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Who doesn't love a gigantic frozen cocktail? Well, before you take even one slushy sip this summer, check out the astronomical amount of calories in some of America's favorite frozen cocktails. Then prepare to be wowed with HG's AMAZING low-cal makeovers (including super-low-cal virgin versions). Dive in!
Frozen Margarita - 740 calories!
Order up a giant frozen tequila cocktail, and you're likely to down more than 700 calories. In fact, many restaurants serve ones in fishbowl-sized glasses that are probably packing closer to a thousand calories! Good riddance to that madness. Whip up our slimmed down version instead...
HG's Magical Low-Calorie Margarita (115 calories!)
Ingredients:
6 ounces diet lemon-lime soda
1.5 ounces tequila
1 packet (two 5-calorie servings) sugar-free powdered drink mix, lemonade
1 ounce lime juice
5-7 ice cubes OR 3/4 cup crushed ice
Optional: lime slice for garnish
Directions:
Place all ingredients in the blender, and blend until smooth. Pour into the glass and, if you like, garnish with a lime slice. Enjoy!
Virgin Version - Swap the tequila for extra soda, and your lime-a-licious beverage will have less than 20 calories!
Frozen Mudslide - 850 calories!
This chocolate-flavored frozen favorite is definitely dessert-y and decadent. But you'll pay a price for all that fun if you order one when you're out -- 850 big ones from your calorie piggy bank! Which is why we're super-pleased to present this fabulous fudgy remake.
Chilly Chocolate Mudslide (165 calories!)
Ingredients:
1 25-calorie packet diet hot cocoa mix
1/4 cup light chocolate soymilk
1.5 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce Torani Sugar Free Syrup, White Chocolate or Vanilla
1 teaspoon light chocolate syrup
2 packets Splenda (or other no-calorie sweetener packets)
5-7 ice cubes OR 3/4 cup crushed ice
Optional: fat-free whipped topping
Directions:
Dissolve cocoa mix, light chocolate syrup and sweetener into 3 ounces of hot water. Add soymilk, vodka and sugar-free syrup. Stir well. Place mixture in a blender with the ice, and blend on high speed for about 45 seconds (until thoroughly blended). Pour and, if you like, top off with a squirt of fat-free whipped topping!
Virgin Version - Replace the vodka with an extra ounce of the chocolate soymilk and a tablespoon more of water. Your chugable chocolate dream will have only 80 calories!
Pina Colada - 650 calories!
Pineapple + Coconut + Creaminess = one dangerously delicious drink. The dangerous part is the fact that this blended rum bar beverage has around 650 calories! Luckily, we've tackled the task of creating a super-creamy swap with a fraction of the calories.
HG's Pina Colada Freeze (120 calories!)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
1.5 ounces Torani Sugar Free Coconut Syrup
1 ounce light rum
1 tablespoon crushed pineapple in its own juice
1 packet Splenda (or another no-calorie sweetener packet)
5-7 ice cubes OR 3/4 cup crushed ice
Optional: fruit slices for garnish
Directions:
Put all ingredients in the blender. Blend on high speed until mixed well. Pour into a cute cocktail glass, top with fruit if you like, and sip your way to satisfaction!
Virgin Version - Nix the rum and replace it with a half-ounce of water and an extra half-ounce of the coconut syrup. Your liquorless frozen concoction will weigh in with around 60 calories!
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All nutritional info based on averages.
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