Summer is here and we all need some refreshing drinks to beat the heat. There are a variety of summer smoothies and fruit cocktails that you can try out to stay hydrated and fresh. Here are a few recipes for some refreshing summer cooling fruit cocktails that you can try at home.
11 Refreshing Smoothies and Fruit Cocktail Recipes
Smoothies are generally made from fruits, flower petals, or herbs. These easy to make cooling fruit drinks will delight your family and keep you feeling energised this summer:
- Mason Jar Citrus Coolers
Cold, refreshing, and tart, you’ll want to sip on these drinks all summer long.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ c. fresh orange juice
- ½ c. lime juice
- ½ c. lemon juice
- 1 ½ tbs Sugar
- Lemon slices, for serving
- Lime slices, for serving
- 6 c. club soda
- Ice
Servings
- Serves 8
How to Make
- In a measuring cup stir together the fresh orange juice, lime juice, and lemon juice.
- Spoon sugar into each of 8 mason jars and top with juice mixture.
- If desired, add lemon and lime slices.
- When ready to serve, fill each mason jar with ice, cover, and shake to dissolve sugar, then top with club soda.
- Rose Water and Strawberry Mocktail
Try this deliciously hydrating mocktail smash made with smashed red berries, rosewater and coconut milk.
Ingredients
- 12 raspberries, plus more for garnish
- 4 hulled strawberries, plus more for garnish
- Crushed ice
- 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk, stirred if separated
- 3 tablespoons agave nectar
- 1 teaspoon rosewater
- Coldcoconut-flavored sparkling water(unsweetened) or plain sparkling water
Servings
- Serves 4
How to Make
- Divide the berries among individual rocks glasses and muddle until lightly crushed.
- Top with some crushed ice.
- Stir together the coconut milk, agave and rosewater in a small pitcher or 4-cup glass measuring cup.
- Divide the coconut mixture into the glasses and top off with sparkling water.
- Stir to blend and garnish the glass with a raspberries and sliced strawberry.
- Mint Lemonade
The addition of mint makes this lemonade a refreshing, cool and sweet drink.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 2 cups water
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice about 6-8 lemons
- 1/2 cup fresh whole mint leaves
Servings
- Serves 10
How to Make
- Make a simple honey syrup by combining raw honey and 2 cups water in a saucepan over medium-high heat until honey is dissolved and then let cool.
- Pour lemon juice and remaining 4 cups water in a large pitcher.
- Add 1 cup of the simple honey syrup and taste.
- Gradually add more simple syrup to reach desired sweetness.
- Stir in mint leaves and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve over ice.
- Blueberry Smoothie
The bel ka sharbat recipe is an easy to make one and is very delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries (frozen or fresh)
- 1 (8 ounce) container plain yogurt
- 3/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Servings
- Serves 6
How to Make
- Blend the blueberries, yogurt, milk, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg in a blender until frothy, scraping down the sides of the blender with a spatula occasionally.
- Serve immediately with ice.
- Immune Booster Citrus Smoothie
Packed with vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants, this smoothie will keep your immune system strong, and energized!
Ingredients
- 1cup frozen mango chunks
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 3/4cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 2teaspoons fresh grated ginger
- 1small raw red beet, chopped
- 1cup frozen raspberries
- 1cara cara orange, blood orange, or grapefruit, peeled and segmented
- 1/2cup pomegranate juice
- honey to taste(optional)
Servings
- Serves 2
How to Make
- In a blender, combine the mango, lemon juice, turmeric, cayenne, ginger, and orange juice.
- Blend until completely smooth, adding more honey if needed to sweeten.
- Pour into a tall glass.
- Rinse the blender out. Combine the beets, raspberries, orange, and pomegranate juice.
- Blend until smooth and creamy, adding more pomegranate juice if needed to reach desired consistency.
- Pour over the mango mixture and stir gently to swirl.
- Mango Smoothie
Try this fruity, tropical, and oh-so refreshing smoothie.
Ingredients
- Non-fat yogurt
- Greek yogurt
- Ice cubes
- Banana
- Mango
- Unsweetened coconut
- Vanilla extract
- Honey
- Chia seeds
Servings
- 4 servings
How to Make
- Add all the ingredients into a blender and pulse until you get your desired consistency.
- For a thicker smoothie, add more ice or frozen banana. For a thinner smoothie, add more milk.
- Top with a little extra coconut, some chunked up mango, and sprinkle on whole-grain chia seeds.
- Serve with ice.
- Virgin Pineapple Strawberry Sangria
A great summer drink to enjoy fresh seasonal fruits and beat the summer heat.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pineapple cut into 1/2″ to 1″
- 1 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1 cup grape juice preferably fresh
- 1 bottle sparkling water no sugar added
- 1/4 cup agave(or adjust accordingly to suit your taste)
- 10-12 leaves fresh mint (optional)
- ice cubes for serving
- 1 lemon sliced
Servings
- Serves 6
How to Make
- In a medium bowl muddle pineapple pieces and then transfer into a pitcher.
- Add grape juice, lemon juice, sliced strawberries and mint leavesand
- Refrigerate the mixture before serving.
- Before serving add chilled sparkling water, lemon slices and adjust sweetness if necessary.
- Serve with ice cubes
- Coconut Cooler
This is an ultra-cooling drink made from coconuts!
Ingredients
- 1 can coconut milk (13.5 oz)
- 1/4 cup coconut cream (or more to taste)
- 3 tablespoons rum (optional)
- Garnish: fresh strawberries
Servings
- Serves 3
How to Make
- Combine the coconut milk and coconut cream in a blenderand blend till
- Taste and add more coconut cream to make it sweeter to taste.
- Divide ice cubes into three glasses.
- Add rum to glasses if using. Top glasses with coconut mixture.
- Garnish with strawberriesand enjoy!
- Pineapple Punch
The perfect sparkling fruit drink for the summer!
Ingredients
- 1 can frozen limeade concentratethawed
- 46 ounces pineapple juice
- 2 liters lemon lime soda
- 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 2 cups raspberries
- mint sprigs for garnish
Servings
- Serves 12
How to Make
- Place the limeade concentrate in a pitcher.
- Add the pineapple juice and stir until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the soda into the pitcher and stir.
- Add pineapple chunks and raspberries.
- Cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Garnish with mint sprigs before serving.
- Tropical Fruit Smoothie
A tasty smoothie made with tropical fruits
Ingredients
- 1 mango, peeled and seeded
- 1 papaya, peeled and seeded
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 5 cubes ice
Servings
- Serves 2
How to Make
- Place the mango, papaya, strawberries, orange juice, and ice cubes in an electric blender.
- Process until the ingredients are smooth.
- Serve with ice to beat the heat!
- Watermelon Lemonade
A refreshing summer drink for both kids and adults!
Ingredients
- 1 large or 2 small watermelons
- 250ml lemon juice (from a bottle or squeeze your own)
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 1Litre bottle soda water
- 1 lime, cut into slices
- small handful mint
- crushed ice
Servings
- Serves 8
How to Make
- Cut the top off the watermelon and hollow it out using a large spoon, removingany pips.
- Mash the flesh through a sieve into a bowl.
- Put the flesh in a blenderwith the lemon juice and sugar, and make a purée, then stir in the soda.
- Heap some ice into the hollowed-out watermelon and fill it with the lemonade mixture.
- Serve the rest in a jug with the lime slices and mint.
Keeping yourself hydrated during the summer is very important. Heat waves can cause internal issues in your body and may lead to a stroke. Try out these simple recipes and never run out of fun drinks this summer.
