This Delicious 6 Ingredient Cucumber Mint Fizz Mocktail is light and deliciously hydrating – making it a great option any time you want a refreshing pick-me-up. Fresh mint, cucumbers, a touch of honey and a splash of lime juice create the base for this drink, but there’s one surprising ingredient you may not expect to find in this recipe.
If you’re looking for a fun, brunch beverage to serve during dry January or something refreshing to sip on during the dog days of summer, you’ll want to add this recipe to your collection.
Jump to RecipeMocktails – they’re not just for Dry January anymore
Although I love a good craft cocktail and the complex bouquet of flavors that spirits and other ingredients impart, I don’t always want the alcohol. And if I’m fighting a cold, need to get up early the next day or stay sharp for something, I usually choose to skip the alcohol altogether.
After looking over a few of my recipes, you might be surprised to learn that I’m not a huge drinker. It’s true that I cook with a lot of different spirits. I see them as unique ingredients that bring a lot of flavor to my cooking, and they have a special place right next to my vanilla and other favorite herbs and spices. My husband recently joked that if “they” – whoever “they” might be – ever came out with a cooking show that was based on infusing booze into cooking and baking, I would crush it. I don’t disagree.
As more people embrace the craft mocktail movement – whether for Dry January or throughout the year – mocktails have grown in popularity and sophistication. Gone are the days of a splash of fruit juice and sparkling water being the only alcohol-free beverage option for people looking to abstain. There are some really good non-alcoholic mixes and options on the market right now.
One of my new favorites is Seedlip. What I love about this company is the story behind it. The founder spent two years studying a book from 1651 titled, The Art of Distillation. The book largely focused on botanical mixes and home remedies made from combining natural ingredients. Through careful study and recipe development, Seedlip has given us some delicious, high-quality, non-alcoholic mixers that take the guess work out of mixing a good craft mocktail.
Whether you’re hosting a party and want to offer a thoughtful beverage option for your guests, or you’re looking to cut back yourself, Seedlip definitely is worth checking out.
So what’s the secret ingredient in this Delicious 6 Ingredient Cucumber Mint Fizz Mocktail anyway?
There’s a corner of my pantry shelf that’s devoted to curing whatever might ail you. Here you’ll find ginger, honey, a collection of herbal teas for this or that and Pedialyte for combating dehydration from fever or an afternoon of excessive summer yard work or a night of revelry.
Why Pedialyte? Whenever my daughter was sick with a fever, I would give her Pedialyte to keep her hydrated. Pedialyte is my go-to water enhancer during a workout or after a night of indulgence. It has the perfect combination of sugar and sodium to help bring the body back into balance.
That’s why I turn to clear, unflavored Pedialyte to boost electrolytes in this Delicious 6 Ingredient Cucumber Mint Fizz Mocktail. That’s right. Pedialyte is the secret ingredient in this super hydrating, easy mocktail recipe. Just be sure you’re using the plain variety and not one of the fruit flavor options available.
A quick walk through the steps to making this delightful mocktail
Clear, unflavored Pedialyte adds a touch of salt to this mix that elevates the flavors of the freshly muddled cucumber and mint. As an added benefit, both cucumber and mint aid in digestion, hydration and flushing out toxins from the body. This combination of ingredients make this easy mocktail a great beverage for sipping on any time you need to get your body back in balance.
As for the process, to make this recipe, fresh slices of cucumber and a few mint leaves are muddled together with honey. The sugars in the honey help the cucumber release it’s natural water more easily. Once the mixture is broken down, fresh lime juice, the Pedialyte and San Pelegrino sparkling water are added to the mix. After a quick stir, strain the mocktail into a glass that has been prepared with ice.
You can garnish with a slice of cucumber or a sprig of mint as desired. Both are pretty options, but certainly not necessary.
If you have a mandoline slicer, slicing the cucumbers lengthwise into thin strips that you can wrap along the inside of the glass is made easier. It’s a very pretty garnish, but if you are confident in your knife skills, you can prepare the cucumber slices by hand as well. No matter how you choose to serve it, this Delicious 6 Ingredient Cucumber Mint Fizz Mocktail will be a delicious non-alcoholic option.
I love the fact that you can easily find clear, unflavored Pedialyte at your local grocery or pharmacy in the infant care aisle. It’s as common as the other ingredients in this recipe.
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Closing thoughts on this easy mocktail recipe
Although I’m not opposed to alcohol, I am sensitive to the fact that not everyone chooses to partake. Whatever your reason – whether you’re looking to try Dry January as a way to cut back or a teetotaler – you don’t have to be stuck drinking pop or bottled water at your gathering. Satisfy your sophisticated palate!
This Delicious 6 Ingredient Cucumber Mint Fizz Mocktail recipe is one to keep in rotation whenever you want a good, non-alcoholic option. If you like this easy mocktail recipe, you may also enjoy another one of my mocktail recipes – Tempting Grapefruit Evergreen Mocktail. Give it a try!
Delicious 6 Ingredient Cucumber Mint Fizz Mocktail
Course: LibationsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy1
servings5
minutes5
minutesRefreshing and hydrating mocktail featuring cucumber, mint and honey.
Ingredients
3-4 thin slices of English cucumber
5-6 large mint leaves
1 1/2 – 2 tsp. of mild honey (look for honey that is light in color or from a summer pull)
1 tsp. fresh lime juice
2 ounces clear, unflavored Pedialyte
2 ounces sparkling water (I prefer San Pelegrino)
Cucumber slices and/or mint sprigs for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Prepare a glass with ice and set aside.
- In a separate tall glass, combine the cucumber slices, mint leaves and honey. Muddle together until the cucumbers release their juice.
- Add 1 tsp. of fresh lime juice, 2 ounces of clear, unflavored Pedialyte and 2 ounces of sparkling water to the muddled mixture. Give it a quick stir to incorporate the ingredients.
- Strain the mocktail mixture into your prepared glass. Garnish with cucumber and mint as desired. Serve well chilled and enjoy!
