Bottoms-Up Cherry Limeade

Name: Bottoms-Up Cherry Limeade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup lime juice; Sugar substitute equivalent to 1 cup sugar; 2 liters lime carbonated water, chilled; 1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice; 8 maraschino cherries with stems; 8 lime slices

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 10 min. YIELD: 8 servings.

My guests enjoy this refreshing cherry-topped drink. It's just right on a hot southern summer evening. And it's pretty, too.

Ingredients

3/4 cup lime juice
Sugar substitute equivalent to 1 cup sugar
2 liters lime carbonated water, chilled
1/2 cup maraschino cherry juice
8 maraschino cherries with stems
8 lime slices

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine lime juice and sugar substitute. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, stir carbonated water into lime juice mixture.
2. For each serving, place 1 tablespoon cherry juice in a glass. Add crushed ice and about 1 cup of lime juice mixture. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a lime slice.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 52 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit.

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