Make Your Happy Hour a Little Heathlier This Holiday Season

The holiday season is officially upon us and that can spell disaster for your diet.  Between Egg Nog, Christmasy cocktails and other seasonal sips, it's easy to rack up hundreds of extra calories without even knowing it.  Whether you are joining us for the My Drink On New Years Eve Party aboard The Kanan Cruise Ship or will be attending another soiree, you'll want to make sure you look your best.  When entertaining at home, there are plenty of delicious lower-calorie options to offer your guests without - trust us, come NYE they'll thank you for it!

SkinnyGirl Frangelini

-8 oz. vanilla-infused vodka

-4 oz. Frangelico hazelnut liqueur

-4 oz. club soda

-chocolate-covered coffee beans for garnish

Combine vodka, Frangelico and club soda in a pitcher; serve on the rocks or shaken with ice and strained into a chilled martini glass; garnish with chocolate-covered coffee beans.

SkinnyGirl Big Apple 

-apple vodka

-club soda

-splash of lemonade

-lemon wedge

Serve over ice and garnish with lemon wedge.

Sangria Sparkler

-750-milliliter bottle dry red wine -1 cup light orange juice -1/4 cup brandy or cognac -1/4 cup orange liqueur -2 tablespoons sugar -2 medium oranges, sliced -2 cups club soda, chilled -Crushed ice and/or orange peel curls (optional)

In a large pitcher, combine wine, orange juice, brandy, orange liqueur, sugar, and orange slices. Chill at least 2 hours. Add club soda before serving. Serve over crushed ice and/or with orange peel curls, if desired.

Pomegranate Martini

-1/2 of a medium orange, cut into wedges -Sugar substitute (i.e Splenda) -1 1/2 cups vodka or gin -1/3 cup pomegranate syrup (grenadine) -3 tablespoons dry vermouth -Ice cubes -Small pomegranates 

Rub orange wedges around rims of 8 martini glasses. Invert glasses into a dish of sugar to coat rims; set glasses aside. In a small pitcher, combine the vodka, pomegranate syrup, and vermouth. Place ice cubes in a martini shaker. For each drink, add 1/4 cup of the syrup mixture; shake. Strain into one of the prepared martini glasses. Garnish with a small pomegranate.