Blended
Margarita
3/4 cup (175 mL) tequila
I/2 cup (120 mL)
orange-flavored
liqueur
1/2 cup (120 mL) fresh
lime juice
1/4 cup (60 mL)
simple syrup or
3 tablespoons
(45 mL) sugar
4 cups (945 mL) ice
cubes
Simple
Syrup
1 cup (235 mL) sugar
1 cup (235 mL) water
Place ingredients in pitcher. Cover and blend at
CRUSH ICE, 15 to 20 pulses, or until slushy.
Yield: 6 servings (3/4cup [175 mL] per serving).
Per Serving: About 118 cal, 0 g pro, 16 g carb,
0 g total fat, 0 g sat fat, 0 mg chol, 6 mg sod.
For 56 ounce
(1.75
L) pitcher:
Place 11/4cups (295 mL) tequila,
3/4cup (175 mL) orange-
flavored
liqueur, Y4 cup (175 mL) fresh lime juice, I/3 cup
(80 mL) simple syrup or 5 tablespoons
(75 mL) sugar,
and 5 cups (1.2 L) ice cubes in pitcher. Cover and blend
at CRUSH ICE, about
20 pulses, or until slushy.
Yield: 9 servings (3/4 cup [175
mL] per serving).
See above for approximate
nutrition
analysis.
Simple
Syrup
In small saucepan,
combine
sugar and water.
Boil
until sugar dissolves, 2 to 4 minutes.
Cool; cover and
refrigerate.
Yield: About
11/4 cups (295 mL).
Sparkling
Cran-Pineapple
Drink
1 can (12 oz [355 mL])
frozen
cranberry
juice
cocktail
concentrate
1 can (8 oz. [235 mL])
crushed pineapple,
packed
in juice and
undrained
2 cups (475 mL)
lemon-time
flavored
carbonated
beverage,
chilled
Place cranberry
concentrate
and pineapple
in pitchen
Cover and blend at LIQUEFY about
10 seconds, or until
smooth.
Add carbonated
beverage.
Cover and blend at
STIR just until mixed, 2 to 4 seconds.
Yield: 5 servings (about
1 cup [235 mL] per serving).
Per Serving: About
171 cal, 0 g pro, 44 g carb,
0 g total fat, 0 g sat fat, 0 mg chol, 10 mg sod.
For 56 ounce
(1.75
L) pitcher:
Place 1V2 cans (12 oz. [355 mL] each) frozen
cranberry
juice cocktail
concentrate
and 1I/2 cans (8 oz. [235 mL]
each) crushed
pineapple
(packed in juice and undrained)
in pitchen
Cover and blend at LIQUEFY 10 to 15 seconds,
or until smooth.
Add 3 cups (710 mL) lemon-lime
flavored
carbonated
beverage,
chilled. Cover and blend at
STIR just until mixed, 2 to 4 seconds.
Yield: 7 servings (about
1 cup [235 mL] per serving).
See above for approximate
nutrition
analysis.
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