January Mocktail Recipes
As the new year begins, many people choose to take a break from alcohol during Dry January, a month-long challenge that promotes healthier habits and a reset for the body. If you’re participating, these three delicious, alcohol-free recipes will keep your taste buds satisfied and your spirits high, proving you don’t need alcohol to enjoy a fun, flavorful drink.
Blood Orange Spritzer
INGREDIENTS
- 3 oz. blood orange juice
- 2 oz. ginger beer
- 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
- Sliced blood orange, sliced ginger, and fresh mint, for serving
DIRECTIONS
- Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- Add blood orange juice, ginger beer, and lemon juice and gently stir to combine.
- Garnish with a sliced blood orange, ginger, and mint.
Cranberry Basil Sangria
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups cranberry juice
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 canned seltzer
- 1 sliced orange
- 1 sliced apple
- ⅓ cup frozen cranberries
- ¼ packed basil leaves
- Ice
DIRECTIONS
- Pour the cranberry juice, orange juice, and seltzer into a pitcher.
- Add the fruit slices and basil.
- Stir together, then pour into individual glasses.
Sweet Adeline
INGREDIENTS
- ¼ cup fresh pomegranate juice
- 1 tbsp cinnamon syrup
- 1 teabag orange-and-spice blend black tea
- ½ to ¾ cup hot water
- Cinnamon stick
DIRECTIONS
- Pour the pomegranate juice and cinnamon syrup into a mug.
- Add the teabag and pour in the hot water.
- Let it sit as long as the specific tea recommends, then remove the teabag.
- Stir and garnish with the cinnamon stick.