Pregnant at Christmas: 5 tasty mocktails and non-alcoholic alternatives

 

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 five 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:

1. Mix all ingredients together in a food processor, apart from the sparkling water.
2. When you have blended it to your acquired taste, pour in the sparkling water – as much as you like.
3. Give it another quick spritz in the processor to combine all the ingredients.
4. You can drain the bits using a sieve if you like.
5. Pour into a glass and garnish it with the fresh mint leaves.

 

2. White faux-wine

 

 

Ingredients:

• White grape juice
• 1 apple, chopped
• 1 pear, chopped
• 1 lime, quartered
• 1 lemon to garnish
• Fresh mint to garnish

Method:

1. Pour the white grape juice into a large jug.
2. Add the chopped apple, pear and lime to the juice.
3. Place in the fridge for an hour to let the flavours mix.
4. Add a little ice before serving to keep it chilled.
5. Pour into a glass and top with fresh mint and lemon slices to garnish.

3. Warm ginger-spice cider

 

 

Ingredients:

• Apple cider
• 100ml Orange juice  
• Peel from one orange
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks  
• 1 small piece of fresh ginger

Method: 

1. Pour your apple cider (as much as you would like), orange juice and peel, sugar, cinnamon sticks and fresh ginger into a saucepan.
2. Bring to the boil before allowing it to simmer for 30 minutes.
3.  Strain the cider into glass tumblers and serve.

4. Strawberry daiquiri mocktail

 

 

Ingredients:

• ½ punnet of strawberries, extra for garnish
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• Juice from 1 lemon
• Lemonade
• 6 cubes ice
• Fresh mint, to garnish

Method: 

1. Blend the strawberries, sugar, lemon, ice cubes and lemonade (as much as you like) in a food processor until smooth.
2. Pour into a fancy glass and serve.
3. You can garnish your glass with a fresh strawberry and mint if you like.

 

5. Elderflower spritzer

 

 

Ingredients: 

• 2 part sparking water
• 1 part elderflower juice of 2 tbsp of elderflower syrup 
• Juice of 1 lime

Method: 

1. Mix all ingredients together in a large jug.
2. Allow to chill in the fridge for an hour.
3. Serve.