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15 Easy Summer Mocktail Recipes

Cold non-alcoholic cocktail is a great refreshment on a summer day. And making mocktails together is also a lot of fun. Here are 15 easy summer mocktail recipes. Find your favorite, or try them all.

15 Easy Summer Mocktail Recipes

1. Cucumber Mint Cooler

Ingredients:
  • 1 cucumber (sliced)
  • 1 lime (juice)
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp honey or agave syrup
  • Sparkling water
  • Ice cubes
How to Make:
  1. Muddle cucumber slices and mint leaves in a glass
  2. Add honey, lime juice, and ice
  3. Top with sparkling water and stir gently
  4. Garnish with extra mint and cucumber slices

2. Tropical Pineapple Punch

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup coconut water
  • 1 lemon (juice)
  • Ice cubes
  • Pineapple slices for garnish
How to Make:
  1. Mix all juices in a pitcher
  2. Add ice and stir
  3. Serve garnished with pineapple slices

3. Watermelon Lemonade

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups watermelon (chunks)
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp honey or sugar
  • Sparkling water
  • Ice
How to Make:
  1. Blend watermelon until smooth
  2. Strain into a pitcher, add lemon juice and honey
  3. Fill glasses with ice, pour the mixture, and top with sparkling water

4. Mojito Mocktail

Ingredients:
  • 2 limes (juice)
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Fresh mint
  • Soda water
  • Ice
How to Make:
  1. Muddle the sugar with leaves from the mint
  2. Put a handful of crushed ice, lime juice and mint into a tall glass
  3. top with soda water
  4. Stir gently and garnish with a mint sprig

5. Mango Lime Fizz

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup mango nectar
  • 1 lime (juice)
  • Mango slices for garnish
  • Sparkling water
  • Ice
How to Make:
  1. Mix mango nectar and lime juice
  2. Pour over ice, top with sparkling water
  3. Garnish with mango slices

6. Blueberry Lemon Spritz

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 2 lemons (juice)
  • 2 tbsp honey or agave
  • Sparkling water
  • Ice
How to make
  1. Muddle blueberries in a glass
  2. Add lemon juice, honey, and ice
  3. Top with sparkling water and stir

7. Ginger Peach Iced Tea

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups brewed peach tea (or peach-flavored herbal tea)
  • 1-inch piece fresh ginger (sliced)
  • Honey to taste
  • Peach slices for garnish
  • Ice
How to make:
  1. Brew tea with ginger slices
  2. Sweeten with honey, chill
  3. Serve over ice with peach slices

8. Lemon Cucumber Sparkler

Ingredients:
  • 1 cucumber (sliced)
  • 2 lemons (juice)
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • Sparkling water
  • Ice
How to Make:
  1. Muddle cucumber slices in a pitcher
  2. Add lemon juice, honey, and ice
  3. Top with sparkling water and stir

9. Lemon Berry Fizz

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup mixed berries
  • 2 lemons (juice)
  • 2 tbsp honey or syrup
  • Sparkling water
  • Ice
How to Make:
  1. Muddle berries in a glass
  2. Add lemon juice, honey, and ice
  3. Top with sparkling water and stir

10. Pina Colada Mocktail

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 banana
  • Pineapple wedge for garnish
  • Ice
How to Make:
  1. Blend coconut milk, pineapple juice, banana, and ice until smooth
  2. Pour into glasses and garnish

11. Strawberry Basil Lemonade

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup strawberries (sliced)
  • 2 lemons (juice)
  • 2 tbsp honey or simple syrup
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • Sparkling water
  • Ice
How to Make:
  1. Muddle strawberries and basil in a pitcher
  2. Add lemon juice, honey, and ice
  3. Top with sparkling water and stir

12. Pineapple Ginger Mocktail

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1-inch fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • Sparkling water
  • Pineapple wedge for garnish
Instructions:
  1. Mix pineapple juice, ginger, and honey
  2. Let sit for 10 minutes, then strain
  3. Pour into a glass, top with sparkling water, and garnish

13. Watermelon Spritz

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups watermelon (cubed)
  • 1/2 cup sparkling water
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • Mint leaves
How to Make:
  1. Puree watermelon in a blender until smooth
  2. Strain the puree if desired
  3. Mix watermelon juice with lime juice
  4. Pour into glasses, top with sparkling water
  5. Garnish with mint leaves

14. Shirley Temple

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup ginger ale
  • Splash of grenadine syrup
  • Maraschino cherry
  • Orange slice (optional)
Instructions:
  1. Fill a glass with ice
  2. Pour ginger ale over ice
  3. Add a splash of grenadine
  4. Garnish with a cherry and orange slice

15. Ginger Lemonade

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup fresh ginger (sliced)
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 cups water
  • Ice cubes
How to Make:
  1. Boil ginger slices in water for 10 minutes, then strain
  2. Mix ginger water, lemon juice, and honey
  3. Pour over ice
  4. Garnish with lemon slices
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