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Mocktails are in...and for a good reason! They are healthier for your body and your brain and taste absolutely delicious.If you're looking for a non-alcoholic replacement for a party or social activity, or if you're looking to have something to do instead of drinking at night, give these delicious mocktail recipes a shot (pun intended)! They're fun to make and give you a fantastic healthy alternative to drinking alcohol this Dry January.
How do you get mocktails to actually taste like alcohol? Because of the astringent nature of super-brewed tea, tea mocktails can actually taste like alcohol. Along with the kick from ingredients like ginger and citrus, you'll hardly be able to tell the difference in the Citrusy Spicy Ginger Mint Spritzer and the Spicy Citrus Fizz recipes. If you're looking for a fruity co*cktail replacement, you're also in the right place! Most of our recipes are loaded with fruit for extra bonus antioxidants and sweet flavor.
Here are 10 of my favorites. I hope you love them!
Sparkling Turmeric Cardamom Mocktail
This mocktail is anti-inflammatory and perfect for Dry January! It'sfragrant, fruity and fun to make. Turn it into a date night or a girls night!
The Ingredients You Need For This Cardamom Spiced Mocktail
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1 tsp Lucky Morning Spice (or another cardamom, cinnamon & turmeric tea)
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup apple diced
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds (swap for berries if you don't have any)
- Optional: Sparkling water to top
How To Make The Sparkling Turmeric Mocktail
- The night before (or at least 6 hours before), freeze yourapple juiceinto apple ice cubes! Do this by simply pouring your juice into anice cube trayand letting them freeze. They'll form perfect ice cubes that will make your drink even tastier as they melt!
- The next day (or whenever you're ready to make it), add your Lucky Morning Spice to the hot water. Let your tea steep for 10 minutes.
- Muddle your apples using a muddleror the back of a wood spoon and add to your tea.
- Next, add your apple ice cubes,strainedtea and pomegranate seeds to your favorite glass. Top with sparkling water and enjoy your delicious & gut-healthy mocktail!
Cranberry Apple Rosemary Mocktail
The ingredients in this tea werechosen intentionallyto help optimize your brain's health and overall functioning. Let's boost that brain health while also having a delicious mocktail to sip on!
Ingredients You Need For This Cranberry Rosemary Mocktail
- 1/2 cup strong brewedAn Elephant Never Forgets
- 3 sprigsfresh rosemary
- 2 oz cranberry apple/orcranberry pomegranatejuice
- 1/4apple, diced
- Sparkling waterto top with
- Optional: Top with slicedgrapefruitfor tartness and decoration.
Learn more about the ingredients that make it so powerful here.
How To Make The Cranberry Apple Rosemary Mocktail
- First, brew your tea. Brew 1 teaspoon ofAn Elephant Never Forgetsin 1/2 cup hot water for 5 minutes. Then place in the fridge for 15 more minutes.
- While your tea is brewing, grab aglass jarand muddle 2 springs of therosemaryand all theapple. Squish them to let out all those aromas and nutrients!
- Next, addyour juiceand brewed tea to the jar. Close the lid and give it a good shake.
- Finally, strain the mixture into a short glass and top with sparkling water, the last sprig ofrosemaryand a slice ofgrapefruit!
Lush Lavender Sparkling Apple Mocktail
This one is easy, but so awesome. It's made with calming herbs and botanicals that reduce feelings of anxiety. If you ever drink alcohol to calm your nerves, this is a great alternative!
Ingredients For The Lavender Mocktail
- 1.5 teaspoons Lush Lavender(You can use another lavender tea but prepare for different results! This one really is the best.)
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 very small apple
- Sparkling water of choice (I used lemon)
- Optional: 1 teaspoon honey
How To MakeThe Delicious Lavender Mocktail
- Add your Lush Lavenderto the hot water and let it steep for10 minutes. Add the honey here if you choose to use it, and give it a nice little stir.
