No alcohol got you down? I feel ya! Here are some tips and tasty recipes for making mocktails.
Tips for making mocktails:
Take any of the following ingredients and mix them up as you please:
• Sparkling or soda water – but not tonic water, tonic water contains sugar!
• Citrus – limes, lemons, grapefruit or oranges
• Fresh fruit – berries or melon, fresh or frozen
• Juices – lemon, lime, cranberry, orange, or olive juice – make sure these are pure juices without sneaky sugars and add just a bit for taste
• Garnishes – citrus wedges, olives, mint, or other herbs
Recipes from : Whole9life.com
Pomegranate Mint Spritzer
Ingredients:
-3-4 mint ice cubes per glass (recipe below)
-Seeds from ½ pomegranate (about ½ cup)
-1 bottle seltzer water
For the mint ice cubes:
-½ cup packed mint leaves, chopped
-about 16 oz filtered water
Directions:
To make the ice cubes, chop up the mint and spread it evenly throughout your ice cube tray. Fill almost to the brim with your mint water. Stick ice cube tray in the freezer for about 3 hours, or until set.
When the ice cubes are ready, get out your 4 glasses. Put 3-4 ice cubes in each glass with 1-2 Tbsp pomegranate seeds, and top it all off with seltzer water.
Recipe from: RealfoodwithDana.com
