This skinny Margarita recipe is both sugar-free and as low-carb as it gets! It tastes so great, you'll never go back, and your friends will never know you're actually serving them something healthier than a traditional Margarita.
Most liqueurs and cordial are very high in sugar and relatively low in alcohol content compared to regular spirits. Triple sec alone has 10.9 grams of sugar per 1 fl oz! By substituting agave syrup* for sugar and orange extract for triple sec, you can greatly reduce the GI and carb count of this classic cocktail. Your taste buds won't know you've cut out all that sugar, but your body will thank you for it (as much as it could thank you for adding alcohol to your system. . . ).
Enjoy this recipe responsibly. It's a potent elixir that you're sure to want more of!
* agave nectar consists primarily of fructose and glucose, and has a much lower glycemic load than table sugar (sucrose). Because it is much sweeter than sucrose, much less is needed. It should, in fact, be considered optional in this recipe altogether!
Most liqueurs and cordial are very high in sugar and relatively low in alcohol content compared to regular spirits. Triple sec alone has 10.9 grams of sugar per 1 fl oz! By substituting agave syrup* for sugar and orange extract for triple sec, you can greatly reduce the GI and carb count of this classic cocktail. Your taste buds won't know you've cut out all that sugar, but your body will thank you for it (as much as it could thank you for adding alcohol to your system. . . ).
Enjoy this recipe responsibly. It's a potent elixir that you're sure to want more of!
* agave nectar consists primarily of fructose and glucose, and has a much lower glycemic load than table sugar (sucrose). Because it is much sweeter than sucrose, much less is needed. It should, in fact, be considered optional in this recipe altogether!
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I wanted to make the measurements for this as easy as possible. By using the cap from my cocktail shaker as a measure, I've provided a basic ratio of ingredients:
- 1 jigger of tequila
- 1/2 jigger of lime juice - bottled has slightly fewer carbs, and is handy when the limes at your shop don't look so hot, but otherwise, fresh limes are way tastier
- 1 jigger of water
- A splash of orange extract
- 1 Tablespoon agave nectar (optional)
- Ice
- Salt - optional
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A true margarita is so easy to make :
1/3 tequila
1/3 Triple sec (or Cointreau if you're on the posh side … )
1/3 lime juice
plus salt around the outer rim of the glass.
Period.
Now there is a philosophy here : either you enjoy life and indulge in carbohydrates with the minor health inconveniences such as heart ailments and a shorter life.
Or you decide to live an long and miserable healthy life with no pleasure.
You can also please yourself both with carbohydrates and sweating them off the day after at the gym, therefore keeping your mind too busy when indulging both pleasures in life to think of what you risk when crossing the street, taking the plane or having the bad luck of having a bit going the wrong tube during your next meal.
So please enjoy a real Margarita the right way as it helps looking at the bright side of life !…
My basic is 1,2,3 margarita where:
1 part triple sec -cheaper tasts better
2 parts lime juice - the most important part, it always runs out first so measure!
3 parts tequila - not cheap and not expensive, I'm tending more towards sliver but usually go with reposado.
Mix and put on ice.
Like using agave to hold the salt on the rim.
Wish me luck !…
L
I've gotta try this recipe soon!