- While it’s brewing, chop a small apple into tiny pieces.
- Finally, assemble! Grab your favorite mocktail glass. Add your apple to the glass and then a handful of ice. Pour over your strained, brewed tea.Finally, top it off with your favorite sparkling water! I chose lemon, which also changes the tea to a richer purple color.
Enjoy!
Citrusy Spicy Ginger Mint Spritzer
I made this recipe because I wanted a super anti-inflammatory drink that felt like a luxurious co*cktail. If you're dealing with inflammation but still want to sip on a tasty, beautiful drink, this is the recipe for you.
Ingredients For The Mocktail That Actually Tastes Like Alcohol
- 1 handful offresh mint
- 1small lime, wedged (or 1/2 large lime)
- 1 tsp choppedfreshorcrystallizedginger
- 1 cup of brewedInflammation Relief Tea(*if you don't have it, you can use Ginger Tea)
- Sparkling water(lemon or lime preferably)
- Optional: 1-2 teaspoonssweetenerof choice (if you want it to be extra anti-inflammatory, you can leave this out)
- Alarge glass jar
Read more about the ingredients that make it so powerful here.
How To Make This Citrusy Spicy Ginger Spritzer
1) First, brew your Inflammation Relief Tea.Whichever method you use, our general recommendation is 1 teaspoon of tea to 1 cup water.You can use any ofthese methodsto brew your iced tea, but I decided to use thequick and dirty method using my favorite brewer.
If you want to use the quick and dirty method, add 1 heaping teaspoon of the tea into 1 cup of hot water for 5 minutes,strainand add in ice to cool.
If you decide to usethe cold brew method, add 1 heaping teaspoonInflammation Reliefteato yourteapot with strainer lidand cover with 1 cup of water. Placethe fridge for at least 2 hours.
2) Next, add yourlimes,mintandgingerto alarge glass jar (with a lid).Muddlethem all until nice and smooshed!This is also where you should add yoursweetener, if you choose to use it.Muddlingwill help release all these awesome flavors and nutrients. The aroma will blow you away!
3) Finally, add ice and yourbrewed teaon top of yourmuddledfruits,close the lidand give it a nice shake.Top withsparkling water!
You can drink it straight fromthe jaror you can strain and pour into ashort glass, which is what I decided to do. This will make about 2 portions, so share it with a friend!
See me make it on Instagram.
Grapefruit Oolong Spritzer
This tea mocktail is not only delicious and refreshing, but the combination of oolong tea, grapefruit, mint, and ginger is known to help boost your metabolism and burn fat more efficiently. So sip away and feel good about your choice!
Ingredients For The Tea Mocktail
- 1 teaspoon ofTi Quan Yin Oolong
- 1 cup of water
- 2 slices of fresh, juicy grapefruit
- 1/2 inch piece offresh ginger root, peeled and grated
- 1 sprig offresh mint
- 4 ounces (2 shot glasses) pure grape juice
- Sparkling water(lemon or lime preferably)
Directions To Make The Grapefruit Oolong Mocktail
- In aglass mason jar, add yourginger, grapefruit slices,andfresh mint.Muddleyour fruits by smooshing them with amuddleror the back of a wooden spoon.Muddling helpsrelease the aromas, flavors, and health benefits.
- Add your tea and hot waterto yourfavorite loose leaf tea brewer. Let it steep for 3 minutes.
- Pour yourstrained teainto themason jarwith the muddled additions, leaving room for ice. Give it a nice stir.
- Finally, add your ice, top with sparkling water, and enjoy!
I hope you love this delicious and fat-burning recipe! If you want to learn more about oolong tea for weight loss, check out this blog.
Elderberry BlackberryTonic
Not only is this mocktail tasty, it's also great for supporting immunity. It's cold and flu season...so why not?!
