Creekside Cocktails: Healthful Drink Recipes for the Poolside!

Creekside Pool

Auburn's smoldering summer weather causes students to flock to the pool. Along with bronzing beauties and frisbee throwers, I myself have become a regular at the pool. I cannot help but notice the mass quantities of "Fratty Light" or alcoholic beverages surrounding the pool edges that seem almost as essential as sunblock. Although I do not recommend a consistent routine of "day drinking," I am still a college student and I am not naïve to certain collegiate indulgences!   


So here are some healthier options that I have deemed the "Creekside Cocktails" (inspired by Creekside--my favorite pool in Auburn) that will quench your summer thirst:
*Feel free to adjust ingredients to your liking :)


The Pink Bikini Martini 
What You'll Need (Single serving):
-3 tbsp grapefruit Juice (Preferably freshly squeezed)
-1/3 cup muddled strawberries (You can use organic strawberry puree too, but I prefer the real deal!)
-1 tbsp peach schnapps
-3 tbsp vodka
-Ice
-Cocktail shaker 
Directions:
1) Add all ingredients except ice into cocktail shaker

2) Shake it up baby

3) Add in ice and shake vigorously

4) Strain into martini glass (I don’t have martini glasses, so I just strained into wine glasses with ice)

5) To be extra fancy, garnish with toothpicked rasberries or strawberries and a dab of mint :)

The Sassy Swim Trunks Spritzer
What You'll Need (Serves a group): 
-1 bottle red or white wine
-1 bottle champagne
-1 pint strawberries
-3-4 sprigs of mint
-6 lemons
-Stevia sweetener 
-Large pitcher
-Large wooden spoon
Directions:
1) Slice strawberries into halves 
2) De-stem and tear mint leaves
3) Add strawberries and mint leaves into a large pitcher and muddle (mash) with a large wooden spoon
4) Add ice and then pour equal parts champagne and wine
5) Stir and enjoy in your sassy swim trunks :)


*Source:http://lindawagner.net/blog/2011/02/healthy-cocktails/


Banana Bliss Daqueri 
What You'll Need (Makes 4 Servings):
-6 oz light rum
-4 tbsp triple sec
-1 cup coconut milk
-3-4 organic bananas
-6 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
-4 tsp Stevia sweetener 
-Ice
Directions:
1) Add all of the ingredients into a blender
2) Blend until desired consistency
3) Pour and enjoy some banana bliss!