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Labor Day Drinks & Desserts
Here are 4 delicious drinks and desserts perfect for Phase 1 of the Fast Metabolism Diet.
Watermelon Mint Cooler
Phase 1 | Serves 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 cups seedless watermelon chunks (about 1 pound)
- 1½ cups spring water
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 3⁄8 teaspoon stevia
- ½ cup fresh mint
- Mint sprigs, lime slices for garnish, optional
Directions
- In a blender, puree the watermelon, water, lemon juice, and stevia; strain if no pulp is desired.
- Stir in the mint and serve over ice. Garnish with sprigs of mint, if desired.
Peach-Strawberry Lemonade Spritzer
Phase 1 | Serves 12
Prep time: 15 minutes | Total time: 3 hours (includes chilling time)
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups coarsely chopped peaches, plus more for garnish
- 3/4 cup xylitol
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, plus more for garnish
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 4 cups ice
- 16 ounces seltzer
Directions
- Combine the water, peaches and xylitol in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into your blender and allow it to sit uncovered for 20 minutes to cool slightly.
- Add the strawberries.
- Secure the lid onto your blender and puree until smooth.
- Chill the mixture thoroughly (this will take a few hours in the fridge, or you can put it in the freezer to speed things up).
- Pour the mixture through cheesecloth into a large pitcher.
- Stir in the lemon juice.
- Divide the mixture among 12 ice-filled glasses, and top with a splash of seltzer.
- Garnish with peach and strawberry slices and enjoy!
Frozen Fruit Kebabs
Phase 1 | Serves 4
Prep time: 10 minutes | Total time: 3 hours (includes freezing time)
Ingredients
- 4 cups mixed Phase 1 fruits (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cubed pineapple and sliced kiwi work well)
Directions
- Thread the fruit onto wooden skewers.
- Lay the skewers on a plate or tray, cover it with plastic wrap, and freeze until you’re ready to serve (the fruit will be completely frozen in about 3 hours).
Mango and Cayenne Paletas
Phase 1 | Serves 4
Prep time: 15 minutes | Total time: 6 hours
Ingredients
- 4 medium, ripe mangoes (about 3 1/2 pounds)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 2 medium limes)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons stevia, plus more as needed
- 3 pinches cayenne pepper, plus more as needed
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Directions
- Peel and cut 1 mango into medium dice; set aside.
- Peel and cut the remaining 3 mangoes into large chunks and place in a blender.
- Add the lime juice, stevia, cayenne, and salt to the blender and process until the mixture is smooth.
- Taste and blend in additional cayenne 1 pinch at a time, and additional stevia 1/8 teaspoon at a time, as needed.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and stir in the diced mango.
- Divide the mixture among four 1/2-cup popsicle molds and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours.
Here are 4 delicious drinks and desserts perfect for Phase 1 of the Fast Metabolism Diet.
Watermelon Mint Cooler
Phase 1 | Serves 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 cups seedless watermelon chunks (about 1 pound)
- 1½ cups spring water
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 3⁄8 teaspoon stevia
- ½ cup fresh mint
- Mint sprigs, lime slices for garnish, optional
Directions
- In a blender, puree the watermelon, water, lemon juice, and stevia; strain if no pulp is desired.
- Stir in the mint and serve over ice. Garnish with sprigs of mint, if desired.
Peach-Strawberry Lemonade Spritzer
Phase 1 | Serves 12
Prep time: 15 minutes | Total time: 3 hours (includes chilling time)
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups coarsely chopped peaches, plus more for garnish
- 3/4 cup xylitol
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, plus more for garnish
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 4 cups ice
- 16 ounces seltzer
Directions
- Combine the water, peaches and xylitol in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into your blender and allow it to sit uncovered for 20 minutes to cool slightly.
- Add the strawberries.
- Secure the lid onto your blender and puree until smooth.
- Chill the mixture thoroughly (this will take a few hours in the fridge, or you can put it in the freezer to speed things up).
- Pour the mixture through cheesecloth into a large pitcher.
- Stir in the lemon juice.
- Divide the mixture among 12 ice-filled glasses, and top with a splash of seltzer.
- Garnish with peach and strawberry slices and enjoy!
Frozen Fruit Kebabs
Phase 1 | Serves 4
Prep time: 10 minutes | Total time: 3 hours (includes freezing time)
Ingredients
- 4 cups mixed Phase 1 fruits (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cubed pineapple and sliced kiwi work well)
Directions
- Thread the fruit onto wooden skewers.
- Lay the skewers on a plate or tray, cover it with plastic wrap, and freeze until you’re ready to serve (the fruit will be completely frozen in about 3 hours).
Mango and Cayenne Paletas
Phase 1 | Serves 4
Prep time: 15 minutes | Total time: 6 hours
Ingredients
- 4 medium, ripe mangoes (about 3 1/2 pounds)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 2 medium limes)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons stevia, plus more as needed
- 3 pinches cayenne pepper, plus more as needed
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Directions
- Peel and cut 1 mango into medium dice; set aside.
- Peel and cut the remaining 3 mangoes into large chunks and place in a blender.
- Add the lime juice, stevia, cayenne, and salt to the blender and process until the mixture is smooth.
- Taste and blend in additional cayenne 1 pinch at a time, and additional stevia 1/8 teaspoon at a time, as needed.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and stir in the diced mango.
- Divide the mixture among four 1/2-cup popsicle molds and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours.