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.
Refreshing Summer Mocktail Recipes
Mock-jito
Ingredients
- 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
Preparation
- Muddle mint leaves and lime wedges with the agave syrup and apple cider vinegar in the bottom of the shaker.
- Add coconut water and ice. Shake vigorously.
- Fill glasses with ice and divide the shaken mixture, including the muddled mint and lime wedges, between the two glasses.
- Top with seltzer and stir.
- Garnish with mint sprigs.
Piña Col-nada
Ingredients
- 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
Preparation
- Add all ingredients to your blender.
- Blend on high until smooth and frothy.
- Garnish with pineapple, orange slices, or maraschino cherries.
Smashing Sage Spritzer
Ingredients
- 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
Preparation
- Muddle blackberries with sage leaves and honey in the bottom of a shaker.
- Add lime juice and coconut water; fill your shaker with ice. Shake vigorously.
- Divide the shaken mixture between two ice-filled lowball glasses.
- Top with seltzer and stir.
- Garnish with fresh sage and blackberries.
Watermelon Mock-a-Rita
Ingredients
Salted Rim
- Lime wedges
- Sea salt
Drink
- 1½ cups fresh watermelon, seeds removed
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ½ cup coconut water
- Dash of salt
- 2 cups ice
- Watermelon slices for garnish
Preparation
- Salt the rims of the serving glasses.
- Blend watermelon until it forms a juice.
- Combine watermelon juice, lime juice, salt, and coconut water in a shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously.
- Serve in lowball glasses over ice.
- Garnish with watermelon slices.
