Citrus Honey Mint Mocktail

Mocktail in a two tall glasses on a brown wood table with halved oranges, limes, and ice cubes in the background.

5 from 2 votes

This Citrus Honey Mint Mocktail is the drink for the summer! Made with fresh mint, oranges, lime, and a simple honey-mint syrup, this mocktail is a refreshing addition for the entire family. Spruce it up with your favorite alcohol beverage and create a classic mojito. Quick and easy to make. Vegan option available.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Drinks

Keyword: beverage, classic, drinks, easy, gluten-free, healthy, homemade, honey, indulge, lime, mint, mocktail, natural, orange, plant-based, recipe, sweet, tart, vegan, vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 555kcal

Author: Shanika

Ingredients

CITRUS LIME ICE CUBES:

2 cups filtered water
2 limes, cut into small pieces
1 organic orange, freshly-squeezed

SIMPLE HONEY MINT SYRUP:

2 cups filtered water
handful of fresh mint leaves
1 cup raw honey (See Notes for vegan option!)

MOCKTAILS:

2 organic oranges, freshly-squeezed
4 limes, freshly-squeezed
1 ½ cups simple honey mint syrup
premium lemon soda or ginger beer, for topping
Citrus Lime ice cubes

OPTIONAL GARNISH:

Fresh mint leaves
Lime wedges

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

TO MAKE THE CITRUS LIME ICE CUBES:

In a bowl, mix together the filtered water and freshly-squeezed orange juice.
In your favorite ice tray----add the lime pieces to each cavity and carefully cover them with the orange-water mixture, filling them until all completely full. Repeat until all ice cube cavities are filled. Add the tray(s) to the freezer and freeze for 3-4 hours (or overnight) until ice is formed.

TO MAKE THE SIMPLE HONEY MINT SYURP:

In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add together all ingredients (stirring them to combine) and bring to a boil, about 1-2 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for another 5 minutes or so. Remove from heat and let it cool completely. Discard the mint leaves.

TO MAKE THE MOCKTAILS:

In a bowl or cocktail shaker, add the orange juice, lime juice and cooled honey mint simple syrup. Stir or shake (if using a cocktail shaker) together to combine.
Assemble the mocktail(s): For each mocktail, fill a good cocktail glass (11 oz. or so) with a few citrus lime ice cubes and pour half the amount of the mocktail mixture and top with lemon soda or ginger beer until glass(es) is ¾ filled. Add lime wedges inside your mocktail and fresh mint leaves, if desired. NOTE: To be a bit fancy, you can add sugar to the rims of the glasses.
Sip and Enjoy!

Notes

SERVING SIZE: This recipe makes two mocktails. To make additional mocktails, simply double or triple ingredients, depending on need.
ALCOHOL: If you'd like to spruce things up with alcohol, feel free to add 1 ounce of rum, vodka, etc.
RIM(S): To make things more fancy, I love to add sea salt or cane sugar to the rim of my glass(es). To do this, you'll simply need to wet the rims a bit with a lime wedge and then turned facing down, slightly moving it around in the sugar or salt until covered.
VEGAN OPTION: You can always substitute the honey in the simple syrup with maple syrup, organic cane sugar, or coconut sugar.

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