberry tea bag [one]
- Fresh thyme or rosemary [one inch piece]
- Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet [two tablespoon]
- Ice cold water [two oz]
- Orange extract [one-quarter teaspoon]
- Lemon extract [one-quarter tsp]
- Red wine [four oz]
- Frozen or fresh raspberries [one-quarter cup]
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Pour boiling water over the Raspberry tea bag and the Fresh thyme or rosemary into a glass measuring cup. Steep for five minutes.
- After that, remove the tea bag and herb.
- Pour in the sweetener and stir to dissolve.
- Now, add the ice water.
- Lastly, add the remaining ingredients, serve and Enjoy!
4. Low Carb Caribbean Rum Punch
Ingredients Needed:
- Dark rum [one and half ounces]
- Light rum [one ounce]
- Coconut pineapple water enhancer [one-third teaspoon]
- Orange water enhancer [ten drops]
- Lime juice [one-third ounce]
- Club soda or diet lemon-lime [six ounces]
- Ice
- Lime slices
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Get a shaker and add these ingredients – the dark rum, light rum, water enhancers, lime juice, and ice.
- Shake the mixture gently and strain into a chilled glass of ice.
- After that, carefully pour in the club soda (or diet lemon-lime)
- Lastly, garnish with a slice of lime, and then serve.
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5. Skinny Paleo & Keto Margarita
Ingredients Needed:
- Tequila [three-quarter ounces]
- Allulose syrup [three tablespoons]
- Orange zest [one teaspoon]
- Ice [two cups]
- Lime juice [half cup]
- Lemon wedges and Kosher salt [to garnish]
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Run a lime wedge through the rim and dip it in salt to get your glasses ready.
- Set aside.
- Pour in the whole ingredients into a blender.
- Keep blending until slushy in consistency, and add more ice as well as sweetener to taste.
6. Keto Classic Daiquiri
Ingredients Needed:
- Rum; light or dark [two ounces]
- Swerve [one teaspoon]
- Lime Juice [one ounce]
- Ice [one cup]
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Pour the whole ingredients inside a cocktail shaker.
- Shake for a little while.
- After that, strain into a martini glass.
- Now, garnish with a lime slice.
- Enjoy!
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7. Keto Cosmopolitan
Ingredients Needed:
- 1 jigger [three tablespoons]
- Vodka [three tablespoons]
- Unsweetened cranberry juice [two teaspoons]
- Water [two tablespoons]
- Lime juice; fresh [one tablespoon]
- Orange extract [three drops]
- Swerve granulated [two teaspoons]
- Lime wedge or lime peel [one]
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Pour in the whole ingredients to a cocktail shaker half-full of ice.
- Shake well.
- Add more sweetener should in case situation warrants it.
- After that, strain inside a martini glass and garnish with the lime wedge or curl of lime peel
8. Keto Mojito
Ingredients Needed:
- Mint leaves; fresh [eight]
- Swerve granulated [two teaspoons]
- Lime juice or lime wedges [2 tablespoons]
- Jigger [one and a half ounces)
- Club soda
- Fresh mint sprig for garnishing
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Pour the swerve, mint and a splash of club soda directly into the bottom of a highball glass or tall glass.
- Mash the ingredients together, using a muddler, spatula or wooden spoon.
- After that, extract the juice of the lime into the glass, add the rum and then stir well.
- Now, fill the glass almost three-quarter of the way full with your ice.
- Lastly, top off with club soda, stir and enjoy.
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9. Raspberry Cream Mimosas
Ingredients Needed:
- Raspberries [two cups]
- Water [one-quarter cup]
- Whipping cream [half cup]
- Swerve, confectioners [one-quarter cup]
- Champagne [one bottle]
How to Prepare and Use It:
- Get a blender, and combine raspberries and water therein. Blend until it becomes pureed.
- After that, pour the puree into a sieve set over a bowl and allow it to dry, as you press on the solids to get as much juice as you possibly can.
- Now, stir in the whipping cream and swerve for a while. Freeze for about four hours.
- Lastly, scrape the frozen raspberry mixture and then pour two tablespoons into each champagne glass.
- Then, top it with champagne and garnish well with the raspberries.
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