Learn how to make low calorie homemade hard seltzer recipes at home, under 100 calories each!
In this article, you’ll learn how to make homemade High Noon and White Claw drinks, for less calories than the original. These fizzy fruit water recipes, are boozy and delicious, and won’t hurt your diet!
These homemade vodka seltzer drinks are just 66 calories per drink! And I have supplied you with 10 different hard seltzer recipes to choose from, so you can mix and match to find your perfect combination of hard seltzer recipe.
These boozy fruit infused water recipes are fizzy and delicious, and pack a punch when it comes to alcohol!
I shaved 1/3 of the calories off of the popular High Noon & White Claw recipes! Now you can enjoy a homemade hard seltzers for just 66 calories per large serving.
Low Calorie Homemade Hard Seltzer Recipes
Vodka and seltzer drinks have become extremely popular, thanks to the different seltzer and vodka drinks such as white claw.
These 10 recipes for hard seltzer recipes will help you cut the calories even more! They are 1/3 the calories of the popular brand White Claw, and you can make a vodka seltzers recipe for only 66 calories with the recipe card below.
Sparkling water with alcohol is it simple, traditional cocktail! However it’s become much more popular lately thanks to all of the different alcoholic drinks with seltzer water coming out.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
Ingredients in Low Calorie Hard Seltzer
Before we get started on how to make hard seltzer recipes at home, let’s discuss soda water vs. club soda.
Just like club soda, soda water calories are always zero. The difference between soda water and sparkling water is not much at all. You can make homemade sparkling water, or soda water with a Soda Stream machine, or you can pick up cans of club soda at the grocery store.
Either method will result in the same hard seltzer recipe. The difference between sparkling water and soda water is not much at all, and it certainly will not change the flavor or calorie count. They are basically the same!
I always recommend making cocktails with seltzer water from all natural ingredients. You can pick up fresh or frozen fruit for the recipes below. And some of them will be made much easier with frozen fruit fruit, such as the mango spiked seltzer recipe.
Shopping List for Healthy Homemade Hard Seltzers:
- Vodka
- Soda water or seltzer
- Desired flavor (see recipe card below!)
I recommend getting a middle, to top shelf vodka so that you avoid hangovers, and have a lovely, wonderful flavored sparkling alcoholic water.
Absolute vodka is my personal favorite to make this fruit seltzer alcohol drink, however any comparable vodka, or even Gin will work in these hard seltzer recipes.
How to Make Low Calorie Hard Seltzers
A popular question I get on this website, is “Is sparkling flavored water good for you?”
The easy answer, is yes! By adding fruit to your sparkling water, you’re more likely to drink more water, and skip diet, and full calorie sodas. Just like breaking your soda habit, fruity cocktails need to be removed from your diet as well if you’re trying to lose weight.
Now, before I get a ton of hate mail for these hard seltzer recipes, I want to remind you that all alcohol should be consumed in moderation. The goal for this article is to supply you with healthy alternatives, so you can enjoy what you’re craving without blowing your diet.
These vodka and seltzer drinks can help you indulge, without over indulging in calories. One healthy tip I have for you, once your vodka seltzer drink is halfway gone, top it off with more soda water. This will give you the illusion of drinking more, without actually adding any more calories or alcohol to your diet.
How to Make Skinny Homemade Hard Seltzer Recipes:
- Add the desired flavor to a large glass, you can use more than one (the lime and strawberry are my favorite combination!)
- Use a muddler to squash and muddle the fruit, top with zero calorie simple syrup and vodka.
- Add ice to the glass, top with soda water and use a long spoon to stir.
- Serve with more fruit as a garnish if desired.
10 Low Calorie Hard Seltzer Recipes
These 10 recipes for homemade hard seltzer mimic the popular vodka seltzer recipes you can find at the store. With one big modification. I’ve shaved off 1/3 of the calories!
This means you can enjoy these vodka seltzer drink recipes without guilt, and without spending so much at the grocery store!
More Low Calorie Cocktail Recipes:
Low Calorie Hard Seltzers {66 CALORIES}
Equipment
- muddler
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vodka
- 6 ounces soda water or seltzer
- Desired flavor see below
Blackberry Hard Seltzer:
- 3 blackberries
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Cranberry Hard Seltzer:
- 5 cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Lime Hard Seltzer:
- ½ lime juiced
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Cherry Hard Seltzer:
- 5 cherries fresh pitted, or frozen
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Strawberry Hard Seltzer:
- 3 strawberries
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Mango Hard Seltzer:
- ¼ cup mango chunks
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Tangerine Hard Seltzer:
- ½ tangerine or clementine
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Watermelon Hard Seltzer:
- ¼ cup watermelon
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Lemon Lime Hard Seltzer:
- ½ lemon juiced
- ½ lime juiced
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Raspberry Hard Seltzer:
- 7 raspberries
- 1 teaspoon zero calorie simple syrup
Instructions
- Add the desired flavor to a large glass, you can use more than one (the lime and strawberry are my favorite combination!)
- Use a muddler to squash and muddle the fruit, top with zero calorie simple syrup and vodka.
- Add ice to the glass, top with soda water and use a long spoon to stir.
- Serve with more fruit as a garnish if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Hard Seltzer
Not all homemade hard seltzer recipes are made the same, these are 1/3 less calories in the average vodka seltzer’s you can find at the store, or online.
So if you’re looking to cut calories, and make a low-calorie homemade white claw or high noon recipe, make sure to see the recipe card above!
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Article History:
- Originally written and published December 25, 2020 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on July 11, 2023 by Audrey Johns
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