My favorite drink during summer time: MOCKTAILS! After seeing amazing fruit infused waters on Instagram, I thought about making my own version, but wanted to make it more festive. So my magical fruit mocktails were born. Ever since I made the first one: my sparkling blueberry mocktail, I’ve been making new flavors every week. They taste so refreshing and delicious, and I want to share four beautiful recipes with you all!
The simplicity of summer drinks!
These are not complicated recipes and require just a few basic ingredients. I encourage you to get creative and make your own magical version of these mocktails! You can use whatever fruit you currently have at hand. I use mostly berries as they are my absolute favorite both flavor and style wise.
This weekend is dedicated to Midsummer celebrations at our summer cottage: sauna, swimming, bonfires, good food and of course some magical fruit mocktails too 🙂
Happy summer from the forest!
ps. If you try these, let me know what you think! And remember to use the hashtag #myberryforest and tag me in the photo so I can see your creations.
Magical fruit mocktails x 4
- 1 – 2 tsp sugar (or more, depending on how sweet you like your mocktail and how sweet the berries are)
- ~4 cups of sparkling water (unflavored)
- A handful of Ice cubes
Sparkling blueberry mocktail
- Fruit mocktail base
- A handful of frozen wild blueberries (bilberries)
- Few fresh blueberries
- Juice of 1 lime
- Fresh lemon balm or other flavorful herb of choice + edible flowers
Strawberry-basil mocktail
- Fruit mocktail base
- A large handful of fresh strawberries
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- 1 tsp beet juice
- Fresh tiny (or regular) basil leaves
Lime-blueberry mocktail
- Fruit mocktail base
- 3 small limes
- A handful of blueberries
- About 1/8 tsp spirulina powder or until you get a lovely green color
Golden mocktail
- Fruit mocktail base
- A handful of frozen red currants (or other red berries such as raspberries)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 lemon sliced
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Pinch of black pepper
- Sparkling blueberry mocktail: Mix together the coconut sugar (or sugar of choice) and the blueberries. Mash the berries a bit to get some lovely color. Wild blueberries (bilberries) release the most color into the mocktail.
- Add ice cubes, sparkling water, lime juice and mix thoroughly.
- Decorate with fresh blueberries, lemon balm leaves and edible flowers.
- Strawberry-basil mocktail: Combine sparkling water with sugar, beet juice and lemon juice until the color is as pink/red as you like (and the flavor isn’t too beetrooty).
- Add ice cubes into two serving glasses and pour the pink/red drink to the glasses.
- Decorate the drink with strawberries, basil leaves and flowers.
- Lime-blueberry mocktail: Slice the limes, leave a few for decoration and put the rest inside the serving glasses with sugar. Mash them up thoroughly and add ice cubes.
- In a separate glass, combine sparkling water with a dash of spirulina until the color becomes beautifully green. Pour the water into the serving glasses and decorate with blueberries and lime slices.
- Golden mocktail: Put frozen red currants or other red berries inside the serving glass, add sugar and mix. Add the ice cubes and slices of lemon.
- In a separate glass, mix juice of 1 lemon, turmeric powder and sparkling water. Pour the mocktail into the serving glasses and decorate with more berries.
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