06 June 2007

Mel's Fave Drink!

This posting is just for my friend Melanie. She is on a Pina Colada kick and I saw this while checking out the news and other bits of info on Yahoo. Thought she might appreciate it. Enjoy!!

100-Calorie Pina Colada Freeze!(entire recipe: approx. 100 calories, 2g fat, 25mg sodium, 11g carbs, 2g fiber, 4g sugars, 2g protein)

This frozen cocktail can be enjoyed with or without alcohol as a tasty cool-down treat!
Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Bacardi Island Breeze Coconut rum
2 tsp. coconut (or imitation coconut) extract
1/4 cup Breyer's Double Churned No Sugar Added Vanilla Ice Cream
1 tbsp. crushed pineapple in its own juice
3/4 cup crushed ice1 packet no-calorie sweetener

Directions:Stir to combine coconut extract and sweetener in 1.5 ounces of water. Put all ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed for 30 seconds. Pour into a glass and enjoy. Then share this recipe with everyone you know!Don't drink alcohol? Can't drink alcohol? Try swapping the rum with an ounce of water and adding another 1/2 tsp. of coconut extract, and you'll get a virgin version with only about 50 calories!

2 comments:

Melanie said...

I've had about 600 pina coladas in the past two months during my quest to create the perfect pina colada. I'm kind of pina colada'd out - but I'll still try it!

Miralee said...

You never know how much you might want one when a 95' day rolls around!!! :)

Miss you tons!