Stupor Bowl Sunday - Skinny Cocktails

Are you watching the Super Bowl today?  Might you be enjoying a few beers or cocktails during the game?  My husband and his friends always call it the Stupor Bowl because of the propensity for some to use the event as an excuse to over-imbibe. 

Mmmm, beer!

We are attending a Super Bowl party hosted by friends of my husband, two brothers who have a "cabin" near our country home.  It's a huge log house halfway up a mountain and it will be packed to the rafters with people, most of whom arrived on Friday evening. I swear we can hear them from our home half a mile away, hooting and hollering since Friday.

It's one of several events hosted at the cabin each year and guests are always welcome to stay overnight in the main cabin or one of two out buildings - a small, romantic guesthouse and a spacious carriage house that has a loft and basement.  Both out buildings are comfortably equipped with fireplace, kitchenette and full bathroom.  

View from the cabin down to the road and the river further below

I am always impressed by the older brother who mingles about keeping an eye on everything and everyone to ensure safety and merriment for all, an important task given the rustic topography and steep drop down to the road and river below, not to mention various wildlife that calls this area home.

My Starting Lineup: Pear Vodka, Lemon Vodka, Tanteo Jalapeno Tequila, Orange Vodka and Vanilla Vodka

I always bring something to the cabin parties.  This time I will be mixing up three popular cocktails by the pitcher.  My versions are low calorie compared to the standard version of these drinks but I'll just keep that to myself since the taste is pretty close to the original and the alcohol content is the same.  I'll bring all my ingredients in boxes and coolers and I have full use of the wet bar, which has great sight lines to the big screen TV.  Here are the skinny cocktail recipes, give them a try if you are so inclined. All measurements are for a single serving.

Skinny Margarita  

Ingredients

90 calories

1 oz jalapeño tequila

1/2 oz pear nectar

1 lime, juiced

1 tsp orange zest

Directions

In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, add the four ingredients. Shake until the shaker is frosted. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lime wedge on glass rim.

Skinny Sangria

Ingredients

170 calories

1 lemon

1 orange

1 peach

1 strawberry

3 oz Pinot Noir

1/2 oz pear vodka

1 tsp honey

1 oz rosé sparkling wine

Directions

Thinly slice the lemon, orange, peach and strawberry. Place 1 slice of each fruit into a tall glass and fill with ice. In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, add the wine, pear vodka, and honey. Shake until the shaker is frosted. Strain into a prepared glass over ice and add the rosé sparkling wine. Serve with a straw.

Skinny Pomegranate Martini

Ingredients

190 calories

1 oz citrus vodka (I mix 1/2 orange vodka with 1/2 lemon vodka)

1 oz vanilla vodka

2 oz unsweetened pomegranate juice

1/2 oz simple syrup

Directions

In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, add the ingredients. Shake until the shaker is frosted. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lemon or lime.

 Are you ready for some football?!  Cheers!

 

Enjoy the game!