Concocting a mango mocktail is the perfect way to bring the warmth and bright colors of the tropics into your home. Whether you like pairing your mango with something spicy or something sweet, these different mango mocktail recipes will take your tongue on a one-way trip to paradise.
Mango Mocktail Mojito
This is a nonalcoholic spin on the classic lime, mint, and rum cocktail; a mango mojito combines the richness of a regular mojito with the smooth fruitiness of the mango to create a quick and refreshing breeze of a drink. These are perfect for sipping pool side in the summer sunshine.
Ingredients
- 10 fresh mint leaves
- ¾ ounce mango juice
- ¾ freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Club soda
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, muddle mint leaves, simple syrup, lime juice, and mango juice.
- Pour into a tall glass full of ice and top with club soda.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Nonalcoholic Mango Mule
Another nonalcoholic mango take on a barroom essential, this mango mule can easily be dressed up or dressed down depending on the occasion. You can add 2-3 slices of jalapeno to this mix if you want to give this drink a little bit more heat; you can even remove the honey if you're running low on ingredients and can't make a trip to the store. Either way, this versatile mocktail is a great recipe to have up your sleeve.
Ingredients
- 1 lime wedge
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- Ice
- 1 cup mango chunks
- ½ ounce honey
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ginger beer
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- Run the lime wedge around the rim of a collins glass.
- Mix the sugar and chili powder and place on a shallow dish. Dip the rim of the glass into the mixture and fill the glass with ice.
- In a food processor or blender puree the mango chunks and honey.
- Pour into the prepared glass. Top with ginger beer and stir.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Virgin Mango Basil Frizz
If you want a mango mocktail with a little bit of pizazz, look no further than this Mango Basil Frizz. The basil adds aromatics to this drink and prevents it from becoming overwhelmingly sweet, while topping it off with sparkling water gives it a bright quality as the fizzing bubbles pop in your mouth. It is important to note that if you can't find a pre-made basil simple syrup, you can make your own simple syrups from home using just a few steps.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce basil simple syrup
- Dash salt
- 1½ ounces mango juice
- Sparkling water
- Ice
- Basil leaves for garnish
Instructions
- In a collins glass, combine mango juice, basil syrup, and dash of salt. Stir.
- Add ice top with sparkling water.
- Garnish with basil leaves.
Mango Tea Time
Mango Tea Time can satisfy all tea drinkers no matter if they're a tea purist or someone who likes to experiment with flavors and syrups in their teapots. Rather than having a vibrant mango taste by including actual mango or mango juice, this drink incorporates the lighter tones of mango tea to add hints of the tropical flavor.
Ingredients
- Boiling water
- 1 mango teabag
- ½ ounce grenadine
- Sparkling water
- Ice
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a pot or tea kettle with water, bring to a boil, and steep tea in boiling water for about five minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Add grenadine, and 2 ounces of the mango tea in a tall glass filled with ice.
- Top it off with sparkling water and garnish with a mint sprig.
Mango Julius
An at-home version of the famous orange Julius, this thick smoothie-like mocktail is a perfect fruity substitute to a sweet and rich milkshake, and you can use this exact recipe or leave out the mango juice and substitute vanilla ice cream for mango sorbet if you have access to this more unusual desert flavor. So, if you're trying to prepare for the neighborhood kids, simply double or triple the recipe and you'll be ready to feed the clamoring crowds in no time.
Ingredients
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ ounce sugar
- 2 ounces mango juice
- ½ ounces milk
- 1 scoop vanilla bean ice cream
- Mango, chopped for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the vanilla, sugar, mango juice, milk, and ice cream. Blend until thick.
- Pour into a tall glass, and sprinkle mango chunks on top to garnish.
Fizzy Mango Virgin Daiquiri
For a nonalcoholic take on the classic daiquiri, turn to this recipe that substitutes rum for mango-flavored seltzer. It's the perfect drink to help you wake up on those sleepy mornings.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- 1 ½ ounce mango seltzer
- Ice
- Pineapple wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a tall glass, combine lime juice and simple syrup.
- Add ice and stir.
- Top with mango seltzer and garnish with a pineapple wedge.
Mango Mocktail Madness
No matter if summertime is in full swing or is just around the corner, you can satiate case of tropical mango madness using one or all of these quick and easy mango mocktail recipes which are suitable for the whole family.
