Bank Holiday Beverages

There’s only one way to celebrate a long weekend and that’s with these beautiful beverages!

Orange & Lemon Gin Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 120ml Orange Juice
  • 90ml Gin
  • 55ml Syrup
  • 30ml Lemon Juice
  • 120ml Sparkling Water
  • Orange Wedges

Instructions

  • Add the orange juice, gin, syrup and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker with ice, shake until combined.

  • Divide between two glasses filled with ice, top with sparkling water and garnish with an orange wedge!

Classic Bloody Mary

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • Ice Cubes
  • 40ml Vodka
  • 175ml Tomato Juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 2 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 dash of Tobasco
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 Celery Stick
  • 1 Lime
  • 1 Tomato

Instructions

  • Pour salt onto a small plate, moisten the rim of a glass on a damp towel and press into the salt. Once the salt rim is complete, fill the glass with ice cubes.

  • In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine the vodka, tomato juice, smoked paprika, Worcestershire sauce, tobasco, salt and pepper. Shake vigorously and strain into the glass.

  • Garnish with a celery stick, a lime wedge and a slice of tomato!

Watermelon Mocktail

Ingredients

  • 450g Watermelon chopped
  • 2 Limes
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut Sugar
  • 500ml Soda Water chilled
  • 10 Mint Leaves
  • Ice Cubes
  • Rosemary Sprig to garnish

Instructions

  • Remove any seeds from the watermelon chunks and place the melon flesh in the freezer for an hour.

  • Add the watermelon to a blender, squeeze in the lime juice and add the sugar, chilled water and mint leaves.

  • Blend until smooth, adding extra water if needed, serve with ice and a sprig of rosemary!

Pineapple Martini

Ingredients

  • 40ml Vodka
  • 50ml Pineapple Juice
  • 1 Pineapple Wedge
  • Ice

Instructions

  • Add the vodka and pineapple juice to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

Pina Colada Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 500g Frozen Pineapple chopped
  • 180ml Coconut Milk
  • 1-2 teaspoons Honey or Maple Syrup
  • 30-60ml White Rum

Instructions

  • Add the frozen pineapple and coconut milk to a blender, blend until creamy and smooth adding more coconut milk if needed. Add the honey/syrup and rum, mix and taste.

Lavender Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the milk, strawberries, syrup, vanilla, honey and strawberry fruit powder into a blender and blend to combine. Once smooth, pour the mixture into glasses and enjoy!

Cinnamon Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the banana, strawberries, yoghurt, orange juice, agave and cinnamon to a blender and blend until smooth. Serve with fresh strawberries!

Rosemary & Gin Grapefruit Cocktail

Ingredients

Rosemary Syrup

Cocktail

  • 55ml Gin
  • 90ml Grapefruit Juice
  • 30ml Rosemary Syrup

Instructions

Rosemary Syrup

  • Place the sugar, water and rosemary into a saucepan over a medium heat, bring to a boil then simmer until the sugar has dissolved (about a minute or two).

  • Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool. Sieve the cool syrup to remove the rosemary before serving.

Cocktail

  • Add the gin, grapefruit juice and syrup to a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until combined, strain into an ice filled glass and garnish with a slice of grapefruit!

Watermelon & Papaya Rum Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 30g Frozen Papaya
  • 1 teaspoon Papaya Fruit Powder
  • 65g Pineapple chunks
  • 190g Frozen Watermelon cubed
  • A pinch of Salt
  • 235ml Coconut Milk
  • 1 tablespoon Agave
  • 65g Orange Juice
  • 55ml Rum

Instructions

  • Place the papaya, papaya fruit powder, pineapple, watermelon, salt, coconut milk, agave, orange juice and rum into a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Rosemary Mojito

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp Rosemary
  • 20ml Simple Syrup
  • 55ml Rum
  • 25ml Lime Juice
  • Soda Water

Instructions

  • Add the rosemary and syrup to a cocktail shaker. Muddle together to lightly crush and leave for 2 minutes.

  • Pour in the rum and lime juice, add ice and shake. Strain the liquid into a glass with fresh ice, top with soda water and garnish with a rosemary sprig and lime wedge.

Lavender Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the milk, strawberries, syrup, vanilla, honey and strawberry fruit powder into a blender and blend to combine. Once smooth, pour the mixture into glasses and enjoy!

Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Layer

  • 2 Bananas peeled & chopped
  • 470ml Oat Milk
  • 65g Peanut Butter
  • Honey to taste
  • 250g Ice Cubes

Chocolate Layer

Toppings

Instructions

Peanut Butter Layer

  • Place the bananas, milk, peanut butter, honey and ice cubes into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into the bottom of the prepared glasses.

Chocolate Layer

  • Place the water, banana, cacao, almond butter, cinnamon and ice into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour on top of the peanut butter layer.

  • Top with coconut and cacao nibs and enjoy!

Rosemary & Gin Grapefruit Cocktail

Ingredients

Rosemary Syrup

Cocktail

  • 55ml Gin
  • 90ml Grapefruit Juice
  • 30ml Rosemary Syrup

Instructions

Rosemary Syrup

  • Place the sugar, water and rosemary into a saucepan over a medium heat, bring to a boil then simmer until the sugar has dissolved (about a minute or two).

  • Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool. Sieve the cool syrup to remove the rosemary before serving.

Cocktail

  • Add the gin, grapefruit juice and syrup to a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until combined, strain into an ice filled glass and garnish with a slice of grapefruit!

