Want to bring in the new decade with a delicious cocktail (or mocktail)? Check out our trainers’ favourite tipple. These five recipes are easy to whip up — and guaranteed to make your Christmas extra merry.
Prep: 5 mins
Ingredients (Serves 1)
- 50 ml Tequila
- 1 lime
- 1.5 tsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp triple sec
- Salt
Method
- Add salt to a plate. Wipe the rim of your glass with lime juice, then turn the glass upside down onto your plate and twist to coat.
- Add all other ingredients to a cocktail shaker and mix well.
- Strain into the glass.
- Serve with a slice of lime.
Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 35 mins
Ingredients (Makes 2 Litres)
- 1.5 Litres of dry cider
- 7 tbsp Calvados
- 400ml apple juice
- 75g dark brown sugar
- Zest of 1 orange
- 4 cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tbsp allspice berries
Method
- Gently heat the cider, Calvados, apple juice and sugar in a saucepan
- Add the spices and orange zest
- Bring to a simmer, then lower heat and cook for 20-30 minutes.
- Serve in a mug
- Bottoms up!
Going alcohol-free or just don’t fancy the hangover? Try this delicious mulled apple juice mocktail.
Prep: 10 mins
Ingredients (Serves 1)
- 70ml vodka or gin
- 1 tbsp dry vermouth
- 2 tbsp olive brine
- 1 lemon wedge
- 1 green olive
- Ice
Method
- Add the vodka, vermouth and olive brine into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Shake well
- Rub the rim of your glass with a wedge of lemon
- Pour the contents of the cocktail shaker into the glass and add the olive
Lawrence’s high-protein Egg Nog
Prep: 10 mins
Ingredients (Serves 4-6)
- 50g caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 397g condensed milk
- 100ml brandy or rum
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Method
- Heat the sugar with 75ml water in a saucepan. Once the sugar has dissolved, leave to cool.
- Beat the yolks and vanilla essence until smooth.
- Add the condensed milk, brandy and cooled sugar mix to the vanilla yolks. Mix well.
- Chill in a jug for at least 2 hours, then serve within 24 hours, over ice.
For the alcohol free option, simply swap the brandy for milk and cream, then add a pinch of nutmeg. Yum!
Sean’s Vodka Red Bull
Prep: 30 seconds
Ingredients (Serves 1)
- 50ml vodka
- 250ml red bull
Method
- Crack open the red bull and pour it into a glass
- Add the vodka
- Drink as quickly as possible
From all of us at Fiit, we hope you have a wonderful Christmas. See you in 2020!
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