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