Clementine & Lemon Gin Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Pink Grapefruit, Pineapple & Ginger Sparkler
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Fresh Strawberry & Lime Tom Collins Cocktail
- Recipe Runner’s Raspberry Green Tea Smoothie
- Girl in the Little Red Kitchen’s Blood Orange Bourbon Paloma
- Confessions of an Overworked Mom’s Apple Cinnamon Detox Water
- Clementine & Lemon Gin Cocktail Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 75g | |
| Calories 40 | |
| Calories from Fat 2 | 5% |
| Total Fat 0.23g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.03g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium 125mg | 4% |
| Total Carbs 10.01g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.4g | 5% |
| Sugars 7.94g | 5% |
| Protein 0.61g | 1% |
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