Holiday Cocktails Light on the Calories

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Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail: (makes 6 servings) 128 calories

• 2 cups champagne
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 1 cup seltzer
• 1/2 cup citrus vodka
• Lemon twists, for garnish

Passion Fruit Punch: (1 serving) 217 calories

• 1/4 cup frozen passion fruit juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons light rum
• 1 cup crushed ice

Pomegranate Martini: (12 servings) 188 calories

2 1/4 cups pomegranate juice

2 1/4 cups vodka

1 cup lime juice

3/4 cup Cointreau, or Grand Marnier

1/4 cup ginger juice, (see Note)

2 tablespoons sugar, preferably superfine “bar sugar,” plus more for the rims

I like to float pomegranate seeds for decoration

Spiced & Spiked Coffee: (4 servings) 79 Calories

• 4 cups freshly brewed coffee
• 4 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 2 3-inch strips orange zest
• 2 3-inch strips lemon zest
• 4 ounces Cognac

Spiked Hot Cider: (6 servings) 143 calories

• 4 cups apple cider
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 whole cloves
• 1/2 cup applejack, (apple brandy)
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon schnapps
• Cinnamon sticks, for garnish

Kahluaccino: (4 servings) 138 calories

• 3/4 cup nonfat milk
• 3/4 cup strong coffee (Not a coffee drinker? Substitute Hot Cocoa!)
• 1/2 cup Kahlua, or Frangelico
• 3 cups ice
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• Shaved chocolate, for garnish

Cran Razzy (4 servings) 160 calories

1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, for garnish

2 cups cranberry-raspberry juice (try to find a LIGHT version)

2 cups seltzer

2 tablespoons lime juice

1/2 cup vodka

Thank you www.eatingwell.com for the great recipe inspiration.