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30 Refreshing Mocktail Recipes That Make Skipping Booze Easy
Booze-free beverages are having a moment. Trendy nonalcoholic drinks are gaining market share, sophisticated mocktails are becoming more commonplace on drink menus, and creative homemade mocktail recipes are all over popular food blogs.
There are a lot of really good reasons to choose an alcohol-free drink, but there’s one thing all mocktail drinkers can agree on: It’s got to taste as delicious and complex as any adult beverage. The best mocktail recipes are made with a thoughtful combination of flavorful ingredients. Some of those include juicy berries, fresh herbs, warming spices, tart citrus juices and vinegars, fizzy seltzers, steeped teas, fermented kombuchas, and sweeteners like honey.
So make a batch for yourself to sip with dinner or a movie, or for family members of all ages to enjoy. (You can always give adults the option of spiking their own cup, if you like—but honestly, these mocktails are so good that no one will be missing the booze.)
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Maryanne Cabrera via The Little Epicurean1 Sparkling Ginger Citrusade from The Little Epicurean
You’ll need a juicer for this recipe to extract ginger juice from the root. It also calls for a whopping five types of citrus juice: grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime, and blood orange.
Get the recipe here.
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Stephen Lewis via Bon Appétit2 Salted Meyer Lemon and Sage Pressé from Bon Appétit
Definitely use flavorful Meyer lemons if you can find them. If not, try regular lemons or one lemon and one mandarain orange. There’s no substituting the fresh sage, though!
Get the recipe here.
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Christina Lane via Dessert for Two3 Pineapple Hibiscus Mocktail from Dessert for Two
A combo of tangy hibiscus tea and syrupy pineapple juice create a drink that’s just the right amount of sweet and refreshing.
Get the recipe here.
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Stephanie Le via I Am A Food Blog4 Lemongrass Mint Lime Spritzer from I Am a Food Blog
Pick up some fragrant lemongrass stalk from your local Asian food market to make this strongly flavored mocktail.
Get the recipe here.
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Emilie Hebert via Emilie Eats5 Peach Blueberry Sangria Mocktails from Emilie Eats
This icy drink incorporates two summer favorites, peaches and blueberries, and has a bit of vinegar to add an acidic bite.
Get the recipe here.
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Shanika via Orchids + Sweet Tea6 Honey Grapefruit Pineapple Thyme Mocktail from Orchids + Sweet Tea
Grapefruit is often paired with rosemary, but recipe author Shanika uses thyme instead, an herb frequently used in the Jamaican cooking she loves.
Get the recipe here.
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Sylvie Shirazi via Gourmande in the Kitchen7 Stone Fruit Thyme Shrub Soda from Gourmande in the Kitchen
In case you aren’t familiar with a shrub, it’s a sweet and tart vinegar-and-fruit-based syrup that’s delicious in summery drinks like spritzers.
Get the recipe here.
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Chrissa Benson via Physical Kitchness8 Lemon-Pineapple Kiwi Sparkling Mocktail from Physical Kitchness
This vibrant green beverage gets its beautiful color from blended kiwi and its bubbliness from a lemon LaCroix (though feel free to sub in whichever flavor you prefer).
Get the recipe here.
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Meggan Hill via Culinary Hill9 Orange, Apple, and Cranberry Mocktail from Culinary Hill
Cranberry, orange, and apple juice altogether makes for one very refreshing beverage.
Get the recipe here.
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Jacki Moseley via A Beautiful Mess10 Grapefruit Citrus Sparkling Mocktail from A Beautiful Mess
A bit of rosemary is the perfect complement to this slightly bitter, bubbly grapefruit drink.
Get the recipe here.
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Jessica Merchant via How Sweet Eats11 Honey Berry Kombucha Smash from How Sweet Eats
To make this drink, you have to muddle the berries first, which simply means you have to smash them until they’re juicy and jammy. It gives the whole thing a delicious, pulpy texture that you’re going to be obsessed with.
Get the recipe here.
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Christin Mahrlig via Spicy Southern Kitchen12 Frozen Peach Bellini Mocktail from Spicy Southern Kitchen
Freezing the peaches before you blend them for this drink gives them a icy texture not unlike sorbet.
Get the recipe here.
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Lisa Lin via Healthy Nibbles and Bits13 Orange Mint Coconut Water from Healthy Nibbles and Bits
Coconut water makes this drink just as hydrating as it is delicious.
Get the recipe here.
