Refreshing summer drinks without alcohol

The summer tastes fruity! We reveal refreshing summer drinks without alcohol. The summer drinks are of course homemade and super refreshing.

When the sun really pops from the sky and we are already sweating while sitting, a refreshment is needed.

We all know how important it is to drink a lot. But after a short time, you get tired of mineral water and tap water. An alternative must be found.

Who now thinks of soda or iced tea from the store, I have to disappoint. We make our summer drinks ourselves.

That not only tastes much better. It's also much healthier. Now you need really tasty drinks. The best are refreshing summer drinks without alcohol.

After all, we want to be able to drink cooling summer drinks after sports or at the office. That's why we avoid alcohol in summer drinks.

What makes refreshing summer drinks without alcohol

The advantage of our recipes for summer drinks is that they are completely sugar-free. So we do without the truckload of unhealthy white sugar. Fruits and herbs provide flavor and a little sweetness.

Thus, the alcohol-free summer drinks become healthy thirst quenchers. Especially those who have problems drinking enough will love the delicious recipes.

The challenge in summer is to drink even more than usual. When we sweat, we lose not only water, but also important minerals. But what to drink in summer?

It should be low in calories, healthy and alcohol-free. Basically, homemade fruit drinks, juice spritzers, mineral water and unsweetened teas are ideal for quenching your thirst. What you should stay away from are sugared drinks and alcoholic beverages.

Mineral water is ideal for a drink in the office or a summer drink for after work. You can spice it up with lots of fruit and herbs.

So that you see that there are fortunately many alternatives to store-bought juices and conventional water, we have been busy. We've tried out lots of refreshing summer drinks ourselves and listed them here.

Refreshing cucumber lemon drink

Refreshing summer drinks without alcohol, of course, this year can not do without cucumbers.

Their pleasant and not too intrusive taste make them the perfect vegetable for drinks of all kinds.

Mixed with lemon, cucumbers simply taste incredibly fresh and do not even have significant calories.

So girls, use cucumbers not only for eye masks, but just put them in the drink :)

Ingredients for 1 liter of cucumber water

• 1/4 cucumber
• 1 lemon
• 1 liter mineral water

Preparation

Wash the cucumber, but do not peel it. Unless you don't want it as green as in the photo :)

If it has many large seeds, remove them with a spoon. If this is not the case, you can leave them in.

Off with the cucumber and a little tap water in the smoothie maker.

Meanwhile, you can chop the lemon.

Pour the pureed cucumber with mineral water and add the lemon. Sit back and enjoy :)

Quick rhubarb iced tea with lemon and mint

You don't have to buy iced tea at the supermarket. You can easily make your own iced tea. And let's be honest: Isn't the color amazing?

You can easily control the hue with the amount of rhubarb. The more you cut from the stalk, the more intense the color. From dark red to a delicate peach shade, everything is possible.

Fresh mint and lemon give the rhubarb iced tea not only a great look, but also a great taste.

You'll knock everyone's socks off at the next barbecue :)

Rhubarb iced tea: recipe and instructions

Our rhubarb iced tea has little in common with the usual tea. But there we can well turn a blind eye this time. :)

For half a liter of rhubarb iced tea you need:

• 250 grams of rhubarb cut into small pieces
• 1/2 liter water
• 1-2 spoons honey
• 1 lemon
• Mint

Here's how:

Cut the rhubarb into small pieces and put it into a pot. Important: put the lid on and turn down the heat after boiling. Let the rhubarb cook for about half an hour

Pour your iced tea through a fine sieve and sweeten it with honey

Put the rhubarb iced tea in the refrigerator

Now add lemon slices and mint

Sit back and enjoy :)

Rhubarb Iced Tea made it into our "Refreshing Summer Drinks Without Alcohol" hit list because it brings maximum flavor to glasses with mini effort.

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Refreshing summer drink with spirulina

We make then times blue ;) But of course only in the glass. Because refreshing summer drinks without alcohol and sugar do not have to hide in color from colorful cocktails.

You can control the color yourself. The less you take, the lighter the drink. In terms of taste, spirulina has little to offer. It's perfect for summer drinks.

