Sparkling Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail (Non Alcoholic)

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Bubbly mocktails aren’t only for the holiday season. These Sparkling Citrus Pomegranate Mocktails are the perfect drink for celebrating a special occasion - or just that it’s Friday!

Mocktails - non alcoholic cocktails - are a great way to create delicious drinks for everyone to enjoy. Whether you’re making drinks for kids and teens, those limiting their alcohol intake, people who don’t drink alcohol, or looking to reduce your calorie intake - mocktails fit the occasion.

Citrus Pomegranate Mocktails are so much fun to serve because you can go all out with the garnish! Add big leaves of mint, slices of orange, lime wedges, or pomegranate arils.

Pomegranate arils are the little, red, pearl-like pieces inside a pomegranate that contain the pomegranate seeds. (Did you know they had a separate name?! I didn’t!) You can buy a whole pomegranate and separate out the arils yourself - do this with the fruit submerged in a bowl of cool water - or you can buy the arils already out of the pomegranate and neatly packaged.

What You Need

Ingredients for citrus pomegranate mocktails

Pomegranate juice
An orange
A lime
Simple syrup
Ginger beer
Club soda or sparkling water

How to Make a Sparkling Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail

Place pomegranate juice, orange juice, lime juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Pomegranate mocktail mix being poured into a glass filled with ice.

Top with chilled ginger beer and sparkling water.

A pomegranate mocktail being topped with ginger beer.

Garnish with fresh mint leaves, an orange slice, a lime wedge, and/or pomegranate arils.

Enjoy!

Tips on Sparkling Citrus Pomegranate Mocktails

Do I have to use fresh juice?

While you can use bottled orange juice and lime juice, fresh juice taste MUCH better and isn’t that hard to do. Take the extra few minutes and squeeze the fruit.

Where do I buy simple syrup?

You don’t need to buy simple syrup - you can make it! Dissolve ½ cup of sugar into ½ cup of hot water. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Place in the refrigerator and let cool completely before using.

What can I use instead of ginger beer?

Ginger ale can be used instead of ginger beer if you want less of a ginger flavor. Don’t like ginger at all? Use lemon-lime soda instead.

How do I make a Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail into a cocktail?

Add 1.5 oz of vodka or rum to the cocktail shaker when mixing up the drink.