Summer Cocktail | Skinny Margaritas

This post is sponsored by Sparkling ICE but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

As soon as summer hits, it’s inevitable, I always crave a good margarita. There’s just something so refreshing about an ice cold, tangy beverage that includes tequila and a salt-rimmed glass that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside… or maybe that’s just the tequila that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, but either way, it’s one of my all-time favorite cocktails. This summer, I’ve been making a valid effort to cut calories and sugar to get my post-baby body back into shape. So naturally, I was on a mission to create a “skinny” version of my favorite summertime cocktail. The prerequisites: It still needed to include tequila, it still had to be loaded with flavor, and it still had to taste good. Duh! Then one day it dawned on me, what if I made it fizzy and fun by including my favorite zero calorie sparkling water from Sparkling Ice?

Sparkling Ice is a sparkling water with natural flavors, zero sugar, and vitamins and antioxidants. Plus, it’s zero points on Weight Watchers, and since I’m following that program right now, that’s a huge win for me. Actually, these skinny margaritas are only 3 Flex points each total! Sparkling Ice is available in 16 yummy flavors and can be found on Amazon (hello Prime!) or at your local grocery store, which means I’m always throwing one in my bag to stay hydrated at the pool, the park, or the beach.

Okay, so here’s what you need to get fizzy with it and make these “skinny” margaritas for 2…

Ingredients:

6 ounces of Lemon Lime flavored Sparkling Ice

3 ounces of Tequila

1/4 cup light orange juice

the juice of 1/2 a lime

optional- additional lime wedges for garnish and margarita salt to rim glasses

Instructions:

In a small pitcher or cocktail mixer, add Sparkling Ice, tequila, orange juice and lime juice.
Shake or stir ingredients.
If salting the rims of glasses, rub them with with some lemon juice and lightly press them into salt.
Fill each glass with ice.
Pour margaritas over ice, garnish with lime and enjoy!