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Light and Refreshing Skinny Moscow Mule Cocktail

by Patti Estep 7 Comments

Skinny Moscow mule cocktails are just as good and the original with less sugar, for a refreshing, lower calorie cocktail.

Skinny Moscow Mule Cocktail

Skinny Moscow mule cocktails are just as good and the original with less sugar, for a refreshing, lower calorie cocktail.

 A few years back my husband told me about this drink he had served in a special copper mug called a Moscow Mule. I’m sure many of you have already heard of this vodka based cocktail made with ginger beer and lime.

When I tried it, I loved the flavor, and though we didn’t have the special copper mugs, we often enjoy this refreshing drink, especially in the summertime.

The only problem I find is that there are a lot of calories in the gingerbeer, and diet ginger ale just didn’t cut it.

 Skinny Moscow mule cocktails are just as good and the original with less sugar, for a refreshing, lower calorie cocktail.

So I went on a quest to try to make something that was similar but with fewer calories. I made my own ginger syrup. It’s really easy. Just make a simple syrup with slices of fresh ginger. I typically use one cup of sugar, one cup of water and one cup of sliced fresh ginger. Bring it to boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Then remove it from the heat and let steep for about an hour. Strain the ginger out and keep in a bottle the refrigerator. The fresh ginger is pretty strong so you really don’t need much of the syrup to get great flavor. You can also try using honey instead of ordinary white sugar to make this skinny Moscow mule drink.

Skinny Moscow mule cocktails are just as good and the original with less sugar, for a refreshing, lower calorie cocktail.

Don’t have time to make the ginger syrup? You can buy it online. The key is to make sure to use as little as you can, to get the flavor you like, without all the extra sugar and calories.

Skinny Moscow Mule Recipe

Skinny Moscow Mule Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Vodka
  • 1.5 oz Ginger syrup
  • Lemon Lime Seltzer water
  • ½ lime
  • Ice

Instructions

  1. Place equal parts vodka and ginger syrup in a glass.
  2. Squeeze the juice of half a lime in and add the lime wedge.
  3. Fill with ice.
  4. Top off with lemon/lime seltzer water.
© Patti Estep

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Make a Skinny Moscow Mule and save calories by making your own ginger syrup to mix with seltzer and vodka for a nice cocktail with about 40% less calories than a traditional Moscow Mule made with ginger beer.

Filed Under: Entertaining, Recipes Tagged With: cocktail, ginger, Less Calories, Lime, Moscow Mule, Skinny

About Patti Estep

Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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Comments

  1. Emily says

    May 14, 2015 at 3:38 pm

    I also can’t wait for you to make these at the beach!

    Reply
    • Patti says

      May 15, 2015 at 7:56 am

      🙂

      Reply
  2. DeAnna says

    July 27, 2017 at 9:54 am

    How do you make the ginger syrup?

    Reply
    • Patti Estep says

      July 27, 2017 at 10:29 am

      Hi DeAnna,

      I typically use one cup of sugar, one cup of water and one cup of sliced fresh ginger. Bring it to boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Then remove it from the heat and let steep for about an hour. Strain the ginger out and keep in a bottle the refrigerator.

      Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I need to update the post to include these instructions.

      You don’t need much of the syrup for the drink to taste good. You can also make a simple syrup with honey.

      Hope that helps!
      Patti

      Reply
      • Janice says

        August 14, 2018 at 7:06 am

        How much honey would I use to replace sugar?

        Reply
        • Patti Estep says

          August 14, 2018 at 7:25 am

          I have never tried making a simple syrup with honey but my guess would be to keep it the same. Equal parts of honey to water.

          Reply

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