This one came from a glut of mandarins at home – we bought a bag two weeks in a row and were a little slow in eating them, ending up with a surplus that had to be used quickly. Using the basic agua fresca approach detailed at https://www.mistressofmocktails.com/agua-fresca/, the ingredients were simply mandarins, water, agave syrup, lime – and I try to have limes around whenever I can.
Too nice to have alone, this is a recipe for 2.
Ingredients
Scale
Reserve 2 mandarin segments as a garnish
4 medium mandarins – enough to make 2 cupfuls
2 cups water
2 tspn agave syrup
1 lime, juiced
Instructions
Blend the fruit, water and sweetener
Sieve, if it looks too pulpy (I didn’t)
Test for sweetness first and adjust if necessary
Server over ice.
Keywords: mocktail, mandarin, agua fresca
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Here are the starting ingredients:
I used the glass I was serving in, as the measure for how many mandarins were required.
This recipe was based on one at http://pallensmith.com/recipes/recipe/hot-mulled-cider/ – I basically halved the recipe and Australianised it. Paul has a fantastic range of recipes on his site, with YouTube videos so you can watch him make it.
It really was hard to just have one of these. A lot better than expected – this is a great recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
1 litre apple juice
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoons allspice
1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
orange slices to garnish
Instructions
Simply mix all the ingredients (except the garnish) in a saucepan
Stir over medium heat until it begins to boil
Reduce the heat and let it simmer about 15 minutes.
Garnish with orange slices to serve
Keywords: gluhwein mocktail, hot mulled cider
Luckily Woolies has the juices in 1 litre boxes.
Make sure it doesn’t boil too long or you’ll lose the clarity. Reduce heat and simmer.
There are so many variations on this recipe, it was a toss of the coin as to which one to start from. Most used coconut milk and pineapple juice for a light effect, but I think the ice has the same effect, and cools it down even further.
The shredded coconut garnish was a little distracting, when drinking from the glass, but the straw would have fixed that. Mind you, Millie said the garnish was the best part, so it’s definitely got to stay, even if it’s just for the looks.
Mistress of Mocktails is all about having fun with non-alcoholic cocktails. Whether you're trying to quit alcohol, don't like the taste, trying to be healthier, or just feel like something fancy - hopefully there's a recipe for you :)
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