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Refreshing Strawberry Mocktail Recipe with Rosemary

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This refreshing strawberry mocktail recipe uses fresh fruit and rosemary, a squeeze of citrus, and some fizzy sparkling water. It will definitely quench your thirst on a hot summer day. It’s a perfect non-alcoholic drink idea to serve at parties and beyond!

A mocktail with strawberries and fresh rosemary on a plate next to a fresh strawberry.
Let’s make this easy and delicious strawberry mocktail recipe!

An easy mocktail for summer

This fruity mocktail with strawberry and rosemary will quench your summer thirst.

This flavorful summer drink idea is quick to make and absolutely refreshing. It’s just the thing to sip on a warm day when you want to feel a little indulgent without alcohol.

Related: Delicious Grapefruit Mocktail

With its sweet strawberry flavor and fragrant rosemary twist, this mocktail is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

This easy-to-make beverage is a crowd-pleaser that’s perfect for birthday parties, barbecues, or simply lounging in the sunshine.

Ingredients

Ingredients to make a strawberry mocktail including strawberries, rosemary, fresh lemon, bitters, sparkling water, and simple syrup.
This is what you’ll need to make this fruity mocktail with strawberry.

Rosewater extract can be found in the spice aisle of better grocery stores. Rosewater extract is more powerful than rose water so make sure you know what you are using. Always use less than you think and taste and adjust.

To ensure even more rosemary flavor in this drink, make a rosemary simple syrup!

See the printable recipe card for quantities and full recipe.

How to Make this Strawberry Mocktail

Muddling fresh strawberries and rosemary in a cocktail shaker.

Step 1

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the strawberries, lemon juice, rosemary, and simple syrup.

Astainless steel cocktail shaker filled with strawberries, rosemary and ice.

Step 2

Add ice and shake.

A glass of ice next to a cocktail shaker topped with a strainer.

Step 3

Strain over fresh ice in a glass.

Topping off a strawberry mocktail for summer with sparkling water.

Step 4

Top with sparkling water.

If using the rosewater extract, add it after the sparkling water and give it a stir.

Woman giving a strawberry mocktail a stir with a knife.

Step 6

Stir with a bar spoon (or whatever you have on hand – keep it simple) and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

Variations

  • Use different fruit – Muddle blueberry, blackberry or even peaches to change up the flavors of this cocktails.
  • Add another layer of flavor – Try a zero-proof liquor alternative (like Ritual gin) to add even more herbal flavor without adding alcohol.
  • Make it a cocktail – Add 1-2 ounces of gin or vodka if you want to make this boozy.

Tools

You don’t need fancy tools to create delicious cocktails – use what you have! But if you’d like to stock your home bar with new tools, here are a few to help you make this mocktail perfectly every time:

Tips

  • You may want to double strain to remove all of the rosemary. I never mind when it ends up in my cocktail.
  • If you don’t mind bits and pieces in your drinks, you can also pull in a little bit more of the strawberry from the cocktail shaker into the glass before serving. It gives a little more flavor and color!

Frequently Asked Questions

What can replace the alcohol in a mocktail?

Some of my favorite “replacements” for alcohol are sparkling water as in this recipe, club soda, or ginger ale. Lemon-lime soda is also a good choice. But there are also alcohol alternatives (like Seedlip and Ritual) on the market.

How do you get more strawberry flavor in this strawberry mocktail?

While I like the hint of sweet strawberries that come from the muddled pieces, you can also use strawberry simple syrup. It will give TONS more strawberry flavor to the drink and really pretty color.

Can you make this strawberry mocktail have fewer calories?

To make this strawberry mocktail have fewer calories, use less simple syrup. Taste the drink without it and add a little bit at a time until you get a more balanced flavor.

A strawberry mocktail in a glass topped with fresh rosemary and lemon slices next to fresh strawberries on a plate.

Even if you can’t enjoy something boozy this summer, this strawberry mocktail with rosemary will please you and your crowd. It’s fruity and delicious!

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A strawberry and rosemary mocktail in a glass topped with fresh rosemary and lemon next to fresh fruit on a plate.

Rosemary Strawberry Mocktail

This refreshing mocktail recipe uses fresh strawberries and rosemary plus lemon and sparkling water to make the perfect thirst quenching drink for summer.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Calories: 76kcal
Servings: 1 drink

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a cocktail shaker, muddle the strawberries, lemon juice, rosemary and simple syrup.
  • Add ice and shake.
  • Strain over fresh ice in a tall glass.
  • Top with sparkling water
  • Stir with a bar spoon
  • Garnish with a rosemary sprig
  • If using the rosewater extract, add it after the sparkling water and give it a stir.

Notes

Rosewater extract can be found in the spice aisle of better grocery stores. Rosewater extract is more powerful than rosewater so make sure you know what you are using. Always use less than you think and taste and adjust.
You can add gin or vodka if you do want to make it boozy. Or try a zero-proof gin to add even more herbal flavor.
You may want to double strain to remove all of the rosemary. I never mind when it ends up in my cocktail.
***Nutritional value reflects rosewater not rosewater extract. Nutrition may vary.

Nutrition

Serving: 1drink | Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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