It’s the season of celebration, with festivities around every corner. What better way to ring in the New Year or devour Christmas dinner than with these sparkling recipes? These tasty drinks consist of simple ingredients that combine to form light, refreshing flavors.
Mint and Ginger Cider
Ingredients
1 pitcher
1 ginger root
2 bottles of apple cider
2 liter bottle of ginger ale
Mint leaves
Directions
1. Fill 3/4 of any chosen pitcher with apple cider
2. Slice the ginger root into five thin pieces.
3. Remove mint leaves from their stem, enough to fill 1/3 cup.
4. Add the ginger root slices and mint leaves to the apple cider. Let the mixture sit in the refrigerator for at least three hours so the mint and ginger flavors can soak into the cider.
5. When it’s time to serve this delicious drink, fill the remaining 1/4 amount of the pitcher with ginger ale. If you can’t spare three hours before serving, the cider can sit overnight.
Sparkling Cider Float
Ingredients
1 bottle of sparkling cider
1 container of vanilla ice cream
1 bottle of caramel syrup
Directions
1. Fill less than half of the glass with sparkling cider.
2. Place one scoop of ice cream on top of the cider. Be careful, as it might spill over the edges.
3. Drizzle caramel syrup over the ice cream.
These simple recipes for mocktails provide for those desiring drinks with the perfect amount of sparkle and holiday spirit.