Thursday, 6 February 2020

Drink Healthy

Healthy Mocktail Recipes


Strawberry Kombucha Mocktail Mojito

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. strawberry Kombucha
  • 1/2 cup fresh strawberries quartered
  • 6-8 fresh raspberries
  • 8 mint leaves
  • 1 cup Sparkling water
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • Ice

Instructions

  • Muddle, or puree, the strawberries, raspberries, mint and lime juice until a puree is formed.
  • Divide the puree into 2 mason jars, add kombucha into each glass followed by sparkling water and add in ice cubes.
  • Stir, sip, and enjoy!
strawberry kombucha mocktail in a mason jar with strawberries and limes on wood table.



Simple Pineapple Ginger Kombucha Mocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pineapple juice, chilled
  • 1/4 cup organic lemon juice, chilled
  • 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 organic lemon, sliced
  • 2 cups ginger kombucha, chilled
  • 4 oz orange liquer, like Triple Sec (optional)
  • 5 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • tbsp organic cane sugar, or granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Remove the leaves from one sprig of rosemary and chop very finely. Combine with sugar and transfer to a small plate or dish that is larger than the diameter of the glasses you will be using. Rub the edge of each glass with lemon, then invert the glass into the rosemary-sugar mixture to rim the glasses.
  • Combine pineapple juice, lemon juice and maple syrup in a pitcher. Stir to combine, as the maple syrup will sink to the bottom. Slowly add the kombucha.
  • Pour over ice-filled, rosemary-rimmed glasses and garnish with lemon slices and sprigs of fresh rosemary. Serve immediately.

Notes

Kombucha tends to cut the sweetness in a drink, so you may want to adjust the amount of maple syrup to suit your taste. Different brands of kombucha will also vary in sweetness, so play around with this drink to find the balance you like best.
Calorie count does not include alcohol.
healthy mocktail recipes - pineapple ginger kombucha mocktail with rosemary in 2 glasses




Simple Kombucha Mule Mocktail

INGREDIENTS

  • Crushed ice
  • 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 ounces vodka (I like Tito’s)
  • 4 ounces ginger-flavored kombucha (I used Holy Kombucha’s Green Apple Ginger flavor)
  • For garnish: lime wedge, mint sprig, and/or slice of granny smith apple

for mocktail version:

  • Crushed Ice
  • 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 4 ounces ginger-flavored kombucha
  • For garnish: lime wedge, mint sprig, and/or slice of granny smith apple

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Fill a mule mug with crushed ice.
  2. Add vodka (if using) and lime juice. Top with kombucha and stir with a long cocktail spoon.
  3. Garnish with lime wedge, mint, and/or a slice of granny smith apple.

2 kombucha mule mocktails in copper mugs with mint and lime on top
kombucha mule


Sparkling Watermelon Agua Fresca 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups watermelonchunks (seedless)
  • 1 Tablespoon lime juice
  • 4 mint leaves
  • sparkling water
  • icecrushed or cubes
  • lime slices for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • In a blender, process the watermelon chunks, lime juice, and mint leaves until smooth.
  • Strain the watermelon mixture, if desired, and set aside.
  • Fill your glasses with ice.
  • Pour the watermelon mixture over the ice to fill each glass 3/4 of the way to the top.
  • Top each glass with sparkling water, garnish with lime slices (if desired) and enjoy!


Cantaloupe Mint Sparkler

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 ripe cantaloupe peels and seeds removed, and cut in to cubes
  • 4 limes
  • 8 ounces rum {omit for the Cantaloupe Mint Sparkler}
  • 4 teaspoons maple syrup
  • 40 mint leaves plus extra for garnish
  • 2 cups sparkling water or Ayala's Lemongrass Mint Vanilla Sparkling Water
  • Ice

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Place the cantaloupe cubes in a blender, and blend, on high speed, until liquified. Cut the limes in half and squeeze them into the cantaloupe juice, and add maple syrup and blend until well combined.
  • For each mojito or mint sparkler, tear up 10 mint leaves in to a glass and muddle them with a muddler. Divide the cantaloupe juice mixture amongst the 4 glasses and pour the juice over the muddled mint.
  • Add 2 ounces rum to each glass if making mojitos, and stir to combine with the juice.
  • Top each glass with 1/2 cup sparkling water and add ice to chill. Add fresh mint on top to garnish.
Cantaloupe Mojito // The Spicy RD


7 Infused Water Recipes

INGREDIENTS

ALL INFUSED WATER RECIPES

  • 1.25 l (5 cups) water

WATERMELON, BASIL AND STRAWBERRY INFUSED WATER

  • 200 g (2 cups) watermelon cubes
  • 100 g (2/3 cup) sliced strawberries
  • 8 basil leaves torn

STRAWBERRY, LIME AND MANGO INFUSED WATER

  • 1 large ripe mango sliced
  • 100 g (2/3 cup) sliced strawberries
  • 1 lime sliced

LIME, GINGER AND POMEGRANATE INFUSED WATER

  • seeds from 1 large pomegranate
  • 1 lime sliced
  • 2 inches ginger sliced

BLUEBERRY, APPLE AND ORANGE INFUSED WATER

  • 1 orange sliced
  • 1 apple sliced
  • 100 g (2/3 cup) blueberries

MINT, LIME AND CUCUMBER INFUSED WATER

  • ½ cucumber sliced
  • 1 lime sliced
  • 3 mint sprigs

GRAPE FRUIT, ORANGE AND ROSEMARY INFUSED WATER

  • One pink grapefruit sliced
  • 1 orange sliced
  • 1 sprig rosemary

PAPAYA, PASSIONFRUIT AND PINEAPPLE INFUSED WATER

  • 200 g (2 cups) pineapple cubes
  • half a small papaya deseeded and sliced
  • seeds from one passion fruit




INSTRUCTIONS

  • Infused Water Instructions (for each recipe):
  • Add the fruit and herbs into a jar and top with water.
  • For a stronger flavor, muddle or bruise the fruit and herbs first before adding in the water.
  • Let infuse for a minimum of 6 hours, and up to 12 hours in the fridge.
A pitcher of fruit flavored water with 2 full glasses on a white table
7 glasses of infused water on a table
7 glasses full of different flavored water
detox water in a pitcher surrounded by 7 glasses filled with flavored water
top down view of 7 glasses on a grey countertop



DIY Sparkling Water Bar

DIY Sparkling Water Bar Combinations to Try

  • Sparkling Water + Fresh Raspberries + Lime Wedges + Pure Vanilla Extract + 1 Vanilla Bean “swizzle stick”
  • Sparkling Water + Fresh Blueberries + Blood Orange Wedges + Fresh Basil
  • Sparkling Water + Fresh Mint + Grapefruit Slices + Peppermint Extract
  • Sparkling Water + Fresh Pineapple + Lemon Wedges + 1 Lemon Grass ‘Swizzle Stick”
Fun and festive party idea! DIY Sparkling Water Bar | Sponsored by Nestle Waters at The Spicy RD


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