Being pregnant over the festive season can be a truly wonderful and magical experience, until you end up drinking water and tea all night long, that is!
Why not add a little festive cheer to your beverages this Christmas by creating your very own tasty mocktails.
They are simple, quick, full of flavour and very easy to do – here are three lovely ones to make:
1. Cranberry mock-jito
Ingredients:
- Handful of cranberries
- 1 tbsp mint
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Juice of 1 lime
- Sparking water
- Fresh mint to garnish
Method:
- Mix all ingredients together in a food processor, apart from the sparkling water.
- When you have blended it to your acquired taste, pour in the sparkling water – as much as you like.
- Give it another quick spritz in the processor to combine all the ingredients.
- You can drain the bits using a sieve if you like.
- Pour into a glass and garnish it with the fresh mint leaves.
Ingredients:
- White grape juice
- 1 apple, chopped
- 1 pear, chopped
- 1 lime, quartered
- 1 lemon to garnish
- Fresh mint to garnish
Method:
- Pour the white grape juice into a large jug.
- Add the chopped apple, pear and lime to the juice.
- Place in the fridge for an hour to let the flavours mix.
- Add a little ice before serving to keep it chilled.
- Pour into a glass and top with fresh mint and lemon slices to garnish.
Ingredients:
- Apple cider
- 100ml Orange juice
- Peel from one orange
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 small piece of fresh ginger
Method:
- Pour your apple cider (as much as you would like), orange juice and peel, sugar, cinnamon sticks and fresh ginger into a saucepan.
- Bring to the boil before allowing it to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain the cider into glass tumblers and serve.
