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Cayenne Cocktail

I love it when friends enlighten me to something new and wonderful.  Such is the case with the Cayenne Cocktail.  Raw food rock star Susan O’Brien of Hail Merry and I were chatting the other day and she gave me a great idea for beverages to serve at the Spring Cleanse dinner party.  I must confess my ignorance as I had never heard of The Master Cleanse or The Lemonade Diet.  Far too rigorous a cleanse for me, I must admit I love the lemonade.  The original recipe contains a hefty amount of maple sugar, but since I’m not fasting I’ve made my version calorie friendly (as in none!)  by substituting stevia.   I’ve also taken the liberty of dubbing it the Cayenne Cocktail because it is tasty and merits being savored in a highball glass garnished with mint.  Before a healthy meal, naturally.

Cayenne Cocktail

8 oz filtered water

2 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice

2 TBS organic maple syrup (I use 1/2 packet of stevia instead!)

1/10 tsp cayenne pepper

ice

fresh mint leaves

In a cocktail shaker, add water, lemon juice, maple syrup or stevia, and cayenne pepper.  Shake vigorously and pour over ice in a frosted cocktail glass. Garnish with mint.

TGIF!

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Filed Under: Beverages Tagged With: cayenne cocktail, Hail Merry Foods, lemonade, The Master Cleanse

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Comments

  1. atxglutenfree says

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    This looks super delish. I used to drink a cup of hot water with lemon and cayenne every morning but this looks perfect for the hot summer time. Wanted to let you know I’ve added you to my gluten-free austin blogroll. Trying to gather resources for everybody! Oh and isn’t Susan from Hail Merry gorgeous! wow!

    • susan obrien says

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      too sweet. thanks!

  2. cindy says

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    Thamks so much for listing the measurements! I tasted the new Suja lemon juice water cleanser in whole food today with the exact same ingredients and it was $6.99 per bottle! Delicious, and I kept thinking, I can make this….but what proportions?

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