3 Non-alcoholic drink recipes

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Need new mocktail ideas? This post outlines three non-alcoholic drink recipes to enjoy.

Pumpkin Pie Spicer

• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup canned pure pumpkin (not pie filling)
• 1 banana
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp allspice
• maple syrup to serve (optional)

Blend the first seven ingredients together.  Top each drink with a drizzle of maple syrup, if using.  Serve with cinnamon sticks.

Each drink serves 4-6 people.  Sip slowly and mindfully. Enjoy!

Shown in the image above on the left.

Watermelon Mint Refresher

• 2 ½ cups red-fleshed watermelon (seeded)
• ½ cup orange juice
• ¼ cup apple juice
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 tbsp very finely chopped fresh mint or basil

Blend all ingredients.  Serve with mint leaves and frozen orange juice ice cubes.  If you want more “bite” to your drink, add a splash of sparkling soda. Shown in image above, in the middle.

Apple-Pear Vanilla Bean Drink

• 1 & ½ cups apple juice
• ½ cup pear juice
• 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped with spoon
• 1 cup red grapefruit juice
• sparkling soda for serving
• one red apple sliced cross-wise for serving

1) Combine apple and pear juices in a saucepan.

2) To this saucepan, add scraped vanilla bean.  Heat for 5 minutes, allowing the vanilla bean to infuse its flavor.  Cool.

3) Add red grapefruit juice to the cooled juice mixture.

4) Serve with a slice of red apple. If you want more “bite” to your drink, add a splash of sparkling soda.

Shown in the image above on the right.