Happy Cinco De Mayo! I know most people actually drink alcohol for Cinco De Mayo but where are all my people who don’t drink?! lol, I honestly hate the taste of alcohol so sign me up for a mocktail any day of the year but especially on Cinco De Mayo.
I love this late spring/early summer time because the days are later and the kids are almost out of school! I know here in Florida it is hot and we are planning a lot of fun vacations for summer! Before we get too far into summer though, I want to share a few of my favorite drinks with you. I do have to warn you, my recipes for these are a LITTLE sketch so add/subtract things as you see fit. lol
The first mocktail is so easy!
Lime Seltzer
Ingredients
fresh limes – or lime juice
sparkling water
simple syrup
lime slice
salt for rim
How to make
squeeze lime juice into the already salted rim cup
Add Sparkling water – either flavored or unflavored
Add some simple syrup, and cut up a lime slice for appearance and you have an easy and delicious drink! You can either mix this one or not, totally your choice
Next is a Mint Mijoto
This one was again so easy to make and was delicious! Thankfully almost all mocktails have similar ingredients so it makes them so much easier.
Ingredients
Fresh limes
Fresh mint
Simple syrup
Water
Salt or sugar
How to make
To start – add the freshly squeezed lime (at least 2 whole limes), mint leaves (just a few), simple syrup (to taste), and water in a shaker (I also added a little bit of food coloring)
pour over a sugar or salt-rimmed glass with lots of crushed iced and garnish with a fresh mint leaf and ta-da you have another delicious drink!
I saved the best for last!
Cantaloupe Agua Fresca
This was my FAVORITE! I will warn you, it does use a ton of cantaloupe for just one drink. For my one drink I basically used a 1/4 of the cantaloupe so be prepared! You can always use the puree after you strain the water out and put it in an ice cube tray to freeze and infuse your water on another day.
Anyway here is the recipe:
Ingredients
1 ripe cantaloupe diced
cold water – just add for a better blend
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/4 cup sugar
crushed ice
How to make
To start you need to add the diced cantaloupe, water, and lime juice, to the blender
blend until a smoothie or juice-like consistency
strain into a pitcher
Add sugar and stir
either serve immediately over some crushed ice or add to the refrigerator for later. Either way, it’s delicious.
Let me know if yall have any other recipes you think I should try!
