Festive Fall Mocktail Recipes (2024)

Ingredients

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Serves 2

Pumpkin Pie Rim

• 1 tbsp chopped walnuts

Drink

• 1 1/2 cups non-dairy milk
• 2/3 cup canned pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 3–4 pitted dates
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• Coconut whipped cream and ground cinnamon for garnish

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1. Soak dates in water for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, rim glasses with maple syrup and then dip into chopped walnuts.
3. Add all ingredients to a blender.
4. Blend on high for a longer period of time to break up the dates for evenly distributed sweetness.
5. Pour into prepared martini glasses.
6. Garnish with a dollop of coconut whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

Ingredients

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Serves 2

Rim

• 1 tbsp chopped nuts or ground graham crackers
• 1 tsp maple syrup or honey

Drink

• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (or about 2 standard single-serve containers) – You can also swap for 100% apple juice.
• 2 pitted dates
• 1 cup coconut water
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 shakes of ground nutmeg
• 1 shake of ground cloves
• 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Apple slices or cinnamon stick for garnish

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1. Soak dates in water for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, rim glasses with maple syrup or honey and then dip into ground nuts or graham crackers.
3. Add the dates and applesauce to a blender.
4. Blend on high for a longer period of time to break up the dates for evenly distributed sweetness.
5. Add the mixture and remaining ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously.
6. Pour into martini glasses and garnish with a slice of fresh apple or a cinnamon stick.

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

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Serves 2

• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 2 tsp ginger, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 cup seltzer
• Ice
• Additional thyme and fresh cranberries for garnish

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1. Muddle ginger and thyme in the bottom of a shaker.
2. Add the cranberry and orange juice; fill the shaker with ice. Shake vigorously.
3. Divide the shaken mixture between two ice-filled lowball glasses.
4. Top with seltzer and stir.
5. Garnish with thyme sprigs and fresh cranberries, if desired.

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

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Serves 2

• 1 1/2 cups 100% apple juice
• 1 cup coconut water
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp ginger, peeled and chopped
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• Additional cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, or apple slices for garnish

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1. Add all ingredients (except cinnamon sticks) to a blender.
2. Blend until smooth.
3. Strain out any residual ginger bits, if desired.
4. Heat the blended mixture along with the cinnamon sticks on the stovetop.
5. Serve in mugs.
6. Garnish with cinnamon sticks or whole cloves.

Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two

Serves 2

• 3 cups boiling water
• 1½ tbsp lemon juice
• 1½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp honey
• Cinnamon sticks and lemon slices for garnish
• Boil half of an apple with the water to make an apple not-toddy

Ingredients

1. Divide lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, and honey between two mugs.
2. Pour hot water into the mugs.
3. Serve with a cinnamon stick and a slice of lemon.

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Adapted from the book book Drinking for Two