This Low Calorie Tom Collins cocktail recipe is both low in calories, and easy to make! Thanks to my skinny ingredient swap, I’ve been able to cut calories, and sugar from this Tom Collins drink, without sacrificing flavor or potency.
Now you can make skinny Tom Collins Cocktails, thanks to my low calorie ingredient swap. See more below!
This classic gin cocktail with lemon is delicious, and perfect for a homemade happy hour, or cocktail party.
Below, you’ll learn how to make a Tom Collins cocktail recipe both low in calories, and strong and perfect thanks to my low calorie Tom Collins mixer.
Low Calorie Tom Collins Cocktails
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Ingredients in Low Calorie Tom Collins Cocktails
This Tom Collins cocktail recipe, is a wonderful gin lemon recipe. It makes for a wonderful classic Friday night cocktail party, and cocktails with gin and lemon are always quite the crowd pleaser.
All you need to make Tom Collins with gin, is a good quality gin, lemon juice, simple syrup (check out my 0 calorie, all natural version in the recipe card!) and soda water.
Take a screenshot of this shopping list, so you have it handy the next time you go to the grocery store. This way you can always have kind tom collins ingredients available for your homemade Friday night happy hours.
Shopping List for Skinny Tom Collins Drinks:
Skinny Tom Collins Cocktail Recipe:
- Gin
- Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- Zero calorie all-natural simple syrup (see recipe card!)
- Club soda or soda water
Tom Collins Garnishes:
- Lemon wedges
- Cocktail cherry
How to Make a Skinny Tom Collins Drink
Tom Collins gin drinks with lemon are easy, and classic. Try these lemon gin cocktails, with my low calorie ingredient swap, and impress all of your friends.
I’ve been able to cut hundreds of calories, and lots of sugar from these skinny cocktails, with one healthy ingredient swap. Make sure to check the recipe card below, I’ve included a link for this skinny ingredient swap.
It’s shockingly easy to make a Tom Collins cocktail recipe, follow these directions, and you’ll have a perfect, classic low calorie cocktail with gin in no time.
How to Make a Skinny Tom Collins Drink:
- Add the gin, lemon juice and zero calorie all-natural simple syrup to a Collins glass or tall glass.
- Fill with ice, top with club soda and stir.
- Garnish with optional lemon wedge and cherry.
Low Calorie Tom Collins Cocktails Recipe
This low calorie gin cocktail recipe is delicious, and low in sugar. I’ve cut calories, and sugar with our ingredient swap, a 0 calorie, all natural simple syrup.
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Low Calorie (SKINNY) Tom Collins Cocktail
Ingredients
Tom Collins Cocktail Recipe:
- 2 ounces gin
- 1 ounce lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ½ ounce zero calorie all-natural simple syrup
- Club soda or soda water
Tom Collins Garnishes:
- Lemon wedge
- Cocktail cherry
Instructions
- Add the gin, lemon juice and zero calorie all-natural simple syrup to a Collins glass or tall glass.
- Fill with ice, top with club soda and stir.
- Garnish with optional lemon wedge and cherry.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in a Tom Collins
Not all Tom Collins drinks are made the same, mine uses a 0 cal, all natural simple syrup to cut both calories, and sugar.
The nutrition and calories are based off 1 serving (the full recipe above – about 8 oz) of the Low Calorie Tom Collins Recipe above.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published March 26, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on June 6, 2023 by Audrey Johns
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