Refreshing Summer Mocktail Recipes Using Alcohol Alternatives

There’s something about a cocktail that can turn any mundane activity into a celebration. The colorful garnish, the refreshing fizz, the pretty glass… it’s the whole package.

For various reasons you just might not want alcohol. That doesn’t mean you have to skip out on the cocktail experience. These mocktails feature Ritual alcohol alternatives, which add the same bite and flavor enhancement that a shot of tequila or gin adds to a cocktail, without the boozy effects.

Here are three refreshing summer mocktails using Ritual’s keto-friendly alcohol alternatives.

Refreshing Summer Mocktail Recipes Using Alcohol Alternatives

Tip: For a calorie-free and sugar-free option, we use liquid monk fruit sweetener in place of simple syrups that are typically used in cocktails. Some may prefer no sweetener while others will prefer a few drops, so add sweetener to taste.

Dragonfruit Margarita

Serves: 1

Time in the kitchen: 2 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Ritual Tequila Alternative
• 2 scoops Primal Kitchen Dragonfruit Collagen
• 1/2-1 oz. lime juice
• 1 oz. water
• 6 oz. club soda or seltzer
• 1-2 drops liquid monkfruit sweetener
• Slices of lime
• Ice

Directions

Pour some salt onto a small plate. Press a slice of lime around the rim of a glass and then press the rim of the glass into the salt to make the salt rim. Combine the Primal Kitchen Dragonfruit Collagen, tequila and water in a shaker or blender and mix until well combined. Pour over ice. Stir in the lime juice and pour in the club soda. Add liquid monkfruit sweetener to taste and garnish with slices of lime.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 70
Fat: 0g
Total Carbohydrates: 5g
Net Carbohydrates: 4g
Protein: 10g

Blackberry Gin Fizz

Serves: 1

Time in the kitchen: 2 minutes

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz. Ritual Gin Alternative
• 10 blackberries
• 4-6 oz. cucumber melon seltzer
• 1-2 drops liquid monkfruit sweetener
• 1 oz. lime juice
• Sliced cucumber
• Ice
• Optional: mint or basil leaves

Directions

Add the gin and half of the blackberries to a glass (you can add basil or mint at this time too). Muddle the gin and blackberries together.

Add ice, lime juice, seltzer and cucumber slices and stir.

Add in additional cucumber slices and the remaining blackberries as garnish.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 38
Fat: 0g
Total Carbohydrates: 11g
Net Carbohydrates: 6g
Protein: 1g

Bubbly Whiskey Cherry Lemonade

Serves: 1

Time in the kitchen: 2 minutes

Ingredients

• 1.5 oz. Ritual Whiskey Alternative
• 6 pitted cherries
• Juice from 1/2 lemon
• Optional: juice from ½ orange
• 6 oz. sparkling lemon seltzer
• Liquid monkfruit sweetener to taste
• Slices of lemon and cherries to garnish
• Ice

Directions

Muddle the cherries and whiskey together. Add the lemon juice and orange juice if you are using it.

Stir in the seltzer and liquid monkfruit sweetener to taste. Add ice and garnish with lemon slices and cherries.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 40
Fat: 0g
Total Carbohydrates: 9g
Net Carbohydrates: 8g
Protein: 0g

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