Recipe

Relatively Guilt-free Grapefruit Cocktail

Relatively Guilt-free Grapefruit Cocktail
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Poolside Cocktail
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    nannydeb's Notes: In my experience, sitting in a bathing suit makes a person eat and drink lighter...I bought grapefruit vodka on a whim and rediscovered Fresca which I hadn't had in years. Grapefruit juice...

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Serves 2

12 ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice Ask a question about this ingredient

2 1/2 ounces grapefruit vodka Ask a question about this ingredient

1 can Fresca soft drink Ask a question about this ingredient

1 BFF to sip a cocktail with Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. Pour the freshly squeezed grapefruit juice into an empty ice tray and freeze.

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  2. Later that day (no judgement if you're drinking in the morning), crack the grapefruit ice into two 8 ounce glasses.

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  3. In each glass, pour 1 1/4 ounce (or free pour however much you want) of grapefruit vodka.

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  4. Top with Fresca and serve.

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13 Comments on Relatively Guilt-free Grapefruit Cocktail

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Nannydeb -- would you consider muddling a wedge of fresh grapefruit with some basil between step 1 and step 2l? I had something similar in Las Vegas and it was a phenomenal combination. Love the ice cube idea! Good luck on the contest.

Lobster_001 Reply

Yes, that sounds great! Either fresh basil or mint! Thanks!

Me Reply

You had me at guilt-free ......:)

Copy_of_me Reply

Great name, nannydeb! My friends & I use to make this drink, often, using regular Vodka, not sure there was a grapefruit flavored one back then, we always called it our "diet" drink...Fresca was the key ingredient for that. :)

Lorigoldsby Reply

When I saw this posted, my first thought was, "Please, please have Fresca in it!". I would run the grapefruit cubes thru the blender though. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Lobster_001 Reply

That sounds good too!

Mrs Reply

Dang I wish i lived closer! love me some Fresca! this sounds awesome nannydeb.

Lobster_001 Reply

We wished you lived closer too!

036 Reply

Mrs Larkin get your booty down here and cook and drink with us!!!

Newliztoqueicon-2 Reply

Love the idea of freezing juice into cubes...Nice cocktail - cheers!

Lobster_001 Reply

thanks! cheers!

036 Reply

Why don't you and Sonja come over tomorrow morning and we can have these? Yummy!

Lobster_001 Reply

Get to squeezin' that juice!

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