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Take Me to the Tropics Sangria Recipe

Posted on April 19, 2013 | Leave a comment

A good Sangria recipe is one of the most adaptable drinks recipes one can make. It can be made light and refreshing for summer sipping. Or vary the ingredients for a lush, cozy drink during cooler months. Sangrias also make hosting duties fairly easy when entertaining since they can be made ahead of time in pitcher form for batch serve. Better yet, guests will be impressed with your awesome bartending skills. What’s not to love?!

The Take Me to the Tropics Sangria recipe is fruity with light coconut flavor. The color is pale pink so the whole fruits take center stage as edible garnish. This is summery fresh Sangria ideal for outdoor entertaining. The color lends itself to bridal parties and baby showers due to the color.

Take Me to the Tropics Sangria – created by Cheri Loughlin

1-750ml Bottle Riesling Wine

12 ounces Fresh Blueberries – cut small slit in side or cut in half

15 whole Fresh Blackberries

3/4 cup Fresh Mango – cut into 3/4 inch pieces

1/2 Orange – Quartered & Sliced

3 ounces Coconut Rum

3 ounces Coconut Juice

1 Tablespoon Simple Syrup

3 Sprigs Fresh Rosemary – Smack on hand to release aroma

Grated Coconut Garnish – optional

Place all ingredients, except optional grated coconut garnish, in pitcher. Stir. Cover. Refrigerate overnight. Serve over ice. Garnish with grated coconut if desired.

Why do people love Sangria so much? It’s fairly inexpensive and easy to make. It’s delicious and not overly sweet. A good Sangria recipe is fairly flexible to fruits and juices one has on hand. Alcohol content is usually less than single serve cocktails.

Find a few more Spanish inspired drinks and Sangria recipes in the post Wine, Sangrias & Spanish Inspired Cocktails. Learn a little about The History of Sangria and sample one of the original red wine punches, the 1800s Claret Cup Recipe found at Wine Intro.

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Tagged Blackberries, Blueberries, Coconut, Coconut Juice, Coconut Rum, Mango, Orange, Riesling Wine, Rosemary, Sangria, Simple Syrup, Wine

Sparkling Mango

Posted on April 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

Sparkling Mango gives off the Peach Bellini cocktail feel with its champagne flute and fruit flavor. The real appeal lies within its ease of creation. Pop open a bottle of chilled Naked fruit smoothie juice and club soda and this cocktail practically makes itself. Best of all; no guilt in the calories. Naked Mighty Mango comes in at just 37.5 calories per 2 ounce serving. That’s all it takes for this cocktail. Club soda is a calorie freebie. Perfect on flavor. Fabulous for watching the curvy figure.

Sparkling Mango – created by Cheri Loughlin

2 ounces Naked Mighty Mango – chilled

4 ounces Club Soda – chilled

Lemon Twist Garnish

Place 2 ounces Naked Mighty Mango in a champagne flute. Slowly top off with four ounces of Club soda. Lemon twist garnish is optional. Total calories for one cocktail: 37.5

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Tagged Club Soda, Lower Calorie, Mango, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Sparkling Mango

Low Calorie Tequila Cocktail Recipe: Mang-Oro

Posted on September 23, 2009 | Leave a comment

The scent of Oro de Jalisco Tequila comes through as well as a hint in the taste. There is just enough to let one know Tequila is exactly the flavor of the day, but not too much to overwhelm the entirety of the drink. Mango rounds out the orange juice giving the Mang-Oro terrific flavor, yet still comes in at approximately 96 calories. Make this a Tequila Sunset type cocktail by adding fresh blueberry and raspberry puree to the bottom of the martini glass before straining in the liquid for beautiful effect and minimal calorie bump.

Mang-Oro – created by Cheri Loughlin

1 ounce Oro de Jalisco Silver Tequila