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Recipe of the Week: Sweet Mountain Summertime Mocktails

Posted 7/30/23

If you love the art of mixing drinks but don’t want the alcohol, try a mocktail. A mocktail is a fun option for anyone who can’t have alcohol, is sober curious, or is just trying to dry out for a

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Recipe of the Week: Sweet Mountain Summertime Mocktails

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If you love the art of mixing drinks but don’t want the alcohol, try a mocktail. A mocktail is a fun option for anyone who can’t have alcohol, is sober curious, or is just trying to dry out for a while. Below are 3 easy recipes to help you get started while you chill and enjoy the summer. garnish. ( optional)

Start with 2 oz of simple blueberry syrup poured over ice in your favorite tall glass. Fill it halfway with lemonade and then top off with sparkling water. Mix with a straw, add a sprig of mint and a few fresh blueberries. Serve and enjoy!

Lemon Blueberry Mocktail Spritzer

Ingredients:

Lemonade

Sparkling Water

Blueberry Simple Syrup

Sprig of mint and fresh blueberries to garnish ( optional )

Healthy and Delicious Orange Lime Mixer

Ingredients:

Orange Juice

Agave Nectar (to taste)

Sparkling water

Lime Juice

A fresh lime slice and spring of mint to garnish ( optional )

In a shaker add the orange juice, lime juice and the stir in the agave. Add the ice and shake until you have reached your desired point of chill. The more you shake, the colder to gets. Do a little dance while shaking, it will taste even better. Strain the mocktail over ice into your favorite glass and then top off with the sparkling water. Finish it off with your garnish and serve!

Chocolate Mocktini

For this drink you will need:

Milk

Chocolate Chips

Sea Salt

Vanilla Coffee Syrup or Plain Coffee

Syrup

Sugar ( for coating the rim of your martini glass )

Begin by bringing the milk to a boil and then quickly remove it from the stove. Whisk in the chocolate chips along with a pinch of sea salt until the chocolate has competently melted. . Whisk until the chocolate chips have melted into the hot milk. Stir in the vanilla coffee syrup. Place the mixture into the refrigerator to chill. Serve it in a sugar rimmed martini glass cold.