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Refreshing Summer Mocktail Recipes

Being pregnant in the heat of the summer can be brutal! Here are some refreshing summer mocktail recipes that will help keep you cool!

Published July 30, 2020
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Being a pregnant mama in the heat of the summer can be brutal. It’s hot. You’re uncomfortable. Sometimes, you would give your right arm for a refreshing cocktail. Fortunately, there is no lack of amazing, delicious, and refreshing non-alcoholic summer “mocktail” recipes that will keep you feeling cool by the pool (or under the AC vent) all summer long! Here are a few of our favorite summer mocktail recipes from Drinking for Two by Diana Licalzi Maldonado, MS, RDN, LDN.

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Refreshing Summer Mocktail Recipes

Mock-jito

Two glasses filled with a light green beverage, garnished with lime slices, mint leaves, and ice cubes. The glasses are placed on a wooden surface with a plain white background, perfect examples of refreshing summer mocktail recipes.
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Two tall glasses filled with a clear, refreshing beverage featuring ice cubes, lime slices, and sprigs of fresh mint. The drinks are placed on a wooden surface with a light background—a perfect example of summer mocktail recipes.

Mock-jito

  • Author: Diana Licalzi Maldonado
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Ingredients

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  • 20 mint leaves
  • 2 lime wedges
  • 2 tsp light agave syrup
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2/3 cup coconut water
  • 3/4–1 cup seltzer
  • 2 cups of ice
  • Additional mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

  1. Muddle mint leaves and lime wedges with the agave syrup and apple cider vinegar in the bottom of the shaker.
  2. Add coconut water and ice. Shake vigorously.
  3. Fill glasses with ice and divide the shaken mixture, including the muddled mint and lime wedges, between the two glasses.
  4. Top with seltzer and stir.
  5. Garnish with mint sprigs.

Notes

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

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Piña Col-nada

A margarita glass filled with a yellow frozen drink is garnished with a slice of orange and a cherry. The glass, perfect for your Summer Mocktail Recipes, is placed on a wooden surface against a plain light background.
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A yellow frozen cocktail is served in a margarita glass, garnished with a slice of orange on the rim and a cherry on top. The glass is placed on a wooden surface against a plain white background, embodying the essence of summer mocktail recipes.

Piña Col-nada

  • Author: Diana Licalzi Maldonado
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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups frozen pineapple
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (from a carton) (use more if needed to facilitate blending)
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk (from a can)
  • 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower or cauliflower rice (We highly recommend using frozen cauliflower!)
  • A squeeze of fresh lime juice
  • Pineapple or orange slices and sweet cherries for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to your blender.
  2. Blend on high until smooth and frothy.
  3. Garnish with pineapple, orange slices, or maraschino cherries.

Notes

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

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Smashing Sage Spritzer

Two glasses of a red beverage garnished with a green leaf each sit on a white marble surface. Three blackberries are placed near the glasses. A single blackberry is visible in one of the glasses. This vibrant setup perfectly captures summer mocktail recipes against the plain white background.
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Two glasses filled with refreshing red iced beverages garnished with green leaves are placed on a white surface. Nearby, there are fresh blackberries arranged in a small cluster, making it the perfect setup for your next summer mocktail recipe. The background is plain white.

Smashing Sage Spritzer

  • Author: Diana Licalzi Maldonado
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Ingredients

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  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries or cherries
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/3 cup coconut water
  • 1 cup seltzer
  • 4 sage leaves
  • Additional blackberries and sage leaves for garnish

Instructions

  1. Muddle blackberries with sage leaves and honey in the bottom of a shaker.
  2. Add lime juice and coconut water; fill your shaker with ice. Shake vigorously.
  3. Divide the shaken mixture between two ice-filled lowball glasses.
  4. Top with seltzer and stir.
  5. Garnish with fresh sage and blackberries.

Notes

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

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Watermelon Mock-a-Rita

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A glass filled with red watermelon juice, rimmed with salt, sits on a white surface. Behind the glass, there is a wedge of watermelon and two lime wedges—a perfect highlight for summer mocktail recipes.

Watermelon Mock-a-Rita

  • Author: Diana Licalzi Maldonado
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Ingredients

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Salted Rim

  • Lime wedges
  • Sea salt

Drink

  • 1 1/2 cups fresh watermelon, seeds removed
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/2 cup coconut water
  • Dash of salt
  • 2 cups ice
  • Watermelon slices for garnish

Instructions

  1. Salt the rims of the serving glasses.
  2. Blend watermelon until it forms a juice.
  3. Combine watermelon juice, lime juice, salt, and coconut water in a shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously.
  4. Serve in lowball glasses over ice.
  5. Garnish with watermelon slices.

Notes

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

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