Our Summer Baby, Low Carb Cocktail, inspired by the Jonas Brothers’ recent pop hit, is the 18th cocktail in our 2023 Summer Concert Series. An appropriate title for a cocktail that, like the song lyrics state, “feels like summer.”
Tips for Making a Low-Carb Cocktail
We’ve used a zero sugar version of sprite in this cocktail, so if you’re considering making a cocktail a little healthier, look for the no-sugar version of your favorite soda. Also, make sure you’re opting for spirits with no added sugars. Good choices include vodka, gin, tequila, rum, and whiskey. Instead of adding sugary components, consider infusing spirits with low-carb, delicious fruits like raspberries or blueberries. Or, use simple syrup with honey like we have. Low-carb doesn’t have to mean cutting out the fun!
Summer Baby, a Low-Carb Jonas Brothers Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 oz Ketel One Vodka
- 1 or 2 oz (based on preference) Ketel One Peach and Orange Blossom Vodka
- 2 oz honey peach Simple Syrup (recipe below)
- 1/3 tsp Wicked Blue Citrus Mio
- 4-6 oz Zero Sugar Sprite
- Crushed ice
- Garnish: lemon wheel and tiny clothespin
Instructions
- Add crushed ice to your cocktail shaker.
- Pour in the vodkas, honey peach simple syrup, wicked blue, and citrus Mio.
- Shake vigorously until ice crystals form on the shaker.
- Pour into a Collins glass half filled with crushed ice and finish with zero sugar Sprite. Add your lemon wheel with a tiny clothespin.
Honey Peach Simple Syrup
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 3 large peaches
- ½ cup honey (can add more if you like it sweeter)
Instructions
- Cut the peaches, remove the pit, then dice the peaches into small cubes.
- In a small saucepan, add the water and diced peaches and bring to a soft boil.
- Remove from heat and add the honey.
- Allow mixture to steep, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Strain your syrup using a fine mesh strainer to remove all solids. Discard all solids.
- This Honey Peach Simple Syrup will keep in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks or if you add a tablespoon of vodka or rum it will last longer.
- Try these other cocktails in our Summer Concert Series
- Rio Cocktail, Inspired by Duran Duran
- You Proof Cocktail, Inspired by Morgan Wallen
- Forever Young Cocktail, Inspired by Rod Stewart
- Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset Cocktail, Inspired by Luke Bryan
- Appetite for Destruction, Inspired by Guns N’ Roses
- Like a Virgin and Material Girl: 2 Cocktails Inspired by Madonna
- Prickly Pear Lemonade and Queen B: 2 Cocktails Inspired by Beyoncé
- So What Cocktail, Inspired by Pink
- Baker’s Dozen Cocktail, Inspired by Phish
- Man, I Feel Like a Woman Cocktail, Inspired by Shania Twain
- Sunflower Cocktail, Inspired by Post Malone
- Typical Average Cocktail, Inspired by Ed Sheeran
- Crush Cocktail, Inspired by Dave Matthews Band
- Summer’s In Your Blood Cocktail, Inspired by Boygenius
- Lover Cocktail, Inspired by Taylor Swift
Recipe by Sarah Cascone / Styling by Anna Calabrese / Photography by Dave Bryce
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