The UCookbook:
Healthy "Mocktails"
Sweet & Zingy Red Mocktail
Juice of 1/2 grapefruit
4 basil leaves, plus 1 leaf for garnish
8 strawberries, chopped
Sparkling water
4 ice cubes
Directions
Place melon, celery, apple, and sparkling water in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour over crushed ice in a glass cup. Garnish with an orange slice.
Brynn, University of California, Irvine
Pomegranate Citrus Mocktail
1 half grapefruit, squeezed
1 orange, squeezed
1 tangerine squeezed
1 half lime, squeezed
1 half cup pomegranate seeds
Lime slice (for garnish)
Directions
Place grapefruit juice, orange juice, tangerine juice, and lime juice in a blender and combine. Pour into a glass cup and set aside.
Place pomegranate seeds into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour on top of citrus mixture. Garnish with a lime slice.
Brynn, University of California, Irvine
Lemon Berry "Mojito"
4 mint leaves, plus 2 leaves for garnish
4 ice cubes
1 half cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 3-4 lemons)
1/4 cup fresh raspberries
2 tbsp sparkling water
Directions
Place mint leaves and ice cubes into a glass cup. Mash mint leaves and ice with the handle of a wooden spoon until mint is broken up.
Place lemon juice, raspberries, and sparkling water in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour over mint and ice. Garnish with remaining mint leaves.
Brynn, University of California, Irvine
Watermelon "Margarita"
1 cup watermelon, cubed
1 tbsp agave nectar
1/4 cup water
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 banana, sliced
1 slice watermelon (frozen ahead of time), for garnish
Cayenne pepper, for garnish
Directions
Freeze watermelon cubes until solid. Place watermelon cubes, agave, water, lemon juice, and banana in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into a glass cup. Garnish with a dash of cayenne pepper and a frozen watermelon slice.
Brynn, University of California, Irvine
Sangria Blanca
Frozen fruit ice cubes
100% white grape juice concentrate
Seltzer water
Fresh orange
Sugar
Directions
Make the frozen fruit ice cubes by placing pieces of fresh fruit into ice cube trays and pouring water over them. Freeze until solid.
Mix the white grape juice concentrate with the seltzer water.
Rub the flesh side of a chopped orange along the rim of a glass. Pour sugar onto a plate then dip the glass rim into the sugar.
Place the frozen fruit ice cubes into the glass then pour the white grape mixture over it. Garnish with an orange slice.
Karlene Graham, University of Alabama
Virgin Mojito
1/2 lime, plus 1 slice for garnish
6 mint leaves, plus 1 leaf for garnish
2 tsp sugar
Club soda
Directions
Add 2 tsp sugar to a glass. Add the mint leaves, then muddle with the sugar. Squeeze the lime to extract the juice, then place the lime into the glass. Muddle again. Add ice cubes to the glass (until it is about 3/4 full), and top with club soda. Stir to combine. Garnish with a slice of lime and a mint leaf.
Max Greenlee, University of West Florida
More Recipes
A Non-Tequila Sunrise
To make a mock-sunrise, I layer four ingredients—orange juice, grenadine, white grapefruit juice, and ginger ale. The first thing you pour in is about 1/8 of a glass of grenadine. Then, place a bar spoon over the top of the glass and slowly pour orange juice over it until the glass is about 1/4 full. The next thing you'll layer is your white grapefruit juice. Fill the glass to about 1/2 to 1/3 full. Then layer your ginger ale, and you’re good to go. Slip a stir stick in the drink and garnish with a slice of grapefruit or orange. Give your drink a quick stir and enjoy!
Kelly, University of Wisconsin Baraboo
Apple Pie Mocktail
5 oz apple juice
1/2 oz lemon juice
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 thin wedge of apple
Mix first three ingredients and use the wedge as a garnish.
Ronald, University of Colorado at Boulder
Virgin Mary
3 oz tomato juice
1 dash lemon juice
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2-3 drops Tabasco sauce
1 wedge lime
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a glass over ice cubes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with lime wedge.
Elsie, George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon
Non-Alcoholic Sangria
4 cups orange juice
4 cups grape soda
1 cup of club soda
fruit slices
Mix in a largey pitcher and enjoy.
Sarah, University of Findlay, Ohio
Cran-Raspberry Lemon-Lime Cooler
Take 12 ounces of cranberry-raspberry juice and combine with 12 ounces of lemon-lime flavored carbonated juice or soda.
David, University of Wisconsin Madison
Shirley Temple
I love drinking Shirley Temples. I use Sprite, grenadine syrup, and maraschino cherries to garnish the drink. It’s good for a spring afternoon. [Standard mix is about 6 ounces of lemon-lime soda with a dash of grenadine syrup and a maraschino cherry.]
Rebecca, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Pineapple Fresca
7 oz pineapple juice
Lemon-lime soda
Mint leaves
Fill glass with ice and pour in pineapple juice. Top with soda. Add in mint leaves to taste.
Krista, University of Florida, Gainesville
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