5 Non-alcoholic Fruit Cocktails You’ll Like To Try
Non-alcoholic fruit cocktails have become popular in recent years. Not only are they ideal to enjoy on special occasions, but they can be taken during main meals or as a refreshing drink on warm days. Do you want to learn how to prepare them?
Non-alcoholic fruit cocktails that you will like to make at home
The consumption of alcoholic beverages is discouraged for health and well-being reasons. In fact, it is advised to avoid them to maintain a healthy and balanced weight. Therefore, if you want to share a pleasant time with family and friends, the best option is to prepare delicious non-alcoholic fruit cocktails. You dare?
1. Orange and berry cocktail
The fruits of the forest are full of antioxidant substances that improve health. In addition, the orange provides significant amounts of vitamin C and essential minerals. Discover how to combine them in one of the best fruit cocktails.
Ingredients (for 4 cocktails)
- Pineapple juice (50 ml)
- 1 glass of orange juice (200 ml)
- Cranberry juice (50 ml)
- 1/2 glass of strawberry juice (100 ml)
- Crushed ice
- Mint
- 3 oranges
Preparation mode
- In case you do not have enough time, you can use packaged juices; However, we recommend at least making fresh orange juice, since it hardly takes time and the difference is very noticeable.
- For 200 ml of juice: cut 3 large juice oranges in half and with the help of a juicer, extract the juice from the fruit.
- Separate the pulp with a strainer so that the texture of the cocktail is finer.
- Mix the rest of the juices in a shaker or glass source, add ice and stir so that all the flavors are integrated.
- To serve, put the cocktail in tall crystal glasses and garnish with a mint leaf and half a thin slice of orange.
2. Peach and lime cocktail
Do you want to refresh yourself with a simply delicious drink? Then make this fruit cocktail with peach and lime. Its combination of ingredients offers you a drink rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, ideal for the whole family.
Ingredients for 4 people)
- 1 glass of peach juice (200 ml)
- Pineapple juice (40 ml)
- 1/2 glass of water (100 ml)
- Freshly squeezed juice of 1 lime
- 1 peach
- 1 apple
- Peppermint
Preparation mode
- First, peel and dice the peach and apple.
- Extract the juice of a lime with the help of a juicer.
- In a glass dish or jug, add the pineapple and peach juice, the water, the lime juice and the cut fruit.
- Let the mixture cool for about 1 hour for the fruit to incorporate the flavors of the juice.
- Serve with crushed ice in a glass or wide glass and garnish with spearmint or mint.
3. Non-alcoholic San Francisco cocktail
The traditional San Francisco cocktail is usually made with vodka or gin, but in this recipe we are going to eliminate the alcohol and add more juice to make it suitable for all guests or diners. In addition, as we have mentioned before, it is preferable that you use natural and freshly squeezed juice.
Ingredients (for two people)
- Orange juice (50 ml)
- The juice of a lemon
- Pineapple juice (20 ml)
- 1/2 glass of soda or sparkling water (100 ml)
- Sour cherries and orange or lemon slices to decorate
Preparation mode
- Mix the orange, pineapple and lemon juice in a shaker or glass dish and stir.
- Serve in a wide bowl glass and add sparkling water or soda to fill the glass.
- You can add an icing and a slice of some of the fruits used to decorate.
4. Mojito cocktail without alcohol
The mojito is one of the most famous cocktails and there are multiple recipes depending on the alcohol and fruit juice used. In this case, we are going to follow the traditional mojito recipe, but eliminating the alcohol.
Ingredients (per person)
- 1/2 lime
- Pineapple juice (50 ml)
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- Soda or sparkling water (70 ml)
- Mint
- Crushed ice
Preparation mode
- First, wash and cut the lime in half and cut one of the two halves into four wedges.
- In a wide glass glass, add the lime and brown sugar. With the help of a mortar, crush vigorously so that the fruit releases play and integrates with the sugar.
- Then add the previously washed mint or spearmint and crush gently again.
- Add the pineapple juice, crushed ice and soda or sparkling water to fill the glass and mix with enveloping movements with a long spoon.
- You can add a lime wedge to decorate or wet the entire rim of the glass with water before starting the preparation and pass it through a plate with brown sugar.
- If we substitute pineapple juice and soda for “ginger-ale” (soda with lemon juice and ginger), we will obtain a delicious non-alcoholic caipirinha.
Still not trying these non-alcoholic fruit cocktails? Now that you know several recipes, go ahead and make them at home when you want to celebrate something special, or enjoy a different drink.