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Jessica Merchant via How Sweet Eats14 Pineapple Peach Agua Fresca from How Sweet Eats
This recipe makes a big batch so it’s perfect for parties.
Get the recipe here.
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Stephen Lewis via Bon Appétit15 PG-13 Singapore Sling from Bon Appétit
This alcohol-free take on the cocktail is sweet and tropical—made with pomegranate juice, mango juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, and tonic water.
Get the recipe here.
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Jaclyn Bell via Cooking Classy16 Pineapple-Mango Lemonade from Cooking Classy
Why have plain, old lemonade when you could have this tropical, pineapple-mango lemonade instead?
Get the recipe here.
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Maryanne Cabrera via The Little Epicurean17 Sparkling Blackcurrant Raspberry Mocktail from The Little Epicurean
Blogger Maryanna uses her SodaStream to make the blackcurrant-lime sparkling water that is the base of this drink, but you could also pick up a similarly flavored seltzer from the store. Then just add lime juice, muddled raspberries, and fresh mint.
Get the recipe here.
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David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl Andersen via Green Kitchen Stories18 Passion Fruit Summer Drink from Green Kitchen Stories
If you’re lucky enough to stumble on fresh passion fruit at your local supermarket, you have to make this. If not, you can still make it using prepackaged passion fruit juice.
Get the recipe here.
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Stephen Lewis via Bon Appétit19 Huckleberry Shrub from Bon Appétit
Making this shrub requires little work but a bit of patience. After pouring a boiled solution of white wine vinegar and sugar over crushed huckleberries, you have to leave it in a sealed jar for several days.
Get the recipe here.
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Shanika via Orchids + Sweet Tea20 Citrus Honey Lime Mint Mocktail from Orchids + Sweet Tea
Boiling fresh mint leaves for a few minutes before stirring in honey and steeping ensures a strong mint flavor in the sweet syrup that’s the key to this drink.
Get the recipe here.
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Kate via Cookie + Kate21 Pink Drink via Cookie + Kate
This sunset-colored punch is made with hibiscus tea, sliced strawberries, orange juice, a dash of honey or maple syrup, and light coconut milk for creaminess.
Get the recipe here.
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Sommer Collier via A Spicy Perspective22 Cucumber Ginger Mint Agua Fresca from A Spicy Perspective
Just blend up your ingredients (cucumber chunks, lime juice, sugar, ginger root, and fresh mint leaves) with water, strain with a sieve, and you’ve got a seriously refreshing mocktail ready to go.
Get the recipe here.
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Jacki Moseley via A Beautiful Mess23 Classic Bloody Mary Mocktail from A Beautiful Mess
This has all the spicy, salty, savory flavors you’d expect from a bloody Mary, but it’s completely alcohol-free.
Get the recipe here.
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Gina Kleinworth via Kleinworth and Co.24 Blackberry Vanilla Mocktail from Kleinworth and Co.
This vanilla-scented, honey-sweetened mocktail has all the appeal of classic cocktails like old-fashioneds or Manhattans.
Get the recipe here.
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Maryanne Cabrera via The Little Epicurean25 Strawberry Balsamic Shrub from The Little Epicurean
Here you make a shrub syrup by letting muddled strawberries, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and balsamic vinegar steep in the fridge for two days—longer if you want to mellow out the vinegary flavor.
Get the recipe here.
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Shanika via Orchids + Sweet Tea26 Blueberry Ginger Lime New Year’s Mocktails from Orchids + Sweet Tea
Although it’s billed as a New Year’s mocktail, you don’t need a holiday to enjoy this zippy, blueberry-infused drink.
Get the recipe here.
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Jessica Merchant via How Sweet Eats27 Rainbow Coconut Water Spritzers from How Sweet Eats
A beautiful melange of colorful fruits makes this drink both totally delicious and very Instagram friendly.
Get the recipe here.
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Denise Bustard via Sweet Peas and Saffron28 Lemony Tarragon Spritzers from Sweet Peas and Saffron
Tarragon simple syrup takes this spritz from simple to herbaceous and fabulous.
Get the recipe here.
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Erin Alderson via Naturally Ella29 Ginger Lime Fizz from Naturally Ella
If you’re a fan of Dark and Stormys, this spicy, fizzy number is just what you need.
Get the recipe here.
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Robyn Conley Downs via Real Food Dietitians30 Sparkling Cranberry Kombucha Mocktail from the Real Food Dietitians
Bookmark this recipe for cooler days in the fall and winter, when fresh cranberries will be in season.
Get the recipe here.