Strawberry & Basil Fizz

By The Mindful Mocktail on Mar 16, 3:46pm

This combination of strawberry and basil refreshing and healthy, plus it tastes great.

Ingredients

3 strawberries, chopped

4-6 basil leaves (depending on your taste preference)

Juice of half a lime

1 tsp sweetener of choice

Sparkling water or kombucha

Method

- Add strawberries, basil, lime and sweetener (if using) to a glass.

- Muddle together for about 1 minute. If you don’t have a muddler, use a wooden spoon or similar - anything that will ‘smoosh’ all the ingredients together!

- Top with sparkling water or kombucha and stir.

- Add ice and garnish and Enjoy!

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Watermelon Crush

By The Mindful Mocktail on Mar 16, 2:14pm

Ingredients

• 1 cup diced watermelon
• 25 mls lime juice
• 10 mint leaves
• Splash of apple cider vinegar, optional

Method

1. Muddle watermelon, lime and optional apple cider vinegar in a shaker or mason jar until all the juice is released from the watermelon. If you don't have a muddler, use the back end of a wooden spoon.
2. Clap the mint leaves together in your hands to release the scent and add it to the watermelon mixture. Give the mint a gentle press with the muddler.
3. Add a few ice cubes, replace the lid and shake well.
4. Strain into a small ice filled glass.
5. Garnish with a lime wheel and extra mint.

Note: if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can blend the watermelon, lime, apple cider vinegar and mint together, then strain into an ice filled...

Cherry Burst

By The Mindful Mocktail on Feb 16, 2:19pm

Ingredients

• 5 cherries roughly chopped
• 1 lime, quartered
• 6-8 mint leaves
• 1 cup soda water
• Sweetener of your choice to taste, optional (see notes)

Method

1. Place chopped cherries and lime in a glass. Add a little sweetener if using. Muddle together for about 1 minute. If you don't have a muddler, use the back end of a wooden spoon. The idea is to get it small enough to fit though a straw.
2. Clap mint together in your hands a few times to release the scent and add to the glass. Give the mint a gentle press with the muddler.
3. Add ice and top with soda water.
4. Garnish with lime wheels, mint and/or extra cherries.

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Blueberry, Mint & Lime Mocktail

By The Mindful Mocktail on Apr 30, 3:39pm

Ingredients (serves 1)

• 10-12 blueberries
• 8 mint leaves
• Juice of 1 lime
• Sparkling water or kombucha
• 1 tsp sweetener of choice (opt)

Method

1. Place blueberries, mint, lime and sweetener (if using) into a glass.
2. Muddle together for about 1 minute to release the juice from the blueberries and lime, and the flavour from the mint. If you don’t have a muddler, use the back of a wooden spoon or similar.
3. Top with sparkling water or your favourite kombucha and stir gently.
4. Add ice and garnish with some extra blueberries and mint.

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