With the holiday season just around the corner, thought I'll post some recipes for non-alcoholic drinks (that usually contains alcohol) for those who are planning to have a party and wouldn't want to serve alcoholic drinks.
I had my first virgin sangria at a new years' party last year. Mark and Elizabeth was so nice to made us some virgin sangria since they know that Mr Frankie and I do no consume alcohol. And I have to say it's super delicious. It's just so easy to make!
WHITE GRAPE JUICE SANGRIA:
Peel the skin of 1 orange into one long spiral.
Repeat with a lemon.
Fill a large pitcher with ice.
Add 1 28-oz bottle of white grape juice, 1 32-oz bottle of seltzer, the juice of the orange and the lemon, and the orange and lemon zest spirals.
Stir well.
Pour into wineglasses and garnish each with a slice of lime.
Serves 8.
Another of my favourite is the raspberry daquiris. This yummy drinks would surely qunche your thirst on a hot sunny day.
RASPBERRY DAIQUIRIS
Raspberry daiquiris are a cool and fruity concoction designed to be delicious and refreshing on a hot summer day. Ice and fruit are blended together in this festive ruby-colored drink. Follow these steps to make a non-alcoholic raspberry daiquiri.
1/2 ounce lemon juice
2 ounces apple juice
1 tsp castor sugar
3 ounces raspberry puree
1. Add 3 ounces of raspberry puree to a blender.
2. Add 2 ounces of apple juice to the blender.
3. Add 1/2 of an ounce of lemon juice to the blender.
4. Add 1 teaspoon of castor sugar to the blender.
5. Add 1/2 of an ounce of raspberry syrup.
6. Blend the ingredients with a handful of crushed ice, then serve in a goblet glass.
Now this is Mr Frankie's favourite. A virgin Singapore sling is a nonalcoholic cousin of the world-famous Singapore sling, which uses cherry brandy instead of cherry juice. This recipe makes one serving.
SINGAPORE SLING
2 oz. cherry juice
club soda
cracked ice
1/2 oz. lime juice
lime wedge
1 maraschino cherries
1. Fill a chilled collins glass with cracked ice.
2. Add cherry juice and lime juice and stir.
3. Top off with soda water and stir.
4. Garnish with lime wedge and maraschino cherry.
CHEERS!
*slurrrrppssss*
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