As I mentioned on our Orange Rum Rum Soda post, one of my favorite alcohol spirits to drink during the winter is Rum!
Something about the sweet taste of this spirit brings a nice warm feeling to me, as if I am laying on a beach chair being tanned by the summer rays! Usually, I mix Rum with a citrus fruit, but today decided I would try with a berry.
The berry brought out a little more sweetness than the typical citrus and overall a more fruity profile, which I quite enjoyed! So next time you are in the mood for more of a fruit forward cocktail, give this simple low-carb/keto drink a try!
This cocktail is keto approved at ~2g per serving, so kick your feet up, relax, and imagine you are somewhere on a beach in Pacific tropics!
The cocktail offers subtle hints of blueberries accompanied with bubbly rum sweetness.
The ingredients you would need for this recipe would be just Swerve/Monkfruit and carbonated water. We make our carbonated water with a SodaStream, but you can just use a store-bought one if you prefer. We also recommend the proper cocktail glassware. You can pick all of these items up at Amazon.
Now, let’s get started!
Prepping Time 3M
Cooking Time 2M
Total Time 5M
Net Carb/Serv 0g
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Swerve/Monkfruit
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1.5 fl oz White Rum
- 1 fl oz Carbonated Water (we use SodaStream)
- 10-15 Blueberries
- 1 Wedge of Lemon
- 2 Cubes of Ice
Directions
1) Gather all the ingredients (lemon not pictured).
2) Place blueberries in a bowl and use a spoon to crush and extract all the juices.
3) In a small teflon fry pan, add crushed blueberries, Swerve/Monkfruit water and bring to boil on high heat. Boil for 45 seconds and then remove from heat.
4) In a the meantime, add 2 ice cubes to cocktail glassware.
5) Use a small strainer to strain blueberry syrup into the cocktail glassware. Next add the cold SodaStream water (SodaStream tutorial here) through the strainer to help loosen up all the syrup. Use a spoon to press and extract all the syrup into the cocktail glassware.
6) Add a squeeze of lemon and top off with rum. Mix well and enjoy! Note – make sure you stir well as the blueberry syrup tends to sink to the bottom of the glass.
Hope you enjoy our Keto-fied Berry Rum Soda!
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Berry Rum Soda
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Swerve or Monkfruit
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1.5 oz White Rum
- 1 oz Carbonated Water we use SodaStream
- 10-15 Whole Blueberries
- 1 Wedge Lemon
- 2 Cubes Ice optional
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients (lemon not pictured).
- Place blueberries in a bowl and use a spoon to crush and extract all the juices.
- In a small teflon fry pan, add crushed blueberries, Swerve/Monkfruit, water and bring to boil on high heat. Boil for 45 seconds and then remove from heat.
- In a the meantime, add 2 ice cubes to cocktail glassware.
- Use a small strainer to strain blueberry syrup into the cocktail glassware. Next add the cold SodaStream water (SodaStream tutorial herthrough the strainer to help loosen up all the syrup. Use a spoon to press and extract all the syrup into the cocktail glassware.
- Add a squeeze of lemon and top off with rum. Mix well and enjoy! Note - make sure you stir well as the blueberry syrup tends to sink to the bottom of the glass.
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