Five Alcohol-free Fruit Cocktails You’ll Love To Make
Alcohol-free fruit cocktail is a refreshing drink suitable for children and adults alike, ideal for parties and meetings at work, with family or with friends.
Non-alcoholic fruit cocktails have become popular in recent years. They are not only ideal for special occasions, but can also be consumed with meals or as a refreshing drink on hot days. Want to learn how to prepare them?
Alcohol-free fruit cocktails you’ll love to prepare at home
The consumption of alcoholic beverages is not recommended for reasons of health and well-being. In fact it is advised to avoid them in order to maintain normal weight and good health. So, if you want to share a good time with your family and friends, the best option is to make delicious fruit cocktails without alcohol. Motivated?
1. Orange and berry cocktail
the berries have strong antioxidant properties, beneficial to health. In addition, the oranges have a significant content of vitamin C and essential minerals. Find out how to combine them into one of the best fruit cocktails.
Ingredients (for 4 cocktails)
- Pineapple juice (50 ml)
- 1 glass of orange juice (200 ml)
- Cranberry juice (50 ml)
- 1/2 glass of strawberry juice (100 ml)
- Crushed ice
- Mint
- 3 oranges
Preparation method
- If you are short on time, you can use bottled juices; however, we recommend that you prepare at least the natural orange juice, because it doesn’t take much time and the taste is much better.
- For 200 ml of juice: cut 3 large oranges in half and use a juicer to extract the juice from the fruit.
- Separate the pulp using a colander to make the texture of the cocktail smoother.
- Combine the rest of the juices in a shaker or glass dish, add ice and stir so that all the flavors are combined.
- To serve, put the cocktail in large glass goblets and decorate with a mint leaf and half a thinly cut orange slice.
2. Peach and lime cocktail
Want to cool off with a delicious drink? You just have to prepare this fruit cocktail with peach and lime. This combination of ingredients offers you a drink rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, ideal for the whole family.
Ingredients for 4 persons)
- 1 glass of peach juice (200 ml)
- Pineapple juice (40 ml)
- 1/2 glass of water (100 ml)
- Freshly squeezed juice from one lime
- 1 peach
- 1 apple
- Green mint
Preparation method
- First, peel and dice the peach and apple.
- Extract the juice from one lime using a juicer.
- In a glass bowl or decanter, add the pineapple and peach juice, water, lime juice and chopped fruit.
- Let the mixture cool for about 1 hour so that the fruit incorporates the aromas of the juice.
- Serve with crushed ice in a tall glass or glass container and garnish with mint or spearmint.
3. San Francisco alcohol-free cocktail
The traditional San Francisco cocktail is usually made with vodka or gin, but in this recipe we are going to eliminate the alcohol and add more juice to make it suitable for all guests or diners. In addition, as we have already mentioned, it is better to use natural, freshly squeezed juice.
Ingredients (for two people)
- Orange juice (50 ml)
- The juice of a lemon
- Pineapple juice (20 ml)
- 1/2 glass of soda or sparkling water (100 ml)
- Sour cherries and slices of orange or lemon for garnish
Preparation method
- Combine the orange, pineapple and lemon juices in a shaker or glass dish and stir.
- Serve in a wide-mouthed glass and add sparkling water or soda to fill the glass.
- You can add a cherry and a slice of one of the fruits used for decoration.
4. Fruit cocktails without alcohol: the mojito
The mojito is one of the most famous cocktails and there are multiple recipes depending on the alcohol and the juice used. In that case, we will follow the recipe of the traditional mojito,but by eliminating alcohol.
Ingredients (per person)
- 1/2 lime
- Pineapple juice (50 ml)
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- Soda or sparkling water (70 ml)
- Mint
- Crushed ice
Preparation method
- First, wash and cut the lime in half and cut one of the two halves into four segments.
- In a tall glass, add the lime and brown sugar. Using a pestle and mortar, crush vigorously so that the fruit comes off and becomes part of the sugar.
- Then add the mint or spearmint washed beforehand and crush again gently.
- Add pineapple juice, crushed ice and soda or sparkling water until the glass is full and stir with a long spoon in rolling motions.
- You can add a lime slice for decoration or wet the entire rim of the glass with water before starting the preparation and pass it on a plate with sugar redhead.
- If we replace the pineapple juice and soda with “ginger-ale” (a refreshing drink made from lemon and ginger juice), we will have a delicious non-alcoholic caipirinha.
Still haven’t tried these alcohol-free fruit cocktails? Now that you know several recipes, dare to make them at home when you want to celebrate something special, or enjoy a different drink.
