I know, I know. We've all heard the lecture: "If you're trying to lose weight, you shouldn't drink alcohol."
Well, guess what, WORLDDD?! I'm young, I'm single {read as: unwed}, and I don't have children yet, so alcohol is happening. It's happening a lot. We drink wine with dinner, we meet friends out at bars, we barbecue and we hang out at the pool all day during the summer and we drink while we do it. That's life!
So while I understand that alcohol is empty calories, it's also part of my young 20 something (dangerously close to 30 something) life right now so it's going to be had. My goal is to find lower calorie options to enjoy rather than my standard fruity, sugary, cocktails that I love.
Enter the raspberry lemonade party punch. It's super sweet, it's refreshing, it's loaded with 3 types of alcohol, and yet it's only a little over 100 calories per cup! It's a perfect summer sipping cocktail and I love it!
So stop judging, dieting world! Let there be liquor! 🙂
RASPBERRY LEMONADE PARTY PUNCH
113 calories per cup
3 SP per cup
In searching for low calorie party punch ideas, I found that Miranda Lambert has a signature cocktail called a "Randarita." How cute is that? They sounded really good (and low calorie) but I wanted a little something extra in it. I found another recipe that was similar but called for a bottle of pink moscato and knew that was the missing ingredient I was searching for!
I love moscato, I love vodka, I love fruity drinks, so I combined the three into one kick-butt low calorie, flavorful party punch!
I also love that since the mixer in this drink is Crystal Light, it's like 86.4% (estimate) water, so you're hydrating while you're drinking! 🙂 This makes it a perfect summer sipper because you're getting some water in, too! (That's what I tell myself anyway...)
This is so simple to put together. All you have to do is pour 16 cups of cold water into a large pitcher, add in 2 large Raspberry Lemonade Crystal Light packets and mix until dissolved. Then dump in 1 bottle of Pink Moscato, ¾ C regular Smirnoff Vodka, ½ C Pinnacle Berry Vodka, and ½ C Sprite Zero. Mix well!
Add in slices of lime and ice. You can add in frozen raspberries too, but if you are using a dispenser like me then don't! Because apparently it clogs up the nozzle...who knew?! You could also add raspberries to each glass if you wanted to!
Enjoy! Sip away guilt free all summer on this refreshing, low calorie party punch!
Raspberry Lemonade Party Punch
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 batch of party punch 1x
- Category: Drinks
Description
A refreshing, sweet, low calorie drink! Loaded with 3 types of alcohol and yet only a little over 100 calories per cup! A perfect summer sipping cocktail! (3 SP)
Ingredients
- 16 C cold water
- 2 large packets Raspberry Lemonade Crystal Light
- 1 bottle Pink Moscato
- ¾ C Regular Smirnoff Vodka
- ½ C Pinnacle Berry flavored Vodka
- ½ C Sprite Zero
- Limes and raspberries to garnish
Instructions
- Add 16 C of cold water to a large pitcher then mix in Raspberry Lemonade Crystal Light until dissolved.
- Add in Pink Moscato, regular Smirnoff Vodka, Pinnacle Berry Flavored Vodka, and Sprite Zero.
- Mix well.
- Add in lime slices and ice and serve!
- **Garnish each glass with a few raspberries, or slice of lime, if you wish!
Notes
3 SP per cup
You can use any type of vodka/rum that you want, this is just want I had on hand. I found that using all flavored vodka made the drink too sweet though, so I do recommend keeping the ratios the same!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup of punch
- Calories: 113
**Recipe adapted from The WHOot and Randaritas (Miranda Lambert's favorite drink!)
What do you think? Did this recipe make the cut for you or did it crumble? What would you do differently? I look forward to reading your opinions! 
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