Taste brings lemon into the drink. So this summer drink is very refreshing. This time we do not use mineral water. So the non-alcoholic drink can quench thirst faster.

Spirulina recipe for your summer drink

If the drink is too sour for you, you can simply use oranges instead of lemons. Or help it out with a little mint.

Ingredients for a large jar

• 1/2 tsp spirulina powder
• 1/2 lemon
• Lots of ice cubes and still water

Preparation

Stir the powder in water.

Now add the lemon and ice cubes. Your refreshing after-work drink without alcohol is ready.

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Infused water with strawberries, elderberries and lemons

It's even more fruity with our Infused Water. Here we use mineral water, so that it really tingles in the mouth :)

This summer drink is perfect for the evening on the terrace or balcony. Fresh and fruity, it provides you with vitamins. At the same time, the light pink hue makes it a visual highlight.

Infused water: recipe and instructions

To make it really delicious, you need ripe strawberries. It's best to buy them only when you process them. Unfortunately, the shelf life of strawberries is anything but good.

What you need for one liter of infused water

• 3/4 liter mineral water
• 1 handful strawberries
• 1 lemon
• 1/4 liter unsweetened cranberry juice
• Fresh mint

Here's how:

Cut the strawberries into small pieces - it looks very nice when you cut them into thin slices

The flavor of the lemon comes out best when you slice it

Pour with unsweetened cranberry juice and mineral water

Leave your summer drink with a large branch of mint for a bit to allow the strawberries to release flavor

And enjoy!

Infused water with cranberry and strawberries is one of our summer drinks because it is pleasantly fizzy and not sweet. You can drink it perfectly against thirst.

How to make strawberry syrup yourself!

Basil seed drink with lemon and mint

Yes, read correctly. :) Refreshing summer drinks can also contain real superfoods.

Like basil seeds. The advantage is that thanks to the small seeds you are full for a long time. They absorb up to 5 times their size in water.

This fills the belly and also has other positive effects. Which, we tell you in the article about the basil drink. We have dedicated an extra article to this drink. Because the benefits are insanely large and comprehensive.

Refreshing summer drink with basil

Refreshing summer drinks with superfoods are always best when you set them aside for a bit. This gives the seeds time to soak up the water and release their light basil flavor. Incredibly delicious!

Ingredients for half a liter:

• 1/2 liter mineral water
• 1 lemon
• 1 handful mint
• 3 tablespoons basil seeds
• 1-2 cm ginger

Preparation

Pour tap water over the basil seeds and set aside for at least 15 minutes.

Cut the lemon and ginger into small pieces.

Put all ingredients + basil seeds (including the tap water) in a pitcher and pour with cold mineral water.

Let your refreshing summer drink rest for a few more minutes and then you can enjoy it.

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Homemade elderflower syrup

Our absolute favorite! Homemade elderflower syrup is insanely refreshing and tastes great with both tap and mineral water.

Instead of refined sugar we use Birch sugar*. This saves calories and doesn't damage your teeth. Because we love it so much, we have dedicated a separate article to DIY elderberry syrup, in which we explain everything about elderberries.

Here again the short version for our "refreshing summer drinks without alcohol" collection.

What you need to make your own elderflower syrup

• 20 large elderflower umbels
• 1 liter still water
• 20 gram Citric acid*
• 1 kg Birch sugar*
• 1 organic lemon or orange

Do you have these ingredients all, you just look at our tutorial for making elderberry juice. :)

To the elderberry syrup recipe with lemon!

Make your own iced tea

And what always goes, of course, is homemade iced tea. It tastes best served ice cold.

By the way, there are a lot of recipes for this. We have even dedicated a separate article to the topic of DIY iced tea.

For making iced tea, you don't need special tea bags. You can find them in stores, but that's just a sales pitch. Tea bags give off flavor even in cold water.

Ingredients

• 2 tea bags black tea
• 1 lemon
• 1 peach
• 1 liter water

Preparation

Just put everything in the carafe and let it infuse for at least 15 minutes. Best directly in the refrigerator.

Your refreshing drink is ready!

Our conclusion

The summer will be really fruity! We look forward to many warm hours, cozy hours on the balcony and our delicious summer drinks.

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