Low Carb Tequila Sunrise

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Light, refreshing, and beautiful in the glass. These won't spike your diabetic diet plan.

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Low Carb Tequila Sunrise Ingredients

-- Low Carb Syrup --	2 cups light orange juice - Tropicana
1/2 cup Splenda	2 cups Wyler's Light Sunsplash Orange - prepared
1/2 cup Water	2 teaspoons lemon juice
4 drops Red food coloring	6 ounces Tequila - your favorite brand
-- The Drink --	1 small lime- for garnish

Instructions for Low Carb Tequila Sunrise

Mix Splenda and water in a small sauce pan. Simmer until it reduces to a light syrup. About 5 minutes. Add red food coloring and allow to cool.

Mix orange juice, orange drink, lemon juice, and tequila in a pitcher. Slice the lime into thin rounds.

Place about a tablespoon of syrup in the bottom or a tall glass. Fill the glass 2/3 full of finely crushed ice then gently pour the orange mixture down through the ice. You want the orange to slightly mix with the syrup but not be combined with it.

Decorate with a slice of lime and serve.

These are a compromise of flavor and texture. Side by side, ones made with whole, fresh orange juice taste better. But O.J. give you 26g of carbs/glass which is a problem for diabetics.

One (8 oz) serving of this contains an estimated:
Cals: 84, FatCals: 0, TotFat: 0g
SatFat: 0g, PolyFat: 0g, MonoFat: 0g
Chol: 0mg, Na: 15mg, K: 91mg
TotCarbs: 4g, Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 2g
NetCarbs: 4g, protein: 0g

Main Ingredient: Orange JuiceCuisine: Mexican

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Tequila

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If you want to drop the carbs even more you might try Wal-Mart's Sugar Free Orange Drink in place of the real stuff.

Cyrano
on Jun 19 2006 2:57PM

[I made edits to this recipe.]

promfh
on Jun 19 2006 1:04AM

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The nutritional value of these change s depending of the type of orange juice and amount of tequila. As with all alcoholic beverages, drink in moderation. [I posted this recipe.]

promfh
on Jun 19 2006 1:02AM

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