RECIPE: Refreshing mocktails a la Chef Jose Sarasola

Ever since the pandemic began, we all have been forced to evaluate and prioritize our health. Along with making sure we get proper nutrition and sleep, it's important to ditch our vices that might be harmful to our health such as drinking too much alcohol.

If you're one of those who have said goodbye to alcohol for good, congratulations! But if you haven't yet, don't fret, because it's never too late to make a healthy change.

If you want to lessen or completely stop drinking alcohol, perhaps drinking mocktails as an alternative is the best first step for you.

As its name suggests, mocktails are only “mock cocktails.” They may look the same as cocktails, but they have no alcohol in them.

In a recent 'Mars Pa More' episode, Kapuso celebrity chef, Jose Sarasola, prepared five different mocktails that you can easily recreate at home.

“The good thing about the mocktail is it's made of juices, fruits, and honey and lime. So, mga very light ingredients lang,” said Chef Jose.

So, without further ado, below are the recipes for Chef Jose Sarasola's quick and