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These Cucumber Mocktails are all easy to make, non alcoholic cucumber drinks that are refreshing and guaranteed crowd pleasers. Cucumber based mocktails are light and healthy, so they are perfect for pregnancy.
For some other easy mocktail recipes, try these Brunch Mocktails or these Margarita Mocktails.
Tips For Making Mocktails
- Use a cocktail shaker. Using a high quality cocktail shaker is still important even though you are making a mocktail. A cocktail shaker helps chill and infuse the flavors in your mocktail.
- Experiment with bitters. Bitters are often used in cocktails to add a depth of flavor. There are lots of different types of bitters, and since they are non alcoholic, they are great for using to make craft mocktails. You can customize any mocktail recipe by adding in a dash of bitters to create a unique flavor profile. Try this kit of 12 different bitters flavors for example!
- Use large ice cubes. To elevate the look of your drink, you can make large ice cubes using special ice cube molds, such as these large sphere ice cube molds.
- Add some garnish. Every mocktail needs some garnish. Some ideas include making an orange peel or lemon peel twist, using a peeler. You could also add some fresh fruit or maraschino cherries on a cocktail pick. Dehydrated fruit slices for winter mocktails or some edible flowers for summer mocktails are some more easy ideas for garnish.
- Use the right mocktail glass. It’s not always essential to use the right mocktail glass, but sometimes it does help. Mojito mocktails are served in highball cocktail glasses and espresso martini mocktails are served in coupe glasses or martini glasses, for example. Hurricane glasses are great for frozen mocktails and of course, classic margarita glasses are perfect for margarita mocktails. However, when in doubt, low ball mocktail glasses work for most recipes.
- Use a jigger. A jigger is a helpful bartender tool to properly measure the ingredients for your mocktail. However, if you don’t have one, you can use regular measuring spoons. 1 oz is the equivalent of 2 tablespoons.
- Use store bought syrup. Mocktail recipes often use flavored syrup. Making your own at home is not hard, but if you find this too daunting or time consuming, you can generally find whatever flavor of syrup you need pre-made in a bottle. You can buy classic simple syrup for example, but you can also find all sorts of flavors, such as this strawberry simple syrup, this watermelon simple syrup and this caramel simple syrup.
Cucumber Mocktails
This Cucumber Splash Mocktail combines the refreshing flavors of cucumber, lime, basil and a small dash of simple syrup. This is a great cucumber mocktail to sip on all spring and summer long.
This Cucumber Lime Agua Fresca is not only super easy to make, it is just about the most refreshing drink perfect for a hot summer day. Make a large pitcher of this and share it with your friends and family — it will definitely be a crowd pleaser!
This Watermelon Cucumber Spritzer is a refreshing and healthy mocktail. It’s lower in sugar than your typical sweetened beverage, but super satisfying. It’s definitely a drink you’ll want to keep on hand for those hot summer days!
This nonalcoholic Cucumber Lemonade Mocktail is refreshing and hydrating. It's super easy to mix up at home and perfect for hot summer days.
An Agua Fresca is the perfect balance of lightly sweetened fresh fruit, water, cucumber and lime juice. There are lots of suggestions for different versions of agua fresca, all of which are delicious with cucumber mixed in!
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