Many people equate having a fun time with drinking alcohol but that’s not true. You'll have all the fun you need if you have some excellent mocktails and company. What’s even better is that you won’t put your liver at risk from drinking too much liquor. Since there’s a well-established link between chronic liver disease and regular alcohol consumption, mocktails are a great way to keep your liver healthy!
10 Mocktail Recipes You’ll Love
1. A Blackberry Virgin Mojito
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
Mint Syrup
½ cup fresh mint leaves
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1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
Mojito
1 cup blackberries
1 tsp granulated sugar
½ cup lime juice
Ice
2 (12-oz.) cans seltzer
Fresh mint, for garnish
Method:
- Crush the mint leaves using a mortar and pestle. Add sugar and water and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let boil for 3 minutes. Let cool to room temperature, then strain out mint leaves, pressing with a wooden spoon to help release all liquid.
- In a small bowl, add blackberries and sugar, and using a wooden spoon, crush blackberries.
- Divide blackberries between 4 glasses and add 2 tablespoons of simple syrup and 2 tablespoons of lime juice to each glass. Fill glasses with ice and top off with seltzer, then garnish with mint.
2. Virgin Raspberry Mango Margarita
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
Mango layer
2 cups frozen mango
¾ cups coconut water
¼ cup lime juice
2 tsp honey
Raspberry layer
2 cups frozen raspberries
¾ cup coconut water
¼ cup lime juice
2 tsp. Honey
Method:
- Combine frozen mango, coconut water, lime juice, and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth, then fill each glass halfway.
- Combine frozen raspberries, coconut water, lime juice, and honey in a blender. Blend until smooth, then top off each glass with the mixture.
- Garnish with lime wedges and serve.
3. Watermelon Fresca
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
6 cups seedless watermelon chunks plus small wedges for garnish
6 tbsp sugar
⅓ cup fresh lime juice
⅓ cup water
Fresh mint sprigs
Method:
- Combine watermelon, sugar, lime juice, and water in a blender. Puree until smooth.
- Serve, garnished with mint sprigs and watermelon wedges.
4. Whipped Lemonade
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup lemonade
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
Juice of 1 lemon
4 cups ice
Lemon slices, for garnish
Method:
- In a blender, combine ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. Add more ice to thicken as desired.
- Pour into glasses and garnish with a lemon slice before serving.
5. Mango Lassi
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk plain yogurt
1 ¼ cups chopped ripe mango
⅔ cup ice
2 tsp honey
⅛ tsp rosewater (optional)
Ground cardamom, for sprinkling
Method:
- In a blender, combine all ingredients except cardamom and blend until smooth.
- Garnish with a pinch of cardamom and serve cold.
6. Italian Soda
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
Ice
1 ½ oz. flavored syrup
8 oz. club soda
1 oz. to 1 ½ oz. heavy cream or half-and-half
Method:
- Fill a large glass with ice. Add syrup, then slowly pour in club soda. Stir gently, top with cream, and serve.
7. Virgin Cranberry Basil Sangria
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3 cups cranberry juice
½ cup orange juice
1 (12-oz.) can seltzer
1 orange, sliced
1 apple, cored and sliced
⅓ cup frozen cranberries
¼ cup packed basil leaves
Ice
Method:
- In a large pitcher, combine cranberry juice, orange juice, and seltzer. Add fruit and basil and stir to combine.
- Pour over ice to serve.
8. Thai Iced Tea
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
4 cups water
½ cup Thai tea mix
½ cup granulated sugar
Ice
Sweetened condensed milk
Method:
- Boil water. In a large pitcher, combine boiling water, Thai tea mix, and sugar. Let steep for 15 minutes.
- Strain tea using a fine mesh strainer. Chill until cold.
- When ready to serve, pour tea over ice and add 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk to each glass.
9. Watermelon Lemonade
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup watermelon juice
1 cup lemonade
Ice
Method:
- Combine lemonade and watermelon juice in a pitcher.
- Serve over ice.
10. Lime Zinger
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
2 cucumber strips
3 lime wheels
Ice
Sugar-free lime energy drink
White grape juice
Speared strawberry halves
Method:
- In a glass, add cucumber, lime wheels, and ice. Pour in 4 parts energy drink to 1 part white grape juice, or 8 oz of energy drink to 2 oz white grape juice. Garnish with speared strawberry halves and serve.
Having a good time shouldn’t mean putting your liver at risk so make sure to play it safe with some fun mocktails. If you’re having any signs of liver disease, though, you should see your doctor immediately. Some of the signs to look for include persistent fatigue, swelling in the extremities, dark urine, and unexplained stomach pain.
