Keto Pomegranate, Rose & Lime Cooler

Keto Pomegranate, Rose & Lime Cooler

Pomegranate, Rose & Lime Cooler

A refreshing drink, best served on a scorching summers day with a your favorite book in hand.

Ingredients:
3 large pomegranates, deseeded. Save a few for garnish

2 cups rosewater (easy recipe follows)

5 tbsp Allulose, depending on how sweet you like it

3 limes, juiced

3.5 oz fresh mint leaves, plus extra to garnish

1.5 tsp ground cardamom

crushed ice or cubes, to serve

lime wedges, to garnish

Directions

1. Dissolve the allulose in a pan over a medium heat with the rosewater.
2. Remove from the heat and stir in the mint leaves and allow to cool completely.
3. When cooled, fish out the mint leaves from the syrup and set aside.
4. Meanwhile, blend the pomegranate arils with lime juice and ground cardamom.
5. Blend until very smooth.
6. Pour the mixture through a juice strainer or coffee filter until the juice is extracted and the pulp left behind. Stir the rosewater syrup through the juice and taste.
7. Add more Allulose if you’d like it sweeter
8. Pour over crushed ice and garnish with a few pomegranate arils, wedges of lime and sprigs of mint. Enjoy immediately.

1/4 cup liquid allulose can be used instead of powder.

Homemade Rosewater

Ingredients:

1/4 cup uncoated, pesticide-free rose petals

1 1/2 cups water

Directions
Combine the roses and water into a pan and gently boil till the color of the petals gets duller and your kitchen smells of roses – around 5-10 minutes. Bottle in a sterilized bottle and pop in the cupboard or fridge once opened.