Lime Rickey – the “boring” alternative

Posted by stearmer

Every once in a while, some times more than more often than not it seems lately, I like to indulge from my weight loss topics and write about the funner side of food. Now, I’m not one that excludes anything from my diet really – moderation in all things as they say – but I am generally a little more strict than indulging in party drinks. Whether it is alcohol or the soda or the ice cream or the syrup there is more than enough in all of these drinks to wreak a diet if taken on a regular basis – but never fear moderation is here – and so it a little fun.

So now that I’ve taken all the fun out of the recipe let’s just get down to it before I ruin it even more. 

For those of us who eschew alcohol we often have to do so at the expense of a lot of tasty sounding drinks – sigh – the price of piety:)  But on the flip side we do remember all the fun we had the night before!

So in an attempt to get the best of both worlds here is a Virgin Lime Rickey anyone can easily make for any occasion.

Like all of my fun weight loss recipes – this is one to enjoy in moderation.

Virgin LIME RICKEY with Coconut:

Sugar

Enough – Lime Juice. Just get a bottle of it. You’ll figure out how much to use

1 – Lime

Lots – :) Lime Sherbet

1 Tbls Coconut Extract

1/2 cup Light wiping cream

2- 8oz Grape Soda cans

Place the sugar on a small plate with a lip or bowl. You want enough sugar to rise up 1/8 of an inch

Take the cup – dip the rim of it in water about 1/8 of an inch deep – the dip the rim of the cup in the sugar. Now set the cup aside to dry.

In a mixer put 16 oz of soda, Coconut extract, about 2 cups of Lime Sherbet, the whipping cream, and as much lime juice as you like. Mix it up in the blender.

Now poor it into the cups – about 2/3 of the way up the glass. It should be fairly thick and fairly purple.

Now fill the rest of the cup with more sherbet. If you let the sherbet cool a little it can be a think slushy layer on top of the purple layer.

Cut a slice of the lime – dip it in sugar, cut it a little more than half way through and put it on the edge – just for a little extra party flare. With it on the edge the aroma will help enhance the lime flavor, and with the sugar on it you can eat it whole when the drink is done.

Enjoy!

Be Health – Enjoy Life!

Matt Stearmer

And here is a desert recipe – from the Swedish Chef just for fun

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