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Skinny Grapefruit Margarita

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by: Sugar and Charm
Updated Apr 10, 2017
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A fresh and lightly sweetened grapefruit margarita that taste delicious without the added calories. This recipe only has one teaspoon of added sugar, yum!

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  • Since it’s January and the start of a new year, we are always thinking about health and trying to lose those extra few pounds gained over the holidays. We also want to lose them without having to give up a social drink here and there. There are many alternatives to the calorie-packed party margaritas, but this Skinny Grapefruit Margarita recipe is definitely one of my favorites. Two important tips when making this margarita: Use fresh ingredients, and Only a small amount of sugar or sugar alternative such as agave. This will make the drink a bit tart, but still refreshing while keeping the calorie count down (also your pants size! Yay!). Grapefruit is also a great source of vitamin C and has plenty of antioxidants as well. Here's a secret, it’s actually known to help the body burn fat! Yup, drinking while burning fat, sounds good to me! After being bombarded with rich and heavy, cream-based drinks during the holidays, it’s always nice to lighten things up in the New Year and make something that will conjure up thoughts of spring. So break out that citrus and get squeezin’! Happy New Year!

Skinny Grapefruit Margarita

  • Prep Time 5 min
  • Total 10 min
  • Servings 1
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

  • 5 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
  • 2 oz fresh lime juice
  • 2 oz orange liquor
  • 1 oz tequila
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Squeeze the grapefruit and the lime until you have enough juice to make one cocktail.
  • Step 
    2
    Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker, fill with ice and then shake, shake, shake!
  • Step 
    3
    With a small lime wedge, coat the rim of the glass with the lime.
  • Step 
    4
    Turn the glass upside down and set the rim on a plate of salt to coat the edge.
  • Step 
    5
    Pour the margarita into the glass and add more ice if needed.
  • Step 
    6
    Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Nutrition

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