Easy to make mocktails

Here are a variety of recipes for easy-to-make mocktails. Most ingredients are probably already in your fridge. If not, a quick trip to your local grocery store will solve the problem. Measures are approximate.

I. Hot Apple Cider - with spicy cinnamon

Ingredients (serves 6)
Apple juice 1 litre (4 cups)
Whole cloves 10
Whole allspice 10
Ground nutmeg Dash
Salt Pinch
Cinnamon 2 sticks
Supplies: Large saucepan, mugs Mixing: Pour juice into saucepan. Add spices. Cover and heat on low until almost boiling. Serve in mugs.

II. Kootenay Koffee - smooth and creamy

Ingredients (serves 6)
Butter 15 ml (1 tbsp)
Brown sugar 80 ml (1/3 cup)
Cinnamon, nutmeg Pinch of each
Allspice, cloves Pinch of each
Strong freshly brewed coffee 1.4 litres (5.5 cups)
Milk 200 ml (3/4 cup)
Orange or lemon twists  
Supplies: Large saucepan, mugs, electric beaters (optional). Mixing: In saucepan, beat butter and sugar into a creamy consistency. Blend in spices. Add hot coffee and stir until sugar melts. Stir in milk and heat just to boiling. Pour into heated mugs and garnish with orange or lemon twists.

III. Tropical Heat - with spicy cinnamon

Ingredients (serves10)
Cranberry juice 1 litre (4 cups)
Pineapple juice 1 litre (4 cups)
Water 250 ml (1 cup)
Salt Pinch
Cinnamon 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp)
Ground cloves 3 ml (3/4 tsp)
Nutmeg 1.25 ml (1/4 tsp)
Allspice 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp)
Cinnamon sticks 10
Supplies: Large saucepan, mugs. Mixing: Combine spices and water in the saucepan. Stir and bring to a boil. Add fruit juices and reheat just to boiling point. Serve piping hot with a cinnamon stick stirrer in each cup.

IV. Lemon Fizz - tart and tingling

Ingredients (serves 8)
Apple juice 1 litre (4 cups)
Lemon juice 60 ml (1/4 cup)
Soda 875 ml (3.5 cups)
Lemon peel 8 strips
Supplies: Two litre (8 cups) pitcher or bowl. Mixing: In the pitcher, combine apple and lemon juice. If serving drinks at once, add soda. If serving individually, half fill glasses (4 oz) with soda and top with apple-lemon mixture. Garnish with a lemon strip.

V. Spritz to be Tied - sunshine with a bite

Ingredients (serves12 to 15)
Peach nectar 1 litre (4 cups)
Grapefruit juice 1 litre (4 cups)
Carbonated water 1 litre (4 cups)
Ice cubes  
Supplies: Large 4 litre (16 cups) mixing container, pitcher (optional). Mixing: Combine all the ingredients and mix. Scoop into a pitcher, then pour into icefilled glasses.

VI. Southern Sunrise

Ingredients (serves 20)
Cranberry juice 1.14 litre (4.5 cups)
Orange juice 1 litre (4 cups)
Almond extract 5-10 ml (1-2 tsp)
For tart drink: soda 2 litres (8 cups)
For sweeter drink: ginger ale 2 litres (8 cups)

Supplies: One 8 litre (2 gal.) container for mixing. Punch bowl and cups, or highball glasses. Mixing: Chill all the ingredients for at least 3 hours. Combine the juices in your mixing container and all almond extract to taste. Cover. Refrigerate. Add soda or ginger ale just before serving.

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