5 Easy Pomegranate Mocktails: Explore Beyond Simple Juice This Summer
Pomegranate juice is a ruby-red coloured and sweet-tart-flavoured beverage that can be the base of several mocktails this summer. The colour of this beverage helps in creating a vibrant mocktail. Any tangy, sweet or creamy ingredient mixes well with pomegranate juice to create a visually aesthetic mocktail.
Here are some easy mocktails any host can whip up this summer using pomegranate juice.
Pomegranate Spritzer:
A light and fizzy pomegranate spritzer requires 240ml of pomegranate juice, 120ml of club soda, 15ml of lime juice, and ice cubes for preparation. Pomegranate seeds and mint leaves are needed for garnish. To prepare this mocktail, take some ice in a glass, pour pomegranate and lime juice, top with club soda, stir gently, garnish with pomegranate seeds and mint leaves. Serve immediately.
Pomegranate Orange Cooler:
This citrusy mocktail requires 240ml of pomegranate juice, 120ml of orange juice, 120ml of sparkling water, ice cubes and orange slices to garnish. In a shaker, take the pomegranate, orange juice and ice cubes. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice. Stir gently after pouring sparkling water. Garnish with orange slices and serve chilled.
Pomegranate Ginger Fizz:
This spicy mocktail comprises 240ml of pomegranate juice, 120ml of ginger ale, 15 ml of lemon juice and ice cubes. For garnish, pomegranate seeds and lemon slices are needed. First, fill a glass with ice. Pour pomegranate and lemon juice over the ice. Add ginger ale and gently stir the mix. Garnish with lemon slices and pomegranate seeds.
Pomegranate Mint Mojito:
This vibrant and minty mocktail requires 240ml of pomegranate juice, 150ml of soda water, 15ml of lime juice, 6-8 fresh mint leaves, 15ml of simple syrup, and ice cubes. Lime wedges and pomegranate seeds make a good garnish for this mocktail. To make this mocktail, take mint leaves, honey and juice in a glass, muddle them, pour pomegranate juice and ice, top it with soda water and stir well. Use lime wedges and pomegranate seeds to garnish and serve chilled.
Pomegranate Coconut Bliss:
This is a creamy, tropical-inspired mocktail. The main ingredients include 240ml of pomegranate juice, 120ml of coconut water, 60ml of coconut milk, 15ml of honey, ice cubes and coconut flakes for garnish. Take pomegranate juice, coconut water, coconut milk and honey in a shaker. Shake the mixture well and pour it into a glass filled with ice cubes. Garnish with coconut flakes and serve chilled.
These pomegranate mocktails are vibrant in colour, tangy and tart in flavour due to pomegranate juice, whereas some are creamy depending on the other ingredients. These pomegranate mocktails are perfect for parties or even solo sipping. If experimenting with colour is desired, these pomegranate juice mocktails are the best option this summer.
