Ah, Summer! I’m thinking of cooling, fresh drinks for the very welcome warm weather!
I love the beautiful and fresh addition of fruit. It’s a luxury touch that doesn’t cost much.
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Make these fresh fruity summer drinks for you and your friends. You can easily make them non-alcoholic too.
All of these drinks look special and cost less than serving a fruit salad that sometimes goes to waste. You spend less, it looks luxe, and it’s yummy! Win-win-win.
Drink bases: Try any of the fruit combinations with water, seltzer water, ginger ale, lemonade, iced tea, wine, apple juice, white grape juice, fruit punch, champagne, or a combination of white grape juice and ginger ale (fake champagne). Have fun!
Fruit Combinations to Try
You can also freeze any of these in ice cubes to keep on hand for quick drinks. This is a good way to save any fruit that no one wants to eat anymore.
blueberries and cherries in lemonade
watermelon cubes and strawberries added to lemonade
slices of lemons, limes, and/or oranges (wash peels well before cutting) for iced tea, lemonade, and white wine spritzers
blueberries, cherries, and small cubesofjicama in whitewinespritzers for 4th of July
blueberries, cherries, and small cubesofjicama in whitewinespritzers for 4th of July
watermelon stars and blueberries in seltzer water or white wine for 4th of July
star fruit alternating with kiwi fruit and blueberries on a wooden skewer in lemonade
grapes–frozen green grapes look wonderful in white wine
cucumber and lime slices in water
cherries and lime slices in lemonade
peaches and blueberries in white wine
cucumber and honeydew melon in water
watermelon balls and honeydew melon balls in white wine
cantaloupe balls and honeydew melon balls in seltzer water
blueberries and green grapes in white wine
blueberries and kiwi fruit in white wine or lemonade
blueberries and cantaloupe balls in white wine
peaches and cherries in red wine
strawberries and honeydew melon balls in ginger ale
strawberries and peaches in white wine
strawberries and blueberries in seltzer water
strawberries and kiwi in lemonade
raspberries and kiwi in white wine
raspberries and blackberries in white wine
peaches and raspberries in white wine
raspberries and blueberries in white wine
raspberries and honeydew melon balls in seltzer water
strawberries in champagne (sometimes)
You might not be surprised that one of my favorite children’s books is Jamberry!Click here for a simple lemonade recipe that’s just perfect!
Click here to link to a classic recipe for Sangria with lots of fruit! It’s beautiful for summer entertaining.
Whether you serve these drinks in wine glasses, your normal kitchen glasses, or even in Mason jars with straws (nice on a picnic), you and your guests will love these! It looks great in a pitcher or one of those big jar drink dispensers too.
Here’s to summer! You have many days ahead to experiment!
Maggie says
Come on over for drinks, Jeanine!
Jeanine H says
Amazing!
Maggie says
Thanks, KC. Enjoy! And thanks for stopping by!
KC @ genxfinance says
Those look refreshing and healthy. I’m going to try these.