Looking for a simple and easy Valentine’s Day mocktail recipe? Here is a great one filled with flavor and vibrance for the romantic occasion. Many have heard of a love potion cocktail but here is a perfect way to prepare the perfectly sweet drink without adding any alcohol. The recipe involves fresh fruit including raspberries and pomegranate to give it that red/pink color a great Valentine’s Day mocktail should have.

Tart juices are also called for in this recipe but you can adjust the sweetness to tartness ratio based on your own preference. Play around with fun garnishes like edible glitter or classic candy hearts and serve up this drink to your partner, family and friends. Or show yourself some self-love this Valentine’s Day and make it for just you.

Here is a recipe for a sweet and fruity Love Potion mocktail:

Ingredients

• 2 ounces pomegranate juice
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 ounce orange juice
• 1⁄2 ounce lime juice
• 1⁄2 ounce raspberry syrup or grenadine
• 1⁄2 cup cranberry juice
• Fresh raspberries and lime slice for garnish

Instructions

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add the pomegranate juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, and raspberry syrup.
3. Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
4. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
5. Top with the cranberry juice.
6. Gently stir to combine.
7. Garnish with 3-4 fresh raspberries skewered on a cocktail pick along with a lime slice.

This fruity mocktail has sweet and tart flavors that perfectly complement each other. The combination of juices mimics the sweet taste of berries and pomegranate for a loving feeling in every sip. Garnish with a heart pick or decorate the glass rim with red sugar for an extra touch of Valentine’s flair. Enjoy this non-alcoholic yet romantically-named cocktail on date night or with your best pals!

Tips For Making a Fabulous Love Potion Mocktail

• Use fresh juices. Squeeze juices from fresh fruits like oranges, limes and pomegranates for the most vibrant, flavorful Valentine’s Day mocktail.
• Balance sweet and tart. The sweet fruit juices should balance out the tart citrus juices. Adjust ratios to taste preference.
• Infuse it with fruit. Consider muddling raspberries and strawberries in the bottom of the glass before building the drink to infuse more berry goodness.
• Make a syrup. Boil raspberry syrup or grenadine with a little sugar and water first to concentrate the sweet and tart fruit flavors. Let cool before using.
• Rim with sugar. For extra romance, moisten the glass rims and dip into a mix of white and red sugar to create a pink rim.
• Garnish with berries. Skewer fresh raspberries, blackberries or sliced strawberries onto the colorful Valentine’s Day mocktail for a beautiful garnish.
• Add herbal ingredients like fresh mint, rosemary, lavender or slices of cucumber to enhance the love potion mystique.
• Serve in a craft cocktail glass, heart-shaped martini glass or even a goblet for a potion or elixir feel.

With vivid colors, berries and botanicals, you can create a tempting non-alcoholic cocktail worthy of Cupid’s arrow!