5 Festive Mocktails to Toast This St. Patrick’s Day

For those who are part of the vibrant sober community or are committed to sticking with their New Year’s commitments, celebrating with a refreshing beverage doesn’t have to involve alcohol (or the aftermath it brings). These carefully crafted mocktail recipes from Olivia Rogers, Owner and Lead Bartender of Sips with Liv, elevate any occasion while keeping your health goals in check.

5 Mocktail Recipes to Raise a Toast This St. Patrick’s Day

Here are five festive mocktail recipes that allow you to celebrate without the burden of a hangover, ensuring your morning workout remains unhindered.

1. Luck of the Spice

Ingredients:

• Langers Cucumber Lime Juice (8 Fl oz, 110 calories)
• Agave Nectar (1 oz, 40 calories)
• Orange Juice (1 oz, 10 calories)
• Jalapeño (2 slices, 5 calories)
• Tajin (0 calories)

Total Calories: 165 calories

Mixologist Tip: Muddling means to gently crush ingredients to release their flavors. If you lack a muddler, a wooden spoon’s flat end can work just fine.

Directions:

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the jalapeño slices.
2. Fill the shaker with ice and add cucumber lime juice, agave, and orange juice.
3. Shake until the shaker feels frosty and ingredients blend.
4. Fill a Tajin-rimmed cocktail glass with ice.
5. Pour the shaker contents into the glass and savor the flavor.

Mixologist Tip: To prepare your Tajin rim, dip the glass edge in lime juice first, then into a shallow dish of Tajin.

2. Pot of Luck Mimosa

Ingredients:

• Pineapple Juice (2 oz, 20 calories)
• Torani Nonalcoholic Blue Curaçao (1 fl oz, 50 calories)
• Soda water

Total Calories: 70

Directions:

1. Pour the pineapple juice and blue Curaçao into your glass.
2. Top off with soda water.

3. Healthy Shamrock Shake

Ingredients:

• Arctic Zero Hint of Mint Nondairy Ice Cream (2/3 cup, 50 calories)
• Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup (2 pumps, 0 calories)
• Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (240 ml, 30 calories)
• Non-Dairy Coconut Whipped Topping (2 tbsp, 20 calories)
• Sprinkle of Dark Chocolate Chips (1 tbsp, 60 calories)

Total Calories: 160 Calories

Directions:

• Combine Hint of Mint ice cream, sugar-free vanilla syrup, and almond milk in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of chocolate chips.

4. Guinness Espresso Mocktini

Ingredients:

• Fresh Brewed Espresso (2 oz, 5 calories)
• Guinness 0 Non-Alcoholic Beer (3 oz, 60 calories)
• Chobani Sweet Cream Coffee Creamer (30 mL, 70 calories)

Total Calories: 135 calories

Directions:

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine espresso and coffee creamer with ice.
2. Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds and strain.
3. Top with Guinness 0 and three espresso beans.

5. Ginger Mojito Mocktail

Ingredients:

• Ginger Simple Syrup (1 oz, 45 calories)
• Fresh Mint (8 sprigs, 0 calories)
• 1 Lime (1/2 lime, 5 calories)
• Diet Ginger Beer (8 fl oz, 0 calories)

Total Calories: 50

How to Prepare Ginger Simple Syrup:

1. Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and chunks of 1 peeled ginger root in a pot.
2. Bring to a boil and stir occasionally. Once boiling lightly, lower to a simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool before use.

Directions:

1. In a pint glass, place the mint sprigs and the lime slices. Muddle to extract lime juice and release mint’s aroma.
2. After muddling, fill with ice and add the syrup and ginger beer.
3. Stir well, garnish with mint sprigs and lime wheel, then enjoy!