St. Patrick's Day is less than a week away. Today, I'm sharing three easy, non-alcoholic Irish drink recipes to make your St. Patrick's Day more festive!
1. Shillelagh Cocktail:
In Ireland, a
shillelagh is an Irish walking stick, and a symbol of the Irish lifestyle. The
walking stick was used as a club, also.
Ingredients:
1 tsp. powdered sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
4 oz. peach juice
2 raspberries
Directions: Pour
liquids into a shaker. Strain over crushed ice and garnish with raspberries.
2. Emerald Champagne
Cocktail:
This drink is mentioned in my Irish sweet romance novel, Oh Danny Boy. The hero, Danny, has very
good personal reasons why he doesn’t drink alcohol.
Ingredients:
1 ounce of non-alcoholic Crème De Menthe
5 ounces sparkling grape juice (white)
Directions: Pour Crème De Menthe into a cocktail glass, add chilled
sparkling juice. Stir.
3. Chocolate
Mint Shake (my favorite!)
Also featured in Oh Danny Boy, a Chocolate Mint Shake is served at the heroine's, Clara’s, birthday
party.
Ingredients:
1 ounce of non-alcoholic Crème De Menthe
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
2 scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream
¼ cup of milk
1 tablespoon whipped cream
Blend and enjoy!
Do you have a favorite drink recipe? Please share in the comments
below. One lucky winner will be randomly selected to win a free audio book of my
sweet romance novella, Candleglow and Mistletoe. Check back on this blog
tomorrow for winner announcement.
Here’s the cover for Oh Danny Boy. The hero, Danny Brady, owns a chain of coffee
shops. See that little cup of coffee on the sign behind him?
And, the bridge in the background is VERY important to the
story.
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No recipe, but I do enjoy virgin strawberry daiquiris. :)
ReplyDeleteThose sound good, Ashley.
DeleteMy current favorite is a Lemon Drop.
ReplyDeleteLemon drop
Ingredients:
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz lemon juice
1 sugar cube
Sounds really good, Michele. :)
DeleteI like this because it's so easy:
ReplyDeleteCranberry Sparkler
1 1/2 ounces Blackberry Puree
2 ounces white cranberry juice
2 to 3 ounces sparkling water
1 sprig mint, for garnish
Place blackberry puree and cranberry juice in a champagne flute. Add sparkling water to fill. Garnish with mint.
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I must try this recipe, Sharon. I've never made anything with Blackberry Puree.
DeleteI love blackberries. You can use 16 oz of frozen berries with 6 Tablespoons of sugar. Put in processor then strain. OR if you don't want the sugar, just puree them without and then strain.
DeleteThanks for sharing the recipes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Merrillee.
DeleteI have a few favorites, but here is a link for one of the drinks I made for my sister's Bachelorette party awhile back. It is super easy to make and only has 4 ingredients that you can tweak for your own preferences in taste:
ReplyDelete-Moscato
-Pink Lemonade Concentrate
-Sprite
-Rasperberries or Strawberries
Link for recipe/directions: http://pin.it/XekAZhR
If you prefer something pretty without alcohol, I LOVE the look of these fruit cubes that you could make for ice water or something clear like Sprite (so you can see the fruit). People think these are so much fun!!
http://pin.it/dPpFJyw
Thanks for sharing your ideas!! 💕
Wow! Thanks so much for the link shares, Tara! And, you're very welcome. :)
ReplyDeleteApple juice and ginger ale makes a good sparkling punch. Float a ring of frozen fruit for color. Thanx for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jennifer. Sounds easy and fun!
DeleteBrunch Punch.
ReplyDeleteIngredients:
2 cups orange juice
2 cups cranberry juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup ginger ale
Directions: Combine ingredients in a pitcher.
Serve cold
Margaret, Sounds great and a keeper recipe. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteThanks for sharing your wonderful recipes! This was fun! Jennifer Hibdon, you're the winner! Please email me at josieriviera@aol.com Happy St Patrick's Day, everyone!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Jennifer! :-)
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