St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so it’s time for some fun and refreshing cocktails and a tasty green cupcake recipe from Sparkling Ice – a great tasting, lightly carbonated, zero-calorie beverage which combines sparkling water, fruit juice, vitamins, antioxidants, and BOLD natural flavors. Enjoy these Shamrock-inspired recipes below.

Sparkling Whiskey Sour (pictured above)
Ingredients

• .5 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 1.75 oz Sparkling Ice Lemon Tea
• 1.25 oz Bourbon
• .25 oz simple syrup*

*Low calorie option: Omit .25 oz simple syrup, add one packet of Splenda.

Instructions:

1.In mixing cup add ice, lemon, bourbon and Sparkling Ice.

2.Stir and strain over rocks.

3.Garnish with a cherry

Shamrock Lime Sherbet Punch

Ingredients

• Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime
• Lime Sherbet
• Pineapple juice

Instructions

1.Fill glass 1/3 way with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

2.Fill glass 1/3 was with Pineapple juice

3.Top with two scoops of Lime Sherbet

Irish Appletini

Ingredients

• 1 ounce vodka
• 1 1/2 ounces Sour Apple Pucker
• 1 1/2 ounces Sparkling Ice Crisp Apple
• 2 cups of ice
• Apple wedges for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1.Fill a martini shaker with ice.

2.Pour in the vodka, sour apple pucker and juice into shaker.

3.Stir ingredients

4.Garnish with an apple wedge

Shamrock Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 box of white cake mix
• 12 oz of room temperate Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

Icing

• 1 can of vanilla icing
• 4 drops of green food dye

Instructions

1.Preheat your oven to 350°

2.Line muffin pan with liners.

3.In a medium bowl combine your Sparkling Ice and cake mix, stirring with a whisk until most of the lumps are gone.

4.Fill each liner ½-2/3 full of batter.

5.Bake for 18-20 minutes until cupcakes are springy and toothpicks comes out clean.

6.Let cool completely before frosting.