A Lijit mojito is a Lijito? Low POINTS cocktails for dieters

Tara at Lijit jokes about Lijitos on her blog, I quit for Lijit. So I thought I'd come up with some mojito recipes for those trying to lose weight by watching their Weight Watcher POINTS.

Key Lime Mojito
Here's a take on the traditional rum-based recipe - full of empty calories from the simple syrup and vodka.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Charbay Key Lime Vodka
• 4 mint leaves and 2 lime wedges
• 1 oz simple syrup

Instructions:

1. Put all the ingredients in a tall glass.
2. Fill with crushed ice and top with soda water. Stir to mix.
3. Garnish with mint spring or lime wheel.

Since the vodka has only 2 POINTS, you could substitute a sugar free syrup like Torani Sugar Free Lime Syrup for the simple syrup. And as long as your soda water (try plain or lime flavored seltzer) has no calories, you have a 2 POINTS cocktail.

Or try this reduced calorie version with white rum.

Diet Mojito
From Amitheste via Chowhound's Spirits board
(2 Weight Watcher POINTS)

Ingredients/Instructions:

1. Muddle mint sprigs with lime wedges
2. Add 1 jigger white rum
3. Top off with diet lemon/lime soda
4. Add a sugar free vanilla syrup like Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup

And while your enjoying your Low POINTS Lijitos, enter my Too Lijit to quit - a contest for bloggers and do some drunken blogging - safer than drinking and driving for sure!

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