15 Best Mocktail Recipes That Are Healthy Too!

Looking for healthy mocktail recipes? Check out these 15 refreshing drink recipes, sans booze. These fruity mocktail recipes are perfect for the holiday season, on a hot summer day, or during Dry January. But, of course, if you’ve chosen to ditch alcohol altogether they’re perfect any time of year you want a special drink instead of plain water. Which, let’s be honest, can get BORING! So cheers to your health – and to all these delicious drinks, too!

Although I definitely love a good cocktail, like my favorite Triple Citrus Rosemary Pomegranate Margarita, there are times I’d rather not imbibe. However, I still want something festive, yet healthy too. Enter these 15 Healthy Mocktail Recipes I’ve wrangled up with the help of my food blogger and dietitian nutritionist friends.

Before sharing the mocktail recipes with you, let’s talk about how to stock your healthy mocktail bar!

Simple Ingredients To Make The Perfect Mocktail Recipes

Bubbles! Mix a festive bubbly drink with club soda, sparkling water, soda water, non-alcoholic kombucha, no-added-sugar ginger ale, ginger beer, or other low-calorie sodas. Tip! Check out this list of healthier low.no sugar sodas at Eat This.

Fruit and Fruit Juice. For a healthy and delicious drink, add any fruit of your choice. Options include blueberries, cucumber slices, cranberries, and cranberry juice, fresh peaches, grapefruit zest and grapefruit juice, lemon zest and lemon juice, lime zest and fresh lime juice, melon balls, orange juice or orange slice, pineapple spears and pineapple juice, pomegranate juice, fresh raspberries, and sliced strawberries.

Fresh Herbs, Spices, and Other Flavors. Want to make a super fun drink? Add herbs and spices! Not only do they make for a delicious mocktail, but they also provide antioxidants. Try anise, basil, bitters (good for digestion), cardamom, cilantro, cinnamon sticks, fresh mint leaves, ginger juice, pure vanilla extract, or vanilla bean (it makes a fun and festive swizzle stick), or thyme to your mocktail recipes.

Tea and Coffee. Add caffeine, antioxidants, or adaptogens to your favorite healthy mocktail with black tea, cold brew coffee, green tea, and herbal teas like chamomile, finding, rooibos, or Tulsi (holy basil).

Optional Sweeteners Although it’s a good idea to keep added sugars low for health benefits, sometimes you want an additional hint of sweetness in your mocktail. Options to try include a splash of maple syrup or simple syrup made with allulose (a non-nutritive sweetener). Note: You’ll likely find agave syrup listed as an ingredient in healthy mocktail recipes, but to be honest, I’m not a fan of agave due to its high fructose content.

15 Healthy Mocktail Recipes

All of these virgin drinks are gluten-free, vegetarian {most are vegan too}, and are no/low in added sugars. Bonus! Some of them get an antioxidant boost from fresh herbs and spices or give your belly a dose of fermented foods from probiotic-rich kombucha. Win-win!

So, without further adieu, let’s get this mocktail party started!

1. Strawberry Kombucha Mocktail Mojito

This gorgeous Strawberry Kombucha Mocktail Mojito from Tawnie at Krolls Korner features fresh strawberries, raspberries & mint, and a probiotic boost from the kombucha. So refreshing and a delicious way to cool off on a hot summer day!

2. Simple Pineapple Ginger Kombucha Mocktail

This Pineapple Ginger Kombucha Mocktail from Elaine at Flavour & Savour is a refreshing non-alcoholic drink made with probiotic-rich kombucha. Quick and easy to make with store-bought kombucha!

3. Simple Kombucha Mule Mocktail Recipe

Enjoy a mocktail with probiotic benefits! This Gingery Kombucha Mule from Kaleigh at Lively Table is a gut-healthy version of the refreshing Moscow Mule everyone loves, myself included!

4. Sparkling Watermelon Agua Fresca 

All you need to make this Sparkling Watermelon Agua Fresca from Amy at Veggies Save the Day are four ingredients, ice & a blender. It’s a refreshingly delicious way to use up any leftover watermelon hanging out in your fridge!

5. Cantaloupe Mint Sparkler Mocktail Recipe

Calling all virgin mojitos lovers! Ripe, juicy cantaloupe, fresh limes, and pineapple mint pair together with sparkling water in this refreshing Cantaloupe Mojito, sans rum!

6. Seven Infused Water Recipes

Quench your thirst with these 7 Infused Water Recipes from Bintu at Recipes From a Pantry. Loaded with fresh fruit and herbs, you’ll learn how easy it is to make healthy & refreshing Fruit-Infused Waters with step-by-step images. 

7. DIY Sparkling Water Bar

Impress your guests at your next brunch or shindig with this DIY Sparkling Water Bar. Set out fresh fruit, herbs, pure flavor extracts, and bottles of sparkling water for a festive party sans alcohol!

8. Sparkling Rainbow Mocktail Recipes

These gorgeous Sparkling Rainbow Mocktail Recipes from Lindsey at Nutrition to Fit are 100% fruit and vegetable-based, topped off with your favorite sparkling water. Choose from grapefruit basil, coconut matcha, blackberry plum, and raspberry lime mint. Or, create your own!

9. Fruity Green Tea Spritzer Mocktail Recipe

Refresh and rehydrate with this pineapple-infused Fruity Green Tea Spritzer from Karman at The Nutrition Adventure! It’s a tasty drink the whole family can enjoy!

10. Wild Blueberry Ginger Mint Green Iced Tea

Bursting with antioxidants, this healthy and refreshing Wild Blueberry Ginger Mint Green Iced Tea is a delicious non-alcoholic drink to celebrate with all summer long!

11. Healthy Sweet Woodruff Lemonade

This gorgeous Healthy Sweet Woodruff Lemonade from Elena at Happy Kitchen Rocks combines fresh lemon juice, honey, water, & sweet woodruff, a medicinal herb for a luscious alcohol-free mocktail.

12. Lavender Mint Iced Tea

Nothing could be easier or more refreshing than a glass of fresh from the garden” Lavender Mint Iced Tea! Steep fresh (or dried) lavender flowers with fresh mint and water for refreshing zero-calorie summer drinks mocktail.

13. Fizzy Ginger Lemonade

Relax and recharge with this delicious, health-infused, anti-inflammatory Fizzy Ginger Lemonade from Raia at Raia’s Recipes. Made with water kefir, it will give your digestive system a healthy boost! Try it served up in a martini glass for a twist on the classic lemon drop classic cocktail!

14. Sparkling Raspberry Limeade Mocktail Recipe

This low-carb Sparkling Raspberry Limeade Mocktail recipe from Lisa at Low Carb Yum makes any day memorable. It’s a low-calorie sweet fruity drink to help you make every moment sparkle.

15. Strawberry Basil Lemonade

Sweet and juicy California strawberries inspire this simple Strawberry Basil Lemonade. Serve it straight up or mixed with sparkling water for a refreshing, no-sugar-added drink. As a bonus, you’ll get over 100% of your daily vitamin C needs!

Bonus Healthy Mocktail Recipe!

Virgin Bloody Mary Mocktail

The healthy mocktail recipes I’ve shared with you thus far have been on the sweet side. But, I can’t forget my Bloody Mary lovers (me included!). So, make my Easy 5-Minute Fresh Vegetable Juice (pictured below), pour it into a tall glass, and add your favorite Bloody Mary garnishes like olives, celery, pickles, peppers, jalapenos, and more!

Let’s Chat! What’s your favorite mocktail recipe? Do you prefer non-alcoholic drinks all of the time, most of the time, or for special occasions?

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