If you, for some reason, decided to abandon the idea of alcoholic cocktails for a celebration or on weekdays, we recommend trying out one of the recipes below. Each recipe for a non-alcoholic cocktail at home is as simple as possible, includes the available ingredients and is surprisingly delicious. Here you will find seasonal cocktails: refreshing, ideal for consumption in summer heat or warming winter.
Non-alcoholic cocktail with syrup
Ingredients:
- cranberry juice - 1 l;
- Grenadine - 1/4 of a century;
- mint extract - 1-2 drops;
- carbonated water - 260 ml;
- ice.
Preparation
Mix the first four ingredients together and try, if necessary add some more grenadine or sugar syrup. Pour the drink into glasses and add a couple of ice cubes. In addition, you can decorate the cocktail with fresh cranberries and pomegranate seeds.
Hot non-alcoholic cocktail at home
A real seasonal drink is considered to be mulled wine, a wine that, after so long cooking, is already losing its hovering properties. We decided to stop at a completely non-alcoholic analogue, which can be done on the basis of any juice.
Ingredients:
- black currant juice - 1 l;
- cherry juice - 1 l;
- grape juice - 1 l;
- apple juice - 500 ml;
- lemon - 1/2 pcs .;
- cinnamon - 2 sticks;
- cloves - 3-4 buds;
- cardamom - 3 pcs.
Preparation
Mix all kinds of juices in a deep saucepan, add slices of lemon and spices. Place the saucepan over medium heat and wait until the drink starts to boil (do not boil!). Cover the cocktail with a lid and allow to infuse for about 6 hours. Re-heat before use.
Non-alcoholic coconut cocktail "Pina colada"
Ingredients:
- yoghurt - 225 g;
- slices of canned pineapple - 1/4;
- pineapple juice - 60 ml;
- coconut milk - 15 ml;
- ice.
Preparation
Pour the yogurt into the shaker along with the pineapple juice. Add the coconut milk. Pineapple slices and place a mash on the contents of the shaker. Add ice and shake everything together. Pour the drink over the glass. Serve with a slice of pineapple.
Non-alcoholic milkshake
If the classic milksheyki as a rule and so are prepared without the addition of alcohol, then their great-grandfather - gogol-mogol, in the classics is supplemented with a portion of rum or bourbon. Below we will repeat the nonalcoholic version of the recipe.
Ingredients:
- milk - 740 ml;
- cinnamon - 4 sticks;
- cloves - 2-3 buds;
- egg yolks - 7 pieces;
- granulated sugar - 115 g;
- cream fat (33%) - 470 ml;
- a vanilla pod;
- pinch of nutmeg.
Preparation
Combine the milk and spices in the saucepan. Wait until the milk comes to a boil. In the meantime, whisk the yolks and sugar white-hot. Remove the spices from the milk and gradually pour it into the yolks, continuously mixing the whisk. Pour the drink into the saucepan and cook on the lowest heat for 5 minutes, also stirring constantly. Ready to drink, remove from heat, cool and add whipped cream with nutmeg.
Home-made non-alcoholic cocktail
Ingredients:
- juice 4 lemons;
- granulated sugar - 480 g;
- water 520 ml;
- citric acid - 1 teaspoon;
- 2 handfuls of basil leaves.
Preparation
After warming up the water, sprinkle sugar and cook for 10 minutes. Finished syrup cool.
Leave basil leaves with juice and sprinkle with citric acid, stir and add sugar syrup. Wait until the mixture turns green, and the leaves are almost dissolved, and then pass the drink through the sieve.
For feeding, pour ice into a glass, fill with citrus concentrate half, and add the remainder with soda.