If you’re looking for a refreshing drink and a healthy appetizer, here you go!

Sparkling Crown Peach Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients:

• Crown Royal Peach flavored Whiskey

• Peach Mango Fruit Juice (substitute: Pineapple Juice)

• Champagne

• Fresh Mango chunks and/or Peach Slices

• Peach Rings (optional)

Instructions:

1. Chill all ingredients! This cocktail doesn’t contain any ice.

2. Cut up a mango and/or a peach and fill your glass with these fresh fruit chunks. Optionally, add one or two peach rings to snack on once they’ve soaked in a little alcohol.

3. Fill 1/3 of your glass with Peach Crown Royal whiskey.

4. Pour champagne to fill 1/3 of your glass.

5. Fill the final 1/3 of your glass with Peach Mango juice or Pineapple Juice. I’m using the V8 Energy Peach Mango juice which includes caffeine. You can substitute with the regular V8 Peach Mango juice or any of the other brands such as Minute Maid, Old Orchard or Welch’s to name a few.

6. Add garnish! I’ve added a peach ring for garnish. Other options are a peach or mango slice.

Healthy Sweet Potato Bites Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds sweet potatoes

• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon chili powder

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• Hot sauce

• Monterrey Jack and cheddar shredded cheese (Mexican blend)

• 3 green onions

• Sour cream

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.

2. Cut the sweet potatoes into ¼-inch slices. Place the slices in a large bowl, sprinkle with 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon chili powder, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and stir to thoroughly coat both sides of all slices. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, taking care that the rounds do not overlap (if possible). Bake 10 minutes on one side, then remove from the oven, flip all rounds, and bake another 10 minutes until soft.

3. While the potatoes bake, thinly slice the green onions.

4. When the potatoes are done, remove them from oven and add a dot of hot sauce on each round (or more if desired). Top each round with shredded cheese and wait a few minutes for the cheese to melt (the potatoes will be hot enough at this point to melt the cheese).

5. To serve, place the rounds on a platter. Add a dollop of sour cream on each round, and garnish with sliced green onions. (Tip: To make the sour cream easier to dollop, mix it in a bowl with a few drops of water to loosen it).

Enjoy!