This low calorie hot toddy recipe is low in calories and delicious! It’s great for cold nights, and scratchy throats, and super easy to make too!
Make this hot toddy recipe for a cough, or just to warm up after a cold day. I love this low calorie hot toddy recipe and know you will too.
Making a hot toddy for a cold is quite common. The lemon and honey help soothe your throat and the whiskey helps you sleep. Next time you don’t feel great, try making one of these hot toddy colds recipe.
But making a whiskey hot toddy isn’t just for when you’re sick. This low calorie co*cktail is also great on cold nights and holiday dinners. Try this hot toddy drink anytime you need a warm up after a long day in cold weather.
This low calorie hot toddy recipe is just 113 calories!
Low Calorie Hot Toddy
What You’ll Find in this Article:
Ingredients for Skinny Hot Toddy co*cktails (shopping list!)
How to Make a Low Calorie Hot Toddy
Low Calorie Hot Toddy Recipe (recipe card!)
Nutrition and Calories in Hot Toddy co*cktails
Ingredients for Skinny Hot Toddy co*cktails
The ingredients for hot totties recipes, and hot toddy ingredients for colds are the same.
The lemon and honey help sooth your throat, and the whiskey will help you sleep. You can make this co*cktail with your favorite hot tea, or try this traditional hot toddy drink below.
This hot tottie recipe is simple and easy. You only need the first 4 ingredients, but can “jazz up” hot tottie recipes with the garnishes below.
Shopping List for Skinny Hot Toddies:
Water
Whiskey
Honey (or maple syrup)
Lemon
Cinnamon stick(optional garnish)
Pearoptional (garnish)
Star anise(optional garnish)
How to Make a Low Calorie Hot Toddy
It’s easy to make a hot toddy recipe, if you have a kettle you can use that in place of the pan.
You can make this soothing drink in just 10 minutes. So you’ll be feeling better quick!
How to Make a Skinny Hot Toddy Drink:
In a saucepan, bring the water to a simmer. Pour the hot water into a mug.
Add the whiskey, honey and lemon juice. Stir until the honey has disappeared into the hot water.
Garnish with a lemon round (cinnamon stick, pear and star anise if desired) and serve hot.
Low Calorie Hot Toddy Recipe
It’s so easy to make this hot toddy recipe. You can skip the garnishes if you are making it to combat a cold, and add all the garnishes for holiday gatherings and homemade happy hours.
This low calorie co*cktail is still very strong, so be sure to drink in moderation, I never cut the amount of booze in low calorie co*cktails just to cut calories. So watch out, this drink is strong!
More Low Calorie Whiskey co*cktails:
Low Calorie Green Tea Jameson co*cktail {143 Calories}
Low Calorie Whiskey Smash Drinks {143 Calories}
Low Calorie Irish Coffee co*cktails {73 Calories}
Low Calorie Mint Juleps {140 Calories}
Low Calorie Whiskey Sour co*cktail {132 Calories}
Low Calorie Hot Toddy co*cktails
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This low calorie Hot Toddy Recipe is easy to make and festive too!
I like to add a slice of pear to my hot totties, it helps sweeten the drink more and looks so pretty… but it's optional just as the cinnamon stick and star anise is. They jazz up the drink, but if you are making a hot toddy recipe for a cough and don't feel well, just skip the garnishes and get to your healing drink!
The nutritional information below is based off 1 serving (1 cup) of the healthy hot toddy recipe above.
Important Note:As a reminder, atLose Weight By Eatingit 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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Originally written and published February 5, 2021 by Audrey Johns
Furthermore, there's evidence that suggests drinking two hot toddies per day can help relieve cold symptoms such as sore throats and congestion when paired with restful sleep.
Buttery, flaky pastries like our Ham, Swiss & Apricot Pinwheels are a nice, light complement to the hot toddy. Our savory ham and swiss provide some much-needed contrast while apricot preserves enhance the sweet notes.
The components of a hot toddy can help relieve other symptoms associated with cold and flu. In a 2008 study , participants reported that consuming a hot beverage provided immediate and sustained relief from symptoms of runny nose, cough, sneezing, sore throat, chilliness, and tiredness.
Whiskey – Because it dilates blood vessels and capillaries and helps with circulation, whiskey can make it easier for mucus membranes to fight infection; it serves as an excellent decongestant when not overindulged. It's an antiseptic and numbing agent on tonsils which will help soothe a sore throat.
While the alcohol in one drink is great for falling asleep and feeling refreshed, one too many and the sleep you receive won't be that refreshing at all, and could cause you to wake up the next morning with worse symptoms than you had before. So, stick to one, and you should be good to go.
Because toddy is prepared and stored in unhygienic condition and consumers are usually economically poor, malnourished, and have an unhealthy lifestyle, the chances of parasitic contamination, transmission and infection remain high with toddy consumption.
We like to add the liquor to our hot toddies last. The reason is if we added it first, the boiling water would start to evaporate away some of the alcohol. We have no idea how much, but we paid for full-strength whiskey and we're not prepared to lose any of it to the atmosphere!
"Hot toddies, as the name implies, are served hot. Heat does wonders for someone when sick. A hot beverage can soothe the throat and can provide someone who has shaking (with) chills the feeling and comfort of a warm hug," Ascher said. The heat also helps to break down and thin out mucus to help clear it from the body.
After drinking the whole hot toddy, the 1.5 ounces of bourbon both puts you at ease and helps you drift into sleep so your body can recover. Learn how to make a hot toddy. Whether it's for yourself or for a loved one, we recommend keeping this recipe in your back pocket.
A hot toddy contains several ingredients that may be able to reduce cold symptoms, such as lemon, honey, and hot water. Adding spices, such as ginger, to a hot toddy may also have benefits. There is, however, no evidence to suggest that alcohol can help with the symptoms.
That said, hot toddies might work to ease some of your symptoms, helping you relax, explains . The mix of hot water, lemon, and honey is soothing on a scratchy, dry throat. And sticking to just one serving of booze, such as 1.5 ounces of liquor, may help quash any aches or pains.
Irish Whiskey: Known for its smoothness and light sweetness, brands like Jameson and Bushmills blend well without overpowering the other ingredients. Bourbon: With its rich, vanilla, and caramel notes, bourbon like Maker's Mark or Woodford Reserve adds depth and complements the honey and lemon in the toddy.
You can use whatever tea you want for a hot toddy, and any full-bodied, flavorful tea that can stand up well to the strong flavors of spirits and lemon is a good option.
A hot toddy, also known as hot whiskey in Ireland, and occasionally called southern cough syrup within the Southern United States, is typically a mixed drink made of liquor and water with honey (or in some recipes, sugar), lemon, herbs (such as tea) and spices, and served hot.
A hot toddy contains several ingredients that may be able to reduce cold symptoms, such as lemon, honey, and hot water. Adding spices, such as ginger, to a hot toddy may also have benefits. There is, however, no evidence to suggest that alcohol can help with the symptoms.
"Hot toddies, as the name implies, are served hot. Heat does wonders for someone when sick. A hot beverage can soothe the throat and can provide someone who has shaking (with) chills the feeling and comfort of a warm hug," Ascher said. The heat also helps to break down and thin out mucus to help clear it from the body.
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