Strawberries and Cream Smoothie

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the strawberries, strawberry fruit powder, yoghurt, almond milk, dates, vanilla and ice cubes into a blender and blend until smooth.

Apple Iced Tea

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Brew the tea and chill in the fridge. Combine the tea, apple juice and apple slices to a tall glass and stir to blend.

  • Add a slice of lemon, a mint sprig and garnish with dried apple rings and enjoy!

Purple Potato Shake

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Peel the potatoes and cut into small pieces, boil or steam for 15 minutes or until soft enough to pierce with a fork and mash.

  • Once cooled, place the mash into a freezer container and freeze until frozen.

  • Once frozen, place the mash into a blender along with the milk and blueberry fruit powder (and sugar if using). Blend until smooth and enjoy!

Green Mojito Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 380g Ice Cubes
  • 250g Spinach
  • 1 teaspoon Spinach Powder
  • 200g Pineapple Chunks
  • 120ml Water
  • 1 Banana peeled & chopped
  • 1 Orange peeled and segmented
  • 10 Mint Leaves
  • 1 Lemon juiced
  • 1 Lime juiced

Instructions

  • Blend the ice, spinach, spinach powder, pineapple, water, banana, orange, mint, lemon juice and lime juice in a blender until smooth.

Raspberry Rooibos Iced Tea

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Rooibos Tea
  • 235ml Boiling Water
  • 470ml Cold Water
  • 200g Raspberries
  • 3 - 4 tablespoons Coconut Sugar
  • 6 tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 8 Mint Leaves
  • Ice Cubes

Instructions

  • Steep the tea in the boiling water, set aside then strain to remove the tea leaves. Pour in the cold water and leave to cool completely.

  • In a saucepan, heat the raspberries with the sugar and vanilla for 2 - 3 minutes stirring often. Put the mixture through a sieve, using a large spoon, squash the fruit to separate the pulp and juice from the seeds.

  • Once the tea has cooled, add the raspberry mixture, lemon juice and mint leaves. Place in the fridge and serve with ice!

Frozen Kiwi Daiquiris

Ingredients

  • 280ml Pureed Kiwi
  • 230ml White Rum
  • 90ml Lime Juice
  • 120ml Water
  • 65g Coconut Sugar

Instructions

  • Place the pureed kiwi into a blender followed by the rum, lime, water and sugar and blend until combined.

  • Leave for one hour for the sugar to melt, stir, cover and freeze overnight.

  • When ready to serve, fluff the mixture with a fork and scoop into glasses and enjoy!

Frozen Raspberry Gin Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 300g Frozen Raspberries
  • 4 tablespoons Lime Cordial
  • 2 Limes
  • 50ml Gin
  • 250ml Soda Water

Instructions

  • Place the raspberries, lime cordial, lime juice, gin and water into a blender and blend until smooth.

  • Top with more water if needed and serve!

Fruit Iced Tea

Ingredients

  • 300ml Water
  • 1 tablespoon Hibiscus Tea
  • Strawberries chopped
  • Fresh Mint
  • Lemon Slices
  • Ice Cubes
  • Coconut Sugar to taste

Instructions

  • Add the room temperature water to a loose-leaf tea pot with the hibiscus tea. Cover and leave for an hour.

  • Add ice to a bottle a long with the strawberries, mint and lemon slices. Strain in the tea and stir in sugar if needed. Place in the fridge before serving.

Raspberry Collins

Ingredients

  • 2 Fresh Raspberries
  • Ice Cubes
  • 50ml Raspberry Gin
  • 1 teaspoon Coconut Sugar
  • 1/2 a Lemon
  • Soda Water

Instructions

  • Muddle the raspberries at the bottom of a highball glass and add ice.

  • Add the raspberry gin, sugar and lemon juice, top with soda water and mix together.

Superfood Purple Smoothie

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the frozen berries, frozen spinach, banana powder, oat milk, water, bilberry powder and ice cubes into a blender and blend until smooth.

  • Serve in a glass with bee pollen on top!

Classic Lemon Gin Fizz Cocktail

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons Gin
  • 1 tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Icing Sugar
  • 120ml Sparkling Water
  • Cucumber Slice
  • Lemon Slice
  • Frozen Blueberries
  • Rosemary Sprigs

Instructions

  • In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin, lemon juice and icing sugar together with ice.

  • Strain into a glass, top up with sparkling water and garnish with a cucumber and lemon slice followed by frozen blueberries and a rosemary sprig... Cheers!

Plant Power Purple Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1 Frozen Banana sliced
  • 100g Frozen Pineapple
  • 45g Frozen Blueberries
  • 120ml Coconut Milk
  • 129ml Water
  • A pinch of Ground Ginger
  • 3 Ice Cubes

Instructions

  • Place the banana, pineapple, blueberries, coconut milk, water, ginger and ice cubes into a blender, blend until smooth and serve!

Blood Orange Chia Water

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoons Chia Seeds
  • 1/2 Blood Orange
  • 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 350ml Hot Water

Instructions

  • Mix the chia seeds, blood orange juice, apple cider vinegar and water together and leave for 5 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally or until the chia seeds have formed a gel.

  • Serve with a slice of blood orange.

 

About the Author

Georgia

As an animal lover and baking enthusiast, Georgia can often be found experimenting with plant-based recipes in her kitchen.

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