Holiday Martinis
Homemade Cranberry Liqueur replaces vodka in this pretty variation of a Cosmopolitan cocktail.
Prep: 3 min.
YIELD: 1 serving
Ingredients
1/3 cup cranberry juice cocktail
1/4 cup Cranberry Liqueur
1/4 cup Grand Marnier or Cointreau
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Garnish: twist of lime
Preparation
Combine first 4 ingredients in a martini shaker; add ice cubes to fill container. Cover with lid, and shake 30 seconds or until thoroughly chilled. Remove lid, and strain into a martini glass. Serve immediately. Garnish, if desired.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Citrus Punch
Citrus Punch
Weight Watchers Recipe
Course: beverages
PointsPlus® Value: Search Site
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Make our fruity, spiked punch for your next celebration. Or omit the rum for a refreshing beverage anytime.
Ingredients
4 cup(s) diet ginger ale
2 cup(s) grapefruit juice
2 cup(s) mango nectar
2 2/3 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
4 jigger(s) rum, preferably white, 80 proof
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 small orange(s), seedless, thinly sliced
Instructions
• In a large pitcher, combine ginger ale, grapefruit juice, mango nectar, orange juice concentrate, rum and lime juice. Garnish with thin slices of orange (and/or lime).
Yields about 1 cup per serving.
Weight Watchers Recipe
Course: beverages
PointsPlus® Value: Search Site
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Make our fruity, spiked punch for your next celebration. Or omit the rum for a refreshing beverage anytime.
Ingredients
4 cup(s) diet ginger ale
2 cup(s) grapefruit juice
2 cup(s) mango nectar
2 2/3 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
4 jigger(s) rum, preferably white, 80 proof
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 small orange(s), seedless, thinly sliced
Instructions
• In a large pitcher, combine ginger ale, grapefruit juice, mango nectar, orange juice concentrate, rum and lime juice. Garnish with thin slices of orange (and/or lime).
Yields about 1 cup per serving.
Irish Cream Liquer
Irish Cream Liqueur
Crissy's family recipe box
1 3/4 cup Irish whiskey
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 cup light cream
4 eggs
2 Tbsp chocolate flavored syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
In a blender container, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Store in a tightly covered container, in refrigerator, for up to one month.
This recipe yields 5 cups
Serving size 1/3 cup
207 Calories; 7g Fat; 4g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber
Crissy's family recipe box
1 3/4 cup Irish whiskey
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 cup light cream
4 eggs
2 Tbsp chocolate flavored syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
In a blender container, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Store in a tightly covered container, in refrigerator, for up to one month.
This recipe yields 5 cups
Serving size 1/3 cup
207 Calories; 7g Fat; 4g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber
Cranberry Liqueur
Cranberry Liqueur
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 package fresh cranberries -- (12-ounce)
3 cups vodka
Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and cool completely.
Place cranberries in a food processor; process 2 minutes or until finely chopped. Combine sugar mixture and cranberries in a large bowl; stir in vodka.
Pour the vodka mixture into clean jars; secure with lids. Let stand 3 weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking every other day.
Strain the cranberry mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a bowl, and discard solids. Carefully pour liqueur into clean bottles or jars.
Note: Liqueur can be stored refrigerated or at room temperature for up to a year.
Yield: 4 1/2 cups (serving size: 1/4 cup)
CALORIES 193(0.0% from fat); FAT 0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g); PROTEIN 0.1g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 1.8mg; SODIUM 1.2mg; FIBER 0.8g; IRON 0.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 25g
NOTES : Presented in small decanters or glass bottles, Cranberry Liqueur makes a memorable gift. Attach a gift tag and include the following: "Cranberry Cosmopolitan: 1/2 cup Cranberry Liqueur, 1/4 cup Cointreau, 2 tablespoons lime juice. Mix with 1 cup crushed ice; strain into martini glass. Makes 2 cocktails."
Source: "Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2003"
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 package fresh cranberries -- (12-ounce)
3 cups vodka
Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and cool completely.
Place cranberries in a food processor; process 2 minutes or until finely chopped. Combine sugar mixture and cranberries in a large bowl; stir in vodka.
Pour the vodka mixture into clean jars; secure with lids. Let stand 3 weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking every other day.
Strain the cranberry mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a bowl, and discard solids. Carefully pour liqueur into clean bottles or jars.
Note: Liqueur can be stored refrigerated or at room temperature for up to a year.
Yield: 4 1/2 cups (serving size: 1/4 cup)
CALORIES 193(0.0% from fat); FAT 0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g); PROTEIN 0.1g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 1.8mg; SODIUM 1.2mg; FIBER 0.8g; IRON 0.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 25g
NOTES : Presented in small decanters or glass bottles, Cranberry Liqueur makes a memorable gift. Attach a gift tag and include the following: "Cranberry Cosmopolitan: 1/2 cup Cranberry Liqueur, 1/4 cup Cointreau, 2 tablespoons lime juice. Mix with 1 cup crushed ice; strain into martini glass. Makes 2 cocktails."
Source: "Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2003"
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