5 Summer Mocktails for You to Enjoy Anytime
It’s finally feeling like summer time and we’re all here for it at Honey & Lavender. In excitement and anticipation of a (hopefully) more normal summer, here are 5 summer mocktail ideas!
This summer, the best beverages can be much more than just lemonade or iced tea by adding a few extra steps. These mocktail recipes have the flavor and flare you’ll need to get you through the heat!
The Berry Smash – If you enjoy sweet drinks, this one’s for you! Berries are packed with fiber and antioxidants which means the Berry Blast is a great way to add some nutrition to your mocktail.
Ingredients:
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
½ ounce stevia simple syrup
6 raspberries
5 blackberries
Seltzer water
Lime wedge
Raspberry Lemonade Mojito – This refreshing drink will satisfy your thirst with a sweet and fizzy flavor! Sparkling water, lime juice, simple syrup, mint leaves, and raspberries will bring this mocktail to life in minutes.
Ingredients:
15 mint leaves
1 oz simple syrup
2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
8 oz Dasani Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade
Raspberries
Lime Wedge
Orange Mint Mocktail – This drink has everything you need! Orange juice with hints of mint and lemon call for a refreshing and fizzy drink that is perfect for the summer.
Ingredients:
2 cups orange juice
¼ cup lemon juice
½ cup club soda
¼ cup water
2 tbsp sugar
2-3 orange slices
2-3 mint leaves
Citrus Peach Cooler – a refreshing peach drink perfect for a summer garden party! I suggest adding strawberries and topping it off with sparkling water. This recipe is to make a pitcher.
Ingredients:
4 tbsp lemon juice
4 tbsp lime juice
1 sliced lemon
1 sliced lime
Sliced strawberries
Peach nectar
Lemonade
Sparkling water
Watermelon & Strawberry Slushie – What’s more refreshing than eating a slice of watermelon on a hot summer day? Drinking it!
Ingredients:
1 watermelon
18 strawberries
4 tbsp lime juice