23 Refreshing (And Totally Non-Alcoholic) Drink Recipes For Warmer Weather
Hydrate, but make it delicious.
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When the sun is shining and the weather is heating up, you're probably craving something refreshing. That's where these satisfying fruit-based drink recipes come into the picture. They're all totally non-alcoholic — so there's something for everyone. Cheers!
1. Strawberry Limeade Punch
This sweet and tangy spring sip calls for just five ingredients: frozen limeade, Sprite, strawberries, kiwi, and lime.
Recipe: Strawberry Limeade Punch
If you've never tried agua fresca, this Mexican beverage deserves a place in your drink rotation. You can use any fruit, but this combination of cucumber, ginger, and mint is perfect for those who prefer their drinks to be more herbal, less sweet.
Recipe: Cucumber Ginger Mint Agua Fresca
If you'd rather just skip spring and fast-forward to summer, whip up one of these frozen coconut and pineapple concoctions.
Recipe: Virgin Piña Coladas
4. Fruit-Infused Water With Raspberry and Lime
Slightly sweet, slightly tart, and super hydrating.
5. Passion Fruit Juice
Tired of orange juice and lemonade? Add passion fruit juice (aka maracuja juice) into the mix. All you need is passion fruit (available at most South American grocers and speciality markets), sugar, and water.
Recipe: Passion Fruit Juice
6. Brazilian Lemonade
While it might be called Brazilian lemonade, this tart yet creamy and refreshing drink is made with fresh limes and sweetened condensed milk.
Recipe: Brazilian Lemonade
7. Cherry Coconut Floats
Make these fruit and soda floats made with coconut milk, black cherry soda, and fresh or frozen cherries with brunch or as a pre-dinner treat.
Recipe: Cherry Coconut Floats
Hosting a warm-weather get together? This party-sized sherbet punch is guaranteed to impress anyone.
Recipe: Raspberry Sherbet Punch
9. Banana Agua Fresca
Somewhere between a smoothie and a juice, this banana agua fresca is rich, decadent, and fragrant. It's made with sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and ripe bananas.
Recipe: Banana Agua Fresca
10. Strawberry Agua Fresca
When life gives you fresh strawberries, turn them into this.
Recipe: Strawberry Agua Fresca
11. Non-Alcoholic Sangria
No booze? No problem. This fruit-packed sangria can be made with whatever produce you have on hand, like blueberries, raspberries, pears, or oranges.
Recipe: Non-Alcoholic Sangria
Nothing screams summer like juicy watermelon, and once you add fresh mint to the mix, it's game over.
Recipe: Non-Alcoholic Watermelon Mojito
When the sun is shining, cool down with these fruity, frozen drinks. If you don't love strawberry, you can swap in anything from coconut to banana.
Recipe: Virgin Strawberry Daiquiris
14. Blueberry Lemonade
Imagine: It's late May, you're sitting on the porch with one of these fruity lemonades, and the birds are chirping. Life's pretty good.
Recipe: Blueberry Lemonade
A booze-free take on white sangria, this big-batch beverage calls for orange juice, white grape juice, peach nectar, and your favorite fresh or frozen fruit.
Recipe: Virgin White Peach Sangria
A little sweet, a little savory, and totally delicious on a warm afternoon, every sip of this watermelon drink tastes like the Caribbean.
17. Kiwi and Mint Infused Water
For when you're tired of plain water, both the kiwi and mint add a bit of sweetness and herbaceousness to it here.
Recipe: Kiwi and Mint Infused Water
18. Raspberry Peach Lemonade
If you could assign a flavor to springtime, it would taste a lot like this.
Recipe: Raspberry Peach Lemonade
19. Ginger Peach Punch
Sweet peaches, spicy ginger ale, and fragrant mint is all you need for these springy sippers.
Recipe: Ginger Peach Punch
You'll want to start with frozen strawberries and watermelon to make these frozen slushies. Blend it all up with sugar and fresh lime juice and enjoy.
Recipe: Watermelon Slushie Mocktail
This crisp, citrus-packed beverage is more refreshing (and tasty) than water —without being too sweet or overpowering.
Recipe: Cucumber Mint Cooler
22. Strawberry Grapefruit Mint Spring Soda
Don't be intimidated by the idea of grapefruit simple syrup. You basically just boil grapefruit skin and mint in water for 10 minutes, then mix in honey and sugar to steep all the flavors together.
23. Strawberry Slush With Lime
Celebrate the changing of seasons with this frozen blend, a better-for-you alternative to soda that's even more fun to drink.
Recipe: Strawberry Slush With Lime