While mimosas are a staple at most showers, having something the guest of honor can't drink isn't the most polite thing to do. So if you're hosting a Baby Shower, serve up some fabulous mocktails!! Oh, and Fre makes an alcohol-free champange so you can still make "mimosas" for the mommy-to-be if she'd like :o)
Here are three tasty mocktail recipes that would be perfect for any Baby Shower!
Creamsicle Punch
Original Recipe from HGTV
Makes about 16 servings.
Ingredients:
1/2 gallon fresh orange juice, chilled
one 1-oz. package vanilla instant non-fat pudding
1 liter ginger ale, chilled
1 pint non-fat vanilla frozen yogurt
Directions:
Put the orange juice into a large punch bowl and whisk in the pudding mix until completely dissolved. When ready to serve, drop small scoops of the yogurt into the punch and pour in the ginger ale. Serve immediately.
Sparkling Sunshine Punch
Original Recipe from HGTV
Makes about 16 servings.
Ingredients:
half gallon white grape juice, chilled
12 red seedless grapes
1 bottle (750 ml) sparkling red grape juice cocktail, chilled
1 liter lemon-flavored mineral water or seltzer, chilled
Directions:
Pour two cups of the grape juice into a pitcher. Fill the compartments of a 12-portion mini-muffin tin 3/4 of the way full and place in the freezer until frozen, about two hours. Meanwhile, cut each grape lengthwise into 8 even wedges. When the juice in the muffin tin has frozen, arrange one grape in a concentric circle, overlapping slightly, in each compartment, resembling a flower. Very slowly fill each muffin cup to the rim with more grape juice without disturbing the pattern. Freeze until firm. Make several batches of the blossoming grape ice cubes and refresh them as they melt in the punch.
To make the punch, fill a large punch bowl with the white grape juice, then add the sparkling red grape juice and lemon seltzer. Remove the muffin tin from the freezer and let stand five minutes for the cubes to release from the pan. Carefully remove the frozen grape "flowers" from the muffin tin with a small spatula and float them in the punch. Serve immediately.
Sparkling Rosemary Limeade
Original Recipe from The Kitchn
Ingredients:
1 cup lime juice (from about 6 limes)
3/4 cup sugar
Peel of 2 limes
Two 4-inch sprigs fresh rosemary, plus more to serve
4 to 6 cups chilled sparkling water
Directions:
Stir the lime juice with the sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Lower the heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the lime peel and the rosemary sprigs. Simmer for another minute, then turn off the heat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Strain out the lime peel and rosemary and mix with the chilled sparkling water in a sealed jar or bottle. Taste and add more water if you want a lighter flavor.
Serve over ice with a small sprig of rosemary muddled into the drink.
