Are you tackling dry January?
If you’ve tried it before you’ll know it’s no easy feat. The long dark winter nights when Christmas festivities seem like a distant memory are enough to make anyone want a few cocktails.
But after the party-filled month of December no one could blame you for wanting to do a little detox.
The concept is now backed by the charity Alcohol Concern who say that it “enables you to take control of your relationship with alcohol” and “drive a conversation” about drinking.
They expect 3.1 million people to take part in Dry January this year.
So here we show you five recipes for some alcohol-free mocktails to get you through the month should you be taking part.
First up, Aldi’s Cranberry Fizz (serves around 8 people)
Ingredients:
- 2 litres of Rio D’oro cranberry juice
- 500ml Vive Lemonade
- 150ml Aqueo sparkling water
- 2 sliced oranges
- 1 sliced lime
- 1 sliced lemon
Method:
Combine the cranberry juice and lemonade, stir in the sparkling water, add the fruit and serve with ice.
Next, the Asda Berry Slush (serves around six people)
Ingredients:
- 150g of sugar
- 300g of raspberries
- 300g of blueberries
- Asda red grape juice or Shloer sparkling red grape juice
Method:
Put the sugar and 300ml of water in a pan and heat, add fruit and simmer for two minutes.
Pass through a sieve then freeze in ice cube trays.
Crush six cubes for each drink.
Now, the Aldi Pina Colada (Makes two drinks)
Ingredients:
- 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
- 1 pack of Let’s Eat Pineapple Chunks
- 300ml Asia Specialities Coconut Milk
- 2 cherries
Method:
Place the ice cream, pineapple chunks and coconut milk into a blender and blend until smooth.
Serve with a slice of pineapple and a cherry in a Pina Colada glass.
Princes Mulled Orange and Mango Punch (makes around 1 litre to serve four)
Ingredients:
- 250ml 100% pure orange juice
- 250ml mango juice
- 400ml boiling water
- 4 orange and mango cinnamon tea bags
- 1 orange cut in half and then into wedges
- 1 cinnamon stick and 6 cloves
Method:
Add everything into a pan and brew for 5 minutes. Heat through slowly but not to boil.
Remove the tea bags, cinnamon stick, cloves and wedges and pour into 4 heatproof glasses.
And finally, the Virgin Bloody Mary (makes two drinks)
Ingredients:
- Napolina Passata with peppers and chilli
- 2 limes
- 1/4 nutmeg grated
- 4 teaspoons of sugar, salt and pepper
Method:
Mix the Passata, lime juice, nutmeg, sat and pepper in a bowl and chill in the fridge. Wet the rim of a glass and dip into sugar.
Put the mix in a glass and service with a lime slice.