Ingredients In This Elderberry Blackberry Tonic
- 1.5 teaspoons Elderberry Tonic
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup fresh (orthawed frozen) blackberries
- Sparkling wateror tonic water
- Optional: 1-2 teaspoons honey
How To MakeThe Elderberry Blackberry Tonic
- First,add your Elderberry Tonic - or another elderberry tea - to your favorite loose leaf brewing accessory.
- Pour over 1 cup of hot water and let it sit for 10 minutes. If you want to add sweetener, add it here.
- Next, grab a glass jar and muddle 1/4 cup fresh blackberries (or melted frozen blackberries). Once brewed, add your tea on top of your squished berries, close the jar and give it a nice shake!
- Pour over ice into a cute glassof your choosing and top with sparkling water! Voila!
I garnished mine with blackberries and fresh mint but feel free to leave it as is!
Brain-Healthy Cranberry Orange Mocktail Recipe
Do you have a work dinner you need to stay focused for? Using a healing and brain boosting tea blend, this mocktail will helpsupportyour memory and concentration, while tasting delicious! Stay sharp, without sacrificing taste.
Brain Healthy Mocktail Ingredients
- 1 heaping teaspoonI Heart Pomegranates
- 1/2 mediumorange(1/4 cut intocubes and 1/4 cut into slices)
- 1/4 cupblueberries(fresh or frozen)
- 2 ouncescranberry juice
- Sparkling waterto top
- Muddler(if you don't have one, use the end of a large wooden spoon)
- Glass jar
Read more about the ingredients that make this drink so incrediblefor your brain here.
How To Make This Fruity Cranberry Orange Mocktail
- First, brewyour tea. Brew1 teaspoon ofIHeart Pomegranatesin 1 cup hot water for at least 5 minutes (the longer it brews, the better it tastes).
- Grab yourglass jarand add inyourcubed orangesandblueberries: muddleuntil fully mashed.
- Add your tea andjuiceto the jar and close the lid. Shake well.
- Pour your mixture over a strainer, into ashort glasswith ice. Top with your slicedorangesandsparkling water.
Spicy Apple-Ginger Mocktail
Made with gut-friendly ingredients like ginger and dark berries, you'll be able to have a fun holiday party, without the stomach ache!Double the recipe and share it with a friend, or quadruple it and share it with a group. You'll love how this mocktail tastes as much as how it makes you feel.
Ingredients In This Spicy Apple-Ginger Mocktail
- 1 cupapple juice
- 1 tspLady Ginger tea(or anotherginger teaof choice)
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries (raspberries,blueberries,blackberries,mixed berries)
- Sparkling water(unflavored or your favorite flavored one)
- Optional: splash of freshlemonjuice and a sprig ofrosemaryto garnish
- Ice cube tray
Learn more about ginger for gut-health.
How To MakeThis Spicy Mocktail
- The night before (or at least 6 hours before), freeze yourapple juiceinto apple ice cubes! Do this by simply pouring your juice into anice cube trayand letting themfreeze. They'll form perfect ice cubes that will make your drink even tastier as they melt!
- The next day (or whenever you're ready to make it), add yourloose leaf ginger teato the hot water. Letyour tea steep for 10-15 minutes.
- Heat1/2 cup of frozenberriesuntil soft, then mash with a muddleror fork.
- Assemble! Grabyour favorite glass. First, goes theberries. Next, yourapple ice cubesand then your strained, brewedtea. Finally, top withsparkling water!
Cranberry Apple Tart Mocktail
If you can't tell by now, I love a cranberry + apple combo...it's hard to beat! Especially during the holidays, this mocktail really hits the spot.If you're looking to cut down on alcohol, whatever the reason, this is a great classic mocktail that you could make every night if you wanted to!
Ingredients In This Cranberry Apple Tart Mocktail
- 1/4 cup cranberries
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon Cranberry Apple Tart*
- 2 cups of water
- 4 ounces of cranberry-apple juice juice or regular apple juice
- Sparkling water of choice to top (unflavored or your favorite flavored one)
*FindCranberry Apple Tartin December's Tea Talk Box
How To Make The Cranberry Apple Tart Mocktail
- Add the first 4 ingredients to a small saucepanand add to medium heat for 15 minutes.
- Take off the heat and strain with a handheld strainer.
- Pour evenly into two of your favorite glasses and add 2 ounces of juice to each glass.
- Add ice and top with sparkling water!
Chai Spiced Cranberry Cider
Every time I make this recipe, it disappears faster than you can say “ho-ho-ho,” so I thought you might like to try it too! Try bringing this spicy cider to your next holiday party, or make it for your family. It is caffeine-free and safe for the whole crew.
Ingredients In This Chai Spiced Non-Alcoholic Cider
- 2 quartsorganic apple cider
- 1/4 cup (or more) fresh orfrozen whole cranberries
- 3 tablespoons ofNaked Chai(organic Chai spices without any caffeine or other ingredients)
- 1” piece offresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
Feel free to add your own favorite ingredients. You can addorangesections,pomegranateseeds,pearslices, a small sprig ofrosemary, or a tiny pinch ofcayenne. Make it your own!
How To MakeTheNon-Alcoholic Spiced Cider
- Addall of the ingredients to a stainless steel saucepan. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer everything togetheron a low heat for 15-20 minutes.
- Adjust based on your likings: taste it! Make sure it’s the right level oftartnessandsweetness.You can add a touch ofmaple syrupif it’s too tart, or morecranberriesif you think it needs a little bit more bite. (If you do add more cranberries, crush them a little before adding them to the pot; cover and simmer for another 5 minutes.)
- Strain out the berries and spices out by pouring the tea through ahandheld strainerinto a punch bowlorinto aheat-safe strainer pitcher.
- Pour or ladle your cider into a glass mug and enjoy!
Raspberry Spritz
If you love raspberries, you'll LOVE this sweet, fruity mocktail.
Ingredients For The Raspberry Spritz
- 1.5 teaspoons Cranberry Apple Tart*
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup thawed frozen raspberries
- 1 can of your favorite sparkling water
- Optional: 1 tsp honey
*FindCranberry Apple Tartin December'sTea Talk Box
How To MakeThe Raspberry Spritz
- Add your Cranberry Apple Tart to your favorite tea brewerand top with hot water. Add your optional honey here and stirwell. Brew for 10 minutes.
- Add yourraspberries to a small bowl and muddle.
- Assemble! Grab your favorite mocktail glass and add your muddled raspberries. Next, add a handful of ice and pour over your brewed tea. Top with sparkling water and enjoy!
Spicy Citrus Fizz
This spicy citrus fizz is exactly the flavor I need in a winter mocktail. It's spicy and tangy and has a natural sweetness from the oranges. I think you're going to love it.
Ingredients In The Spicy Citrus Fizz
- 1 tsp Sweater Weather*
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1/4 orange,cubed
- 1/4 lemon, cubed
- 2 ounces orange juice
- Optional: Top with sparkling water
*I'm not supposed to pick favorites...butSweater Weatheris my favorite tea we sell. It's great in this mocktail but it's also amazing on it's own. I love it hot on a cold day, especially if I'm feeling under the weather.
How To Make This Spicy Citrus Mocktail
- First, add yourteato yourloose leaf brewing accessory. Cover it with hot water and let sit for 15 minutes.
- While the tea is brewing,cube your orange and lemon.
- Add your cubed fruit tothebrewerandmuddle. You NEED thisadorable gold muddler.
- Add your orange juice and give it astir.
- Close the top of the brewer and pour over ice into a short glass. The top will strain it, so you don't need to worry about straining it.
I added a sliced fig and mint for garnish, but feel free to garnish with any fruit or herb or leave it as is!
Thanks so much for reading! Please let me know in the comments if you have any questions :)
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