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Everyone should be able to enjoy a delicious, fun drink - whether or not there’s alcohol involved. These 6 easy mocktail recipes are based on a fun, fizzy, non-alcoholic formula that’s easy to make and completely customizable to fit anyone’s tastes.
Mocktails - zero alcohol, mock cocktails - are perfect for entertaining because they’re so easy for people to DIY. Use the mocktail recipes below to set out a mocktail bar for your guests with various fruit syrups, sliced fruit, herbs, ice, and sparkling water. This is a really fun way to let both kids and grown ups make their own drinks.
My Super Flexible, Go-To Formula
In a tall, highball glass, place:
3-4 slices of fresh fruit
and
4-5 leaves of a fresh herb
and
2 oz fruit syrup.
Muddle everything together.
Add ice to fill the glass, then pour in:
4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Stir, sip and enjoy!
Mocktail Recipe Ideas
OK, so a recipe formula is great, but what kind of fruit? What herbs? How do you make fruit syrup? Don’t worry, I got you.
Here are six non-alcoholic fruit and herb combinations to get you started sipping:
Blackberry Mint
2 slices of lime
4-5 mint leaves
2 oz blackberry syrup
4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Strawberry Basil
3-4 slices of strawberries
4-5 basil leaves
2 oz strawberry syrup
4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Peach Brown Sugar
3-4 slices of peaches
4-5 mint leaves
2 oz brown sugar syrup
4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Ginger Peach
3-4 slices of peaches
1-2 slices fresh, peeled ginger
2 oz peach syrup
4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Cranberry Rosemary
1 slice of orange
1 - 2 inch piece of fresh rosemary
2 oz cranberry syrup
4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Blueberry Basil
1 slice of lemon
4-5 basil leaves
2 oz blueberry syrup
4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Making Fruit and Sugar Syrups
Head over to my DIY Syrup page for the recipe and complete instructions on how to make just about any flavor of fruit syrup or sugar syrup. This is a key ingredient in these easy and delicious mocktail recipes. Fruit syrups take about 15 minutes to make, but do need 2-3 hours of chill time, so you want to make them ahead of time.
Tips on Mocktails
Sparkling water comes in all kinds of flavors! Berry and citrus sparkling water flavors are delicious in mocktails featured above and will enhance the flavor of your drink.
These mocktails are low in calories compared to a traditional cocktail, making them a good choice if you’re keeping things low carb or low calorie. You can also use a sugar substitute when making the syrup to low the calories even more.
Want a sweeter sip? Swap the sparkling water for a lemon-lime soda like Sprite or Sierra Mist.
Have some guests that want alcohol in their drinks? Add 1-2oz of vodka or rum to any of these recipes to make it a cocktail.
Let your taste buds be your guide and make up your own mocktail combinations! Take whatever fruit is in the fridge and whatever herbs are growing on the porch and get mixing. 🙂
Happy Hour Snack Pairing
Enjoy your mocktail with some crispy, crunchy homemade tortilla chips.
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This is my Super Flexible, Go-To Mocktail Recipe.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Syrup Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 20 min
- Yield: 1 mocktail 1x
- Category: Non-Alcoholic
- Method: Stir
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 3-4 slices of fresh fruit
- 4-5 leaves of a fresh herb
- 2 oz fruit syrup
- 4 oz sparkling water or club soda
Instructions
Place fruit, herbs, and fruit syrup in a tall, highball glass.
Muddle everything together.
Add ice to fill the glass.
Top with sparkling water or club soda.
Stir, sip and enjoy!
Notes
Fruit ideas: Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, oranges, lime, lemon, cranberries
Herb ideas: Rosemary, mint, thyme, basil
Keywords: mocktails, non-alcoholic drinks, cocktail syrups, fruit and herb drinks, mock cocktails
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