Non-Alcoholic Cocktails - Perfect for Parties (Homemade Non-alcoholic Drinks)

Member Name: sweetpea01

Product:	Homemade Non-alcoholic Drinks
Date:	02/04/09 (235 review reads)
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Advantages: You can drink and drive!

Disadvantages: None

Last year for my birthday I decided to throw a Hawaiian themed do! I don't normally go for celebrating my birthday with a party, normally a nice meal and drinks with friends, however last year was an impressive year for me and felt that I need to really celebrate with friends and family!

I had it all planned the decor and food but when it came down to the drinks, this proved a difficult point, most people drive and therefore I wanted to give them interesting drinks, as the alcoholic drinks which I had planned were cocktails. I didn't want the people who couldn't drink to feel left out!!

So after a few hours extensive research (i'm an obsessive organiser!) I found some great recipes and they all went down really well! My friends and family loved them and they were drunk more over the alcoholic cocktails whih must be a good sign!

My recipes included:-

Colada Colada

4 parts pineapple juice
1 part grapefruit juice
1 part lemon juice
1 part apple juice
2 parts coconut cream
Double cream
Desiccated coconut

Blend the coconut cream and fruit juices together with ice. Pour into cocktail glasses and top with lightly whipped double cream and a sprinkling of desiccated coconut.

Sour Berry

100g blueberries
100g blackberries
50g raspberries
10 ml lemon juice
1 teaspoon caster sugar
Soda water

Blend the berries, lemon juice and sugar. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top up with soda water. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Super Sunset

½ ripe Honeydew melon
½ papaya
½ mango
6 strawberries
200 ml passionfruit juice
200 ml peach juice
1 lemon
Grenadine
30 cl orange juice

Peel, de-seed and dice the fruit. Blend with the passionfruit and peach juices. Add the lemon juice, 3 dashes of grenadine and 2 handfuls of ice cubes and blend again.

Three-quarter-fill a highball glass with the blend, then pour orange juice slowly over the back of a teaspoon onto the surface of the drink. It should gradually make its way down to the bottom of the glass adding an orange tinge to the pale red colour. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Safe Sex on The Beach

1 part peach juice
3 parts pineapple juice
3 parts orange juice
A squeeze of lime juice

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the ingredients and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with a slice of lime and a strawberry.

All the above recipes went down a great success and were so easy to make! Even I could do it!

All the ingredients are available in local supermarkets which is easy and convenient and if there is any fruit left over, they make a great fruit cocktail!!

Summary: Perfect drinks for non-drinkers and drinkers alike!