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Easy Citrus Strawberry Mocktail Recipe

This citrus strawberry mocktail is full of flavor from the combination of sweet strawberries, lime juice, and simple syrup.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8 mocktails
Calories: 163 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Strawberry Simple Syrup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup strawberries chopped and pulsed in the blender
Mocktails
  • 1 ½ cup strawberry simple syrup
  • 2 liter lemon-lime soda
  • 5 TBS lime juice
  • 8 slices lime
  • 8 diced strawberries from simple syrup mixture
Garnish
  • water
  • lime zest
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 lime cut in thin slices
  • 8 strawberries

Instructions

Simple Syrup
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  1. Mix sugar, water, and strawberries together in a pot.
  2. Heat over medium heat until boiling.
  3. Mix together while boiling until sugar is completely dissolved.
  4. Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer to strain liquid syrup from leftover strawberries.
Mocktail
  1. Smash 3 TBS strawberry simple syrup, 2 tsp of lime juice, one lime slice, and one sliced strawberry (from the simple syrup) in the bottom of a cup.
  2. Once thoroughly muddled, add one cup of lemon-lime soda and stir.
  3. Fill a 12 oz glass halfway with ice. Pour the mocktail mixture over the ice. Repeat for eight drinks.
Lime Sugar Garnish
  1. Combine lime zest and sugar in a bowl until well combined.
  2. Coat the top of the glasses in either water or lime juice.
  3. Dip the wet glasses in the lime sugar.

Notes

  • The ingredients in this recipe are written to make (8) 12 oz mocktails. The step by step instructions explain how much to use per mocktail. I do not recommend mixing all of the ingredients for all eight mocktails together at the same time or you will not end up with the flavor you're looking for. 
  • Add more of the simple syrup and macerated strawberries for a sweeter drink. I just prefer to stick with a little less in case people don’t want their drink quite as sweet.
  • Make the simple syrup ahead of time and keep it in the fridge in an airtight container until you’re ready to pour the drinks. This will make more simple syrup than you need for eight mocktails (it'll make about 1 1/2 cups), the simple syrup will keep for up to two weeks in the fridge. 
  • Mix the drinks right before serving for the best flavor. The ice in these will water them down if made and held for long. If you are making ahead of time, add the ice second, right before serving. 
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Nutrition Information

Calories 163kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 43g (14%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 37mg (2%) Potassium 36mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 41g (82%) Vitamin A 4IU (0%) Vitamin C 7mg (8%) Calcium 10mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8mocktails

Amount Per Serving

Calories 163

% Daily Value*

Calories 163kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 43g 14%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 37mg 2%
Potassium 36mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 41g 82%
Vitamin A 4IU 0%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.