We’re all know that those pretty girlie drinks, (Yes, the ones with the cute little umbrellas) are often packed with calories, but sometimes a girl just needs something pretty and refreshing to sip on.

Try one of these refreshing and light cocktail recipes posted on blisstree.com (via various sources) guaranteed to hit the spot without packing in the calories.

At only 160 calories, this Grapefruit Basil Martini looks scrumptious.

2 basil leaves
1 ounce grapefruit juice
1 ounce Da Vinci’s Sugar Free Sweetener Syrup
1 3/4 ounces gin
Splash of sparkling wine

In a shaker, muddle basil and syrup. Add syrup and gin and shake hard with ice for 20 seconds. Strain ingredients into a martini glass and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

What’s summer without watermelon. Indulge with a watermelon martini, only 125 calories.

Ingredients
1 part Vodka
1  parts Watermelon juice
1 Watermelon slice

Preparation
Add vodka and watermelon juice cocktail shaker and shake. Pour in a martini glass. Garnish with watermelon slice.

And the lightest of them all, the Mojito Fresco, at only 95 calories.

Prep: 20 minutes
Chill: 1 hour
Makes: 8 servings

2 large limes, cut into pieces (reserve one piece)
2 cups water
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups water
1/4 to 1/2 cup light rum
Sugar
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
Ice cubes
Quartered limes and/or mint leaves (optional)

1. In a blender combine lime pieces, 2 cups water, and 2/3 cup sugar. Cover and blend about 30 seconds or until limes are chopped; do not puree. Strain through a sieve into a large pitcher. Mix in 2 cups additional water. Cover and chill for 1 to 12 hours.

2. Stir rum into lime mixture. Moisten the rims of 8 glasses with the reserved lime piece; dip rims in sugar. Divide mint among glasses. Use a wooden spoon to press mint into the bottom of each glass; press firmly to release flavor. Fill glasses with ice cubes. Pour chilled lime mixture over ice and mint leaves. If desired, add extra quartered limes and/or mint leaves.

So little calories, you could even have seconds. Shhhh! We won’t tell.

Until next time,

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