{"id":756,"date":"2012-03-16T08:57:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T15:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/?p=756"},"modified":"2013-03-28T12:54:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T19:54:50","slug":"a-truly-good-low-carb-margarita-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2012\/03\/16\/a-truly-good-low-carb-margarita-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"A Truly Good Low Carb Margarita Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Having been on the low carb diet many times, and enjoying a Margarita and just plane any cocktail when Friday afternoon rolls around, I have worked at making a low carb version. Most recipes are way too gross, as it seems the general idea of what they should taste like does not come from the true recipe, but the sweet junk served by most Mexican restaurants. And even those closer to the real thing meant you had to suffer through it. Now any more!<\/p>\n

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First, the real recipe is simple: 3 oz Tequila, 2 oz Triple Sec, 1 oz Lime juice, ice.<\/p>\n

My version of that requires Da Vinci Sugar Free Syrup Sweetener, 750 ml<\/a>\"\"\u00c2\u00a0It is made with Splenda and has the right thickness and no aftertaste. You can sub your favorite sugar substitute instead. Start with one packet and see how that suits you.<\/p>\n

The Best Low Car Margarita Recipe<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 oz Gold Tequila<\/p>\n

1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice<\/p>\n

1 ounce\u00c2\u00a080 proof vodka<\/p>\n

4 teaspoons Da Vinci syrup\u00c2\u00a0 to taste, you can also use a sugar substitute packets<\/p>\n

1\/2 to 1 teaspoon orange extract or orange emulsion (to taste)<\/p>\n

ice<\/p>\n

I prefer to mix up 2 at a time and add a lot of ice in the blender so that it really pours as more like 4 drinks. This recipe comes to about 2-2.5 carbs, due to the lime juice. You could sub lime crystals for the juice, but I doubt it would be very good and it isn’t that much carbs. Not worth the loss of a good tasting drink to me, and some say the glycemic index for lime juice renders it nearly no carbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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