Mocktail Recipes: 20 Refreshing Summer Favorites

Mocktail Recipes are perfect for summer sipping. These flavor-packed libations will keep you cool and not missing the liquor for a second!

The heat of summer and fresh seasonal ingredients combine to make it the height of cocktail season. 

BUT not everyone wants the liquor! Sometimes even the most die-hard cocktailer just enjoy their favorite flavors without the booze.

A Shirley Temple used to the the only alcohol free option.

Pull out the tall glasses, add ice and let this collection of favorite tried-and-tested Summer Mocktail Recipes keep your crew cool all summer long!

What is a Mocktail Recipe?

A ‘mocktail’ is a copy of a cocktail recipe, just without the liquor.

Sometimes we want an alcoholic drink and sometimes we want the drink taste without the liquor, right?

The same flavors are included for a satisfying sipper.

Mocktail Recipes

There are many situations that are perfect for ‘mocktailing’:

• for those who don’t drink alcohol
• for children 
• to offer a tasty drink as an alternative between cocktails

In the blazing heat of summer, when it’s easy to get dehydrated, you’ll want to have mocktail recipes you love on the ready.

They make any meal or gathering special.

Equipment for making Mocktail Recipes

Chances are if special tools or equipment it will be the same as the original cocktail requires. 

Everything needed for these Mocktail Recipes is probably in your kitchen already!

20 Refreshing Summer Mocktail Recipes

Fresh Peach Spritzer Fresh peach puree, sparkling water and a squeeze of lime is all that is needed for this thirst-quenching seasonal mocktail.

Fresh Peach Margarita and Fresh Peach Spritzer (non-alcoholic)

Peach Margaritas and Peach Spritzers (non-alcoholic) are perfect for refreshing summer sipping. Fresh peach purée gives them each a natural peach flavor and sweetness that’s absolutely delicious.

Check out this recipe

Champagne Mango Lime Agua Fresca Don’t let the ‘champagne’ reference fool you. This tropical libation is made with fresh ‘champagne mango’ (a mango variety), water, sugar and lime juice.

Champagne Mango-Lime Agua Fresca

A festive refreshing drink, this mango Agua Fresca (water, fruit and a bit of sugar), a native drink of Mexico, is perfect to enliven any gathering or to take the edge of hot temperature. Made in less than 10 minutes too.

Check out this recipe

Blueberry Faux-ito You won’t miss the alcohol in the ‘faux-ito’ version of these beautiful Blueberry Mojitos. Fresh and fabulous.

Blueberry Mojitos (with faux-jito option)

Mojitos are such refreshing cocktails in the summer heat. Add some blueberries for a fruity seasonal touch and beautiful jewel-tone pink cocktail. Mocktail option too for those wishing to try it sans rum!

Check out this recipe

Strawberry Ginger Cooler {Food and Wine} This sipper combines fresh strawberries and ginger, citrus juices, simple syrup with fizzy ginger beer for a refreshing mocktail. 

Pink Panther Mocktail {A Farmgirl’s Dabbles} Think frozen Strawberry-infused Pina Colada….just without the booze.

Acai Refresher Mocktail {Lemons for Lulu} If you love some anti-oxidants in your beverage this one packs a punch. Acai juice, beet juice, apple cider, vinegar and ginger are just a taste (I feel younger just thinking about this one!)

Non-Alcoholic Mimosas {Wine and Glue} A refreshing liquor-free way to brunch it up….or for any other time of the day.

Strawberry Virgin Margarita {Julia’s Eats and Treats} Familiar margarita signature flavors combine with frozen strawberries, citrus juices and a surprise ingredient to create a mouthwatering margarita stand in (you’ll never miss the tequila).

Cherry Faux-Ito {Running To The Kitchen} A great way to enjoy fresh summer cherries in a blend of favorite cooling flavors with some fizz.

Moscow Mule Mocktail {The Merry Thought} Perfect for summer, this mocktail is hydrating and satisfying with fizzy flavors. Drink it up in a traditional Moscow Mule mug to keep it extra cool, in temperature and looks.

Pineapple Mocktail Margaritas {Grandbaby Cakes} Perfect from Cinco de Mayo throughout the summer to pair with any foods or sip on its own.

Cucumber Mint Shrub Soda {Simply Recipes} Tangy, sweet, deeply refreshing and the alcohol-free thing you’ll want to be drinking in the Dog Days this summer.

Virgin Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita {Coffee With Us 3} The perfect summer pie flavor combination is now in your glass!

Virgin White Sangria {The Kitchen Is My Playground} A perfectly thirst-quenching fruity combination to sip all summer.

Frozen Virgin Peach Margaritas {As For Me and My Homestead} Two ingredients. That’s it! That and a blender.

Good Morning Sunburst – An Orange Juice Mocktail {The Worktop} Adults and kids alike will feel the day is just a bit more special when they start it with this cooler. Fun with orange juice ball ice easily made with an fun ball-shaped ice mold.

Orange Mint Coconut Water {Healthy Nibbles and Bits} Coconut water is said to have hydrating properties and whether that’s true or not won’t matter after the first satisfying sip of this brightly flavored fizzy mocktail.

Grilled Pineapple & Lime Mocktail {The Merry Thought} Cinnamon-Lime basted fresh pineapple grills to perfection for a mocktail you’ll want all summer long.

Watermelon Lime Mocktail {Eat Yourself Skinny} Nothing takes the heat out of a blistering summer day better than watermelon and this mocktail is no exception. Fresh watermelon, lime juice, a little sweetener, cool water and some fresh mint. You have met your staple sipper for the summer.

Raspberry Rose Margarita {The Merry Thought} Fresh easy homemade raspberry syrup, a few drops of rose water and some delicious citrus flavors make this mocktail a showstopper for any occasion.
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