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Keto Valentines Day Cocktails - Light, Festive, and Low-Carb

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Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 oz gin (or vodka)
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1–1.5 oz keto simple syrup (see below)
  • 6–8 fresh raspberries (or 1 oz frozen, thawed)
  • 6–8 oz dry prosecco, cava, or brut Champagne (very dry)
  • Ice
  • Lemon twist or extra raspberries for garnish
  • 3 oz vodka
  • 1.5 oz unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk (carton, not canned)
  • 1 oz unsweetened cocoa powder (or 0.75 oz sugar-free chocolate syrup)
  • 1–1.5 oz keto simple syrup or liquid monk fruit/stevia to taste
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • Ice
  • Optional: sugar-free chocolate shavings or cocoa dust for garnish
  • 3 oz vodka or gin
  • 1.5 oz fresh grapefruit juice (optional, see note) or 1.5 oz water + grapefruit extract
  • 0.75–1 oz keto simple syrup
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • 6–8 oz plain sparkling water or club soda
  • Ice
  • Lime wheel and grapefruit twist for garnish
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup allulose or erythritol/monk fruit blend
  • Optional: 0.25 tsp xanthan gum blended in to slightly thicken

Method
 

  1. Make the keto simple syrup: Combine water and sweetener in a small saucepan. Heat and stir until dissolved. Cool, then refrigerate. For a thicker texture, blend in xanthan gum after it cools.
  2. Prep your glassware: Chill coupe or flute glasses for the Raspberry Keto 75, martini glasses for the Chocolate Martini, and tall Collins glasses for the Spritz.
  3. Raspberry Keto 75: In a shaker, muddle the raspberries with lemon juice and keto syrup. Add gin and ice. Shake 10–12 seconds, fine-strain into two chilled flutes, then top with very dry bubbles. Garnish with a lemon twist or a raspberry.
  4. Creamy Keto Chocolate Martini: In a shaker, combine vodka, almond or coconut milk, cocoa (or sugar-free syrup), keto syrup, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Add ice and shake hard for 15 seconds. Strain into two chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a light cocoa dust or shaved sugar-free chocolate.
  5. Ruby Citrus Spritz: In a shaker, combine vodka or gin, lime juice, grapefruit juice (or extract + water), and keto syrup. Add ice and shake briefly. Strain into two ice-filled Collins glasses and top with sparkling water. Stir gently and garnish with a lime wheel and grapefruit twist.
  6. Taste and tweak: Adjust sweetness with a touch more syrup, or acidity with a splash of lemon or lime, to suit your palate.