Description
These 5 easy mocktail recipes for summer are the ultimate alcohol-free drinks to cool off, hydrate, and impress your guests. Bursting with fresh fruit, herbs, fizz, and color, each recipe is simple to make and perfect for parties, brunches, or solo sips by the pool.
Ingredients
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Virgin Strawberry Mojito
- 3 strawberries, sliced
- 10 mint leaves
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp sugar or honey
- 1 cup soda water
- Ice cubes
- Mint and strawberry for garnish
Coconut Lime Fizz
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ½ cup coconut milk (full-fat)
- ½ cup sparkling water
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup (optional)
- Ice, lime slice, and mint
Pineapple Ginger Mocktail
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup honey or maple syrup
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 3 oz pineapple juice
- 1½ oz cinnamon syrup
- ¾ oz lime juice
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 5 oz ginger beer
- Ice and mint
Merry Mimosa Mocktail
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup ginger ale
- Splash cranberry juice (optional)
- Orange slice for garnish
Virgin Lava Flow
- 4 cups frozen pineapple
- ½ cup coconut milk
- 6 oz pineapple juice
- 1 cup strawberries
- ¼ cup water
- Ice as needed
Instructions
- Strawberry Mojito: Muddle strawberries, mint, and sugar in a glass. Add lime juice. Fill with ice. Pour soda water and stir. Garnish and serve.
- Coconut Lime Fizz: Mix lime juice and coconut milk. Stir in sweetener. Pour over ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish.
- Pineapple Ginger Mocktail: Make cinnamon syrup by simmering water, sweetener, and cinnamon. Muddle ginger and lime juice. Add pineapple juice and syrup. Shake with ice. Strain into glass, top with ginger beer.
- Merry Mimosa: Pour ginger ale into flute, top with orange juice. Add splash of cranberry juice. Garnish with orange slice.
- Virgin Lava Flow: Blend pineapple, juice, coconut milk, and ice until smooth. Purée strawberries and water. Layer strawberry mixture first, then pineapple. Lightly swirl for lava effect.
Notes
- These easy mocktail recipes for summer are all alcohol-free, making them perfect for family gatherings, baby showers, brunches, BBQs, and hydration-focused summer events.
- You can easily double or triple the recipes for larger servings or batch prep.
- For a lower-sugar version, skip added sweeteners and rely on naturally sweet fruits like pineapple, mango, or ripe berries.
- Feel free to swap soda water with flavored sparkling water or kombucha for added complexity and gut health benefits.
- Prep fresh fruit and herbs in advance and store them in airtight containers for quick, last-minute assembly.
- Always add carbonated ingredients just before serving to preserve fizz and freshness.
- To create a show-stopping presentation, serve your mocktails in unique glassware, rim glasses with sugar or salt, and use frozen fruit as ice cubes.
- Most of these drinks pair beautifully with light summer dishes like salads, wraps, seafood, or fruit platters.
- Category: Beverages, Drinks, Summer Recipes, Non-Alcoholic
- Cuisine: American, Global, Fusion
Nutrition
- Calories: 45–150 per mocktail