Refreshing Summer Mocktails
Food + Drink
Beat the heat with Coastal Drive’s refreshing summer mocktails! These delightful, non-alcoholic beverages are perfect for enjoying the hot summer days with a cool and flavorful twist. From Piña Coladas to Watermelon Lemonades, we have a recipe for you!
For those moments when you’re hosting a lively backyard barbecue filled with the sounds of a sizzling grill and bubbling laughter, or when you’re lounging effortlessly by the pool, these delightful summer mocktails are the perfect addition to your gatherings.
Cheers to a season of sunshine and delicious, guilt-free indulgence!
Pineapple Piña Colada Mocktail
Ingredients
- 6.75 oz. unsweetened pineapple chunks (frozen)
- 1 oz ice
- 4.5 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
- 4.5 oz. unsweetened coconut milk
- Brown sugar to taste (optional)
- Fresh pineapple slices or maraschino cherries to dress the glass
Instructions
- Place the pineapple chunks and the ice in a blender
- Pour the pineapple juice and coconut milk, close, and blend until pureed
- Add brown sugar to taste (if needed)
Serve
Mojito Mocktail
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- Small bunch of mint
- 3 limes, juiced
- Soda water
Instructions
- Muddle the sugar with leaves from the mint using a pestle and mortar (or use a small bowl and the end of a rolling pin)
- Put a handful of crushed ice into 2 tall glasses.
- Divide the lime juice between the glasses with the mint mix.
- Add a straw and top up with soda water
Serve
Watermelon Lemonade Mocktail
Ingredients
- 1 large or 2 small watermelons
- 8.5 oz. lemon juice (from a bottle or squeeze your own)
- 3.5 oz. golden caster sugar
- 1-liter soda water
- 1 lime, cut into slices
- Small handful of mint
- Crushed ice
Instructions
- Cut the top off the watermelon and hollow it out using a large spoon, removing out any seeds along the way
- Push the watermelon through a sieve into a bowl.
- Put the contents in a blender with the lemon juice and sugar, blend to a puree, then stir in the soda water
- Put some ice into the hollowed-out watermelon and fill it with the lemonade mixture.
- Have a bowl of extra crushed ice on the side so people can help themselves.
- Place the rest in a jug with the lime slices and mint
Serve
