Make your next event colorful, delicious and memorable with one easy item: a fun and flavorful mocktail!
A successful and memorable mocktail has three components: crisp flavors, a splash of color (provided by juice, decorative straws or tinted glasses) and a festive garnish to elevate the beverage from average to special. To make a memorable mocktail reminiscent of the all-too-quickly-passing joys of a simple childhood, follow one of the recipes below.
Each recipe contains unique ingredients that immensely alter the texture and flavor of the drink. We recommend using all natural fruit juices and fresh fruit. Enjoy!
Mocktail #1: The Yellow Jacket
What you need:
• Ice cubes
• 2 measures of pineapple juice
• 2 measures of orange juice
• 1 measures of lemon juice or lemonade
Pour the pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice or lemonade into a cocktail shaker half filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a small kid’s sized glass. Decorate with a pineapple and orange wedge. This not-too-citrusy drink is simple to make, a tiny bit tangy and oh so refreshing!
Mocktail #2: Fruit-infused lemonade
What you need:
• 4 cups Ceres or other brand passion fruit juice
• 4 cups of lemonade
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 cups fresh pineapple chunks or slices
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, rinsed, hulled and frozen overnight
• Lemon slices for garnish
In a large pitcher or bowl, combine fresh pineapple and passion fruit juice. Cover and let chill for at least 2 hours. Remove from refrigerator. Add in strawberries and lemonade. Serve over ice with lemon slices.
Mocktail #3: Apple Crisp Green Alien
What you need:
• 2 ½ oz. apple juice
• 2 ½ oz. of watermelon juice
• Half lime
• Club soda
Combine juices in a high ball glass over fresh ice. Add splash of club soda on top. Garnish with apple slices.
Mocktail #4: Banana-Strawberry Sensation
What you need:
• 4 oz. plain yogurt
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
• 2 bananas
• 1 cup of fresh pineapple chunks or slices
• 1 cup crushed ice cubes
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and pour into a fun shaped glass. Add Crushed Ice and decorations and a strawberry garnish.
Mocktail #5: Maddening Mango Mocktail
What you need:
• 1 cup of mango juice
• 1 cup of pineapple chunks
• 2 cups of yogurt
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and pour over ice; add mango or pineapple slices for garnish.
Mocktail #6: The Classic of all classics – The Shirley Temple
What you need:
• 3oz. lemon-lime soda or Sprite or 7up
• 3oz. Ginger ale
• 1 dash of grenadine
• 1 maraschino cherry for garnish
In a highball glass, over ice, combine lemon-lime soda and grenadine. Stir well and garnish with a maraschino cherry. Refreshingly sweet and delicious.