What’s better than a refreshing drink in the sun?
How about making kid-friendly mocktails, it’s lots of fun!
Chuck in your favourite fruits and some ice,
Then take a pic and let us know which flavours are nice!
Enjoy a tasty drink this weekend…without the alcohol! We’ve found some mouthwatering ‘mocktails’ for you to try!
Mojito Mocktail
You will need:
A handful of fresh mint
Ice cubes
1/2tsp caramel syrup
1/2 tsp sugar syrup
Sparkling water
Lime
Method:
1. Put the mint leaves into a tall glass, then, fill the glass to the top with ice cubes and pour in the rest of the ingredients except the sparkling water.
2. Top up the rest of the glass with sparkling water and enjoy!
Passion Fruit Martini Mocktail
You will need:
3 passion fruits
1 lemon, juiced
1 egg white
100ml alcohol-free spirit
2 tsp sugar syrup
Handful of ice
Sparkling grape juice
Method:
1. First, scoop out the flesh from two of your passion fruit and put into a cocktail shaker.
2. Then, add the lemon juice, egg white, spirit and syrup and shake well.
3. Lastly, top up the martinis with grape juice and garnish with the remaining fruit halves.
Pina Colada Mocktail
You will need:
400ml pineapple juice
400ml coconut milk
1 lime, juiced
4 tsp icing sugar
Method:
1. Add all your ingredients into a cocktail shaker or whisk together in a jug!
2. Once your mixture is perfectly mixed, pour into a 1-litre bottle and chill for one day.
3. Once chilled, shake the bottle before serving and enjoy!
Strawberry Daiquiri Mocktail
You will need:
400g tin of pineapple chunks in juice
350g frozen strawberries
2 tablespoon of caster sugar
The juice of 2 medium limes
Strawberries for a garnish (optional)
Method:
1. Pop all the ingredients into a blender and process until the mixture is smooth.
Sangria
You will need:
2 cups boiling water & 2 black tea bags
2 cinnamon sticks
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups pomegranate juice
1 cup orange juice
1 medium sliced lemon & 1 medium apple, cored
3 cups carbonated water
Method:
1. Start by pouring your boiling water over the tea bags and adding your cinnamon sticks. Allow this to brew for 5 minutes.
2. After five minutes, throw away the tea bags and stir in the sugar until it dissolves.
3. In a large pitcher, add the tea mixture with the cinnamon sticks before adding pomegranate juice, orange juice, along with the sliced lemon and apple. Let this cool in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour but ideally overnight!
4. Lastly, before serving stir in the carbonated water! Enjoy!
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