This content originally appeared on Low Carb Yum. Republished with permission.

By Lisa MarcAurele

In the case of low-carb cocktails, it doesn’t get much easier than this keto skinny margarita recipe. You simply need three most important ingredients and a pair minutes of preparation. The drink is great for winding down after work or sharing with a friend on the weekend.

Do you enjoy drinking cocktails after work or on the weekends? I rarely have alcoholic drinks, but I enjoy an occasional drink on special occasions like celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

To offset the bitter taste of alcohol, many popular mixed drinks add in sugar. But you’ll be able to easily replace that with a sugar-free easy syrup to make low-carb cocktails like this skinny keto margarita.

What Is A Skinny Margarita?

Cocktails which might be “skinny” are low-calorie versions. The first difference is the quantity of sugar they contain. Sweet cocktails like a conventional margarita mix in easy syrup which is essentially a combination of sugar and water.

By replacing regular easy syrup with a homemade mixture of low-carb sweetener and water, you eliminate unnecessary calories. A serving of normal easy syrup accommodates about 50 calories. However the homemade sugar-free syrup is calorie free.

Ingredients

This low carb margarita recipe is made with easy ingredients that chances are you’ll have already got readily available.

• Lime juice from fresh limes are a key to best flavor.
• Warm water is required to dissolve your sweetener.
• Powdered sweetener is preferred because it dissolves easier than granular. But liquid stevia or monk fruit liquid sweetener are even higher.
• Tequila is liquor traditionally used for margarita.
• Ice cubes immediately chill the cocktail.
• Salt is used to line the rim of the margarita glass.

Instructions

It takes only just a few minutes to make a homemade keto-friendly margarita using these easy steps!

• Squeeze fresh juice from lime right into a small bowl.

• Dissolve powdered sweetener in water by whisking together in a sma bowl.

• Mix tequila, dissolved sweetener, and lime juice by shaking well in a mason jar or cocktail shaker cup.

• Prepare each glass by wetting the edges and dipping into coarse salt. Then add ice into each.

• Pour the margarita mixture into each prepared glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

️Serving Suggestions

You’ll be able to enjoy these easy keto margaritas with all of your favorite Mexican foods. Serve them on Taco Tuesday or with a giant batch on keto nachos.

Carb Comparison

An everyday margarita typically has about 10-15 grams of net carbs. But eliminating the added sugar on this homemade version can cut that down only one gram!

Not only do you save carbs with this easy keto margarita recipe, you’ll save calories too! Each drink has about 102 calories in comparison with about 150 calories for a daily margarita on the rocks.

How To Order A Keto Margarita

If you must order a thin margarita at a bar or restaurant, you’ll be able to request it’s made with fresh lime juice and never a margarita mix. You furthermore mght wish to skip the easy syrup and add in your personal keto sweetener to taste.

Related Recipes

On the lookout for just a few more low-carb drinks to enjoy? Try a few of these recipes:

Keto Skinny Margaritas

It takes only a pair minutes with 3 ingredients to make a simple and refreshing low carb margarita. It is a welcome drink after a protracted work day.

Calories 102 kcal per serving

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon Lime juice
  about 1 lime additional for garnish if desired
• 1 tablespoon Warm water
• 2 tablespoon Swerve Confectioners Powdered Sweetener
  or low carb sweetener of your alternative
• 3 oz. Tequila
• Ice
• Salt
  for lining the rim of your glass

Instructions

1. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime right into a small bowl.

2. Place the nice and cozy water and Swerve sweetener into one other bowl and whisk to mix well.

3. Pour the tequila, sweetener syrup and lime juice right into a shaker cup or mason jar, and shake well to mix.

4. Wet the rim of your cocktail glasses, and line with coarse salt.

5. Place the ice into your glasses.

6. Separate the margarita mixture evenly between your two cocktail glasses and serve with a garnish of fresh lime.

Recipe Notes

Kind of sweetener will be added if desired without affecting the finished result.

Nutrition Facts

Keto Skinny Margaritas

Amount Per Serving (4 oz)

Calories 102
Calories from Fat 9

% Day by day Value*

Fat 1g2%

Sodium 1mg0%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin C 5mg6%

* Percent Day by day Values are based on a 2000 calorie food plan.

Please note that the dietary information may vary depending
on the precise brands of products used. We encourage everyone to envision specific
product labels in calculating the precise dietary information.