10 Refreshing Keto Rum Drinks

10 Low-Carb Rum Drinks

This low-carb version of a traditional rum punch is perfect for summer gatherings, especially if you or some of your guests are watching their carb count. 

Tropical Blend Diet V8 Splash as the base makes this refreshing cocktail suitable for someone on the ketogenic diet. Sugar-free Kool-aid mix and white rum are the only other ingredients you need.

What’s fun about finding great low-carb recipes is that you can always modify them a little to make them your own. We found some fresh lime juice and soda water to be a nice addition to the base cocktail recipe. You could also use a different drink mix, such as Crystal Light, in place of the Kool-Aid.

This Tropical Rum Punch by Keto Millennial is similar to the one above. Although it’s a bit more tropical, in our opinion, it could qualify as a Tiki punch. It also uses Tropical Blend Diet V8 Splash but uses both light rum and dark rum. 

Sugar-free grenadine, lime slices, and fresh mint are added along with ice, and all of the ingredients keep the total carbs in check, so this cocktail is the perfect fit for your low-carb lifestyle. 

The classic Mai Tai is a delicious, sweet drink, but it’s not exactly what you would call keto-friendly. It’s so sweet that it feels like just one sip would blow your low-carb efforts. 

We found this recipe variation that’s a perfect low-carb cocktail replacing all of the sugar-laden ingredients with keto-friendly alternatives. 

This recipe uses white rum, but you could easily substitute or add spiced rum or dark rum for a more authentic flavor. 

A flavored water enhancer is used for the fruity components, and a combination of almond and orange extracts replace the flavors of carb-heavy liqueurs typically used in this tiki drink. 

Enjoy a glass garnished with a little umbrella while not worrying about the net carbs while sipping. 

This Keto Rum Cocktail is the perfect drink if you prefer your cocktails to be light, refreshing, and low-carb, keto-friendly. A tall glass of this cocktail is perfect for a warm summer day. 

It gets its sweetness from a few slices of fresh strawberries, a little lime juice, and flavored sparkling water. Combined with white rum, you get a cocktail that has zero fat, is low in calories, and has practically zero carbohydrates. 

Add ice to both a tall glass and a cocktail shaker. Split a few strawberry slices between the two, and add the lime juice and rum to the shaker. Give it a good shake or two, pour, and top with your favorite bubbly water. 

The Hurricane is a famous drink that originated in New Orleans, but you don’t have to wait until Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras to sip down this alcohol-infused cocktail. And, with this cocktail recipe, you don’t have to pass it up due to the insanely high sugar content. 

This recipe uses both white and dark rum, just like the original, but all of the sugar is replaced by low-carb alternatives. 

Fruit punch and mango-flavored water enhancers, orange extract, lime juice, and liquid stevia are added to the alcohol for a drink that’s beach ready but won’t send your blood sugar into havoc. 

Perfect for a chilly fall or winter night, this hot buttered rum is low-carb and sugar-free. Real butter and monk fruit sweetener, combined with your favorite rum, make a keto cocktail that sips easily, requires little prep time, and is straight-up delicious in our book. 

We like a little dairy-free, sugar-free whipped cream on top of ours with a good sprinkling of cinnamon and nutmeg. 

For the best summer rum drink, mojito always wins our vote. It’s just so refreshing. Although, the simple syrup and lime juice that’s typically added can really amp up the calorie and carb tallies. We like the solution that Sweet As Honey offers for one of our favorite cocktail recipes.

This version takes into account how overdoing it on the lime can add too many carbohydrates, so it goes easy on it. You muddle lime, fresh mint, and a sweetener of your choice, and then add it to your glass with ice and rum. Simple perfection. 

You can also take some liberties with this cocktail. We like to swap the rum out for vodka or switch the mint out for basil. Serve with a nice platter of favorite protein-rich, keto-friendly food, and enjoy. 

A summery-sweet strawberry daiquiri with only four grams of net carbs? We’re definitely game for that! This mixture features fresh strawberries, just as they are straight from mother nature, a little bit of lime juice, and a sweetener or syrup that’s sugar-free. Make sure to post a picture of this to make your keto friends jealous. 

Sometimes, when we try low-carb, keto-friendly recipes, they disappoint. Not because they’re not good, but because they don’t taste like the original, and that’s what we really wanted. This isn’t the case with this Keto RumChata. It’s sugar-free and tastes just like the real thing, minus a bit of thickness.

This keto cocktail recipe is delicious, and what makes it stand out is the surprising taste of coconut that you’re not expecting from such a simple-looking, pink-hued cocktail over ice. 

Sugar-free raspberry and coconut flavored syrups combined with diet lemon-lime soda and two types of rum make this cocktail surprisingly strong and really easy to drink. 

FAQs

Key Takeaways

• Low-carb keto drinks with rum are easy to make with the right mixers 
• White rum, dark rum, and spiced rum can all be enjoyed on a ketogenic diet
• Fruit juices and full-sugar flavored syrups quickly add carbs and calories to your cocktails
• When mixing cocktails, take advantage of using  sugar-free syrup, diet sodas, and flavored water enhancers to add more flavor to your cocktails