Description
A sophisticated, sugar-free mocktail with fresh blood orange, lime, and a homemade rosemary simple syrup. Ready in minutes and beautiful enough to serve at any occasion.
Ingredients
For the Rosemary Simple Syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup allulose (or monk fruit/erythritol blend like Lakanto)
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig
For the Mocktail
- 3 tablespoons fresh blood orange juice (about 1 blood orange)
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon rosemary simple syrup
- 6 ounces sparkling water (plain or citrus flavored like Spindrift)
- Blood orange wedge and fresh rosemary sprig to garnish
Instructions
- Make the rosemary simple syrup. Combine water and allulose in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until fully dissolved and the mixture goes clear, about 2 to 3 minutes. Do not boil. Remove from heat, add the rosemary sprig, and steep for 15 minutes. Strain and cool completely. Store in a jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- Juice the blood oranges. Juice on a non-porous surface -- blood orange juice stains.
- Build the drink. Fill a stemless wine glass with ice. Add blood orange juice, lime juice, and rosemary simple syrup. Stir gently to combine.
- Top and garnish. Pour sparkling water slowly down the side of the glass. Garnish with a blood orange wedge and rosemary sprig. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 51
- Sugar: 9.1 g
- Sodium: 0.2 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11.5 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 0.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg