Description
This mandarin mocktail with mint and honey comes together in just 10-15 minutes and is a delicious celebration of winter citrus fruits! Mandarin oranges are juiced along with a grapefruit and a lemon, then combined in a glass with muddled mint and honey and topped off with sparkling water. This winter mocktail can easily be batched to serve a crowd or enjoyed one drink at a time.
Ingredients
- 6-7 mandarin oranges, such as clementines or satsumas (about 1 cup juice)
- 1 grapefruit
- 1 lemon
- 1 small handful mint leaves, per drink
- 1-2 teaspoons honey, per drink
- ice
- 2-3 ounces sparkling water, per drink
- optional garnishes: mint, citrus slices, and edible flowers
Instructions
If you have a juicer, remove the peel/pith from all of the citrus and juice all of it together. If you prefer to do it by hand, cut each citrus fruit in half, then juice it with a traditional reamer style juicer. You can leave the pulp in or strain it out depending on your preference. Keep all of the citrus juices together in a bottle or small pitcher.
To make one drink, add a few mint leaves to the bottom of a glass along with 1-2 teaspoons of honey. Muddle the mint several times until it is bruised and very fragrant. Add 1/2 cup of the juice to the glass, stir well, then top with ice and 2-3 ounces of sparkling water. Add a garnish of mint, citrus slices, and edible flowers if you like, then enjoy!
Notes
- You’ll end up with about 2 cups of juice depending on how juicy your citrus is which is enough for 4 drinks. Keep the juice in the fridge and enjoy it within a week.
- If you’d like to make a big pitcher, check out the body of the post for batching instructions!
- Although I don’t have any alcohol in this recipe, please feel free to add what you like if that’s your thing. I think it would pair well with some lillet blanc, tequila, vodka, or gin.
- Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
- Category: drink