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Celebrate In Style And In Health With A Mocktail This Holiday Season!
- 2022-12-12
- 7:23 pm
“Brunch not lunch, healthy mocktails – and no sprouts” Christmas Trends 2021 – Marie Claire Dorking, (Yahoo News, 2021)
The holiday season can be beautiful and is filled with a variety of social events from intimate gatherings to raging parties. In the western world, we tend to deck our streets with lights and decorations that make us feel all warm and Christmassy. We usually gather with friends and family to celebrate, enjoy good food, great company, and a drink or two…or more. The festive season really gets you into celebration mode, but celebration mode often leads to overindulging in both food and drink. What if there were healthier options to drink that would allow you to enjoy the holidays just as much? Well, this year why not celebrate in style and in health by trying a festive mocktail?
I’ve found two festive recipes to make at your next party that are sure to be a hit! First off, both drinks call for a twist on simple syrup which I quite enjoyed once I reduced the sugar content for each of these recipes. I think a little sugar goes a long way, and I hate oversweet cocktails, but of course, you should feel free to adjust based on your own diet and personal taste!
DRNK’s Mojito boasts just 5G of sugar for a total of 25 calories per serving, and our Mule is a stunning 1G of sugar and a total of 15 calories per serving – use DRNK to ensure a low-sugar mocktail and speed up your production time 😏.
FROM SCRATCH HOLIDAY MOCKTAIL RECIPES
| Holiday Mojito | Festive Mule | |
| Ingredients (yields 4) | Ingredients (yields 4) | |
| Mint (Infused Simple Syrup) – ½ cup fresh mint leaves – ½ cup granulated sugar – ½ cup water (½ -1 tbsp simple syrup per glass = ~25 calories) Mojito – ¼ cup mint syrup – ¼ cup lime juice – Cranberry juice (unsweetened preferably) – Seltzer or Carbonated water – Ice | Cinnamon (Infused Simple Syrup) – 2 sticks of cinnamon – ½ cup granulated sugar – ¾ cup water (½ -1 tbsp simple syrup per glass = ~25 calories) Mule – ¼ cup cinnamon syrup – 1 tsp. sugar & 1 cup of blackberries – ½ cup lime juice – Ginger Beer – Ice | |
| Directions | Directions | |
| In a small pot using a wooden spoon or a mortar and pestle, crush the mint leaves. Add sugar and water to the pot (if you used the mortar and pestle to crush the mint, add the crushed mint leaves to the pot as well) and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Let boil for 3 more minutes, strain out the mint and set simple syrup aside. COCKTAIL SHAKER In a cocktail shaker, add 2 tbsp of the mint syrup (add more/less depending on your diet and taste), ½ cup lime juice and ¼ cup unsweetened cranberry juice and shake with ice. Pour equal amounts into 4 tall glasses over ice and top with seltzer. NO COCKTAIL SHAKER Using 4 highball glasses, add ½ tbsp of the mint syrup (add more/less depending on your diet and taste), 1 tbsp lime juice and ¼ cup unsweetened cranberry juice and stir briskly. Add ice, and then add seltzer to top up the glass. GARNISH Add fresh cranberries and a sprig of mint for garnish. | In a small pot add water and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, strain out the cinnamon sticks and bring the water back to a boil. Add sugar to the pot stirring to dissolve the sugar. Once sugar is dissolved, remove from heat and set aside. In a small bowl add blackberries and sugar, and using a wooden spoon, crush blackberries until broken down. If you don’t want the blackberry bits in your mocktail, make sure to use a cocktail shaker or a strainer as a cheap alternative! COCKTAIL SHAKER In a cocktail shaker, add 2 tbsp of the cinnamon syrup (add more/less depending on your diet and taste), ½ cup lime juice and crushed blackberries and shake with ice. Pour equal amounts into 4 tall glasses over ice and top with ginger beer. NO COCKTAIL SHAKER Divide crushed blackberries between 4 highball glasses, spoon out ½ tbsp cinnamon syrup (add more/less depending on your diet and taste), and 1 tbsp lime juice to each glass and stir briskly. Add ice, and then add ginger beer to top up the glass. GARNISH Add a sprig of rosemary and/or lime slice for garnish. |
DRNK CHEAT SHEET FOR HOLIDAY MOCKTAILS
The world is all about convenience – and so are we given the RTD (ready-to-drink) nature of our mocktails. But when you are already starting with a great tasting baseline of the Mojito and Mule, you can’t really go wrong!
| DRNK Holiday Mojito – Single Serving | DRNK Festive Mule – Single Serving |
| Muddle fresh mint (2-3 sprigs), ¼ lime & cranberry together (ensuring to break up the cranberry) If using cranberry juice, muddle the mint | Muddle 2-3 fresh blackberries, ¼ lime and grated fresh cinnamon stick (or use ½ tsp. cinnamon powder) |
| In a shaker cup, combine ice, 1 can of DRNK Mojito, and your muddled mint, lime and cranberries. Shake well, and pour into a highball glass. OR Combine the above into a glass and stir well. DON’T WANT THE CRANBERRY BITS? Mix in one glass and then pour the mixture through a strainer into a new glass. | In a shaker cup, combine ice, 1 can of DRNK Mule, and your muddled blackberries, lime and cinnamon. Shake well and pour into a highball glass. OR Combine the above into a glass and stir well DON’T WANT THE BLACKBERRY BITS? Mix in one glass and then pour the mixture through a strainer into a new glass. |
| GARNISH Add fresh cranberries and mint for garnish and enjoy! | GARNISH Add a sprig of rosemary and/or a slice of lime for garnish and enjoy! |
Raise your festive mocktails and toast your friends and family in style and in health this holiday season! 🥂
Sources used:
- Holiday Mojito Mocktail – Source: Delish.com
- Holiday Moscow Mule – Source: Fever Tree
- Holiday Moscow Mule – Source: Town & Country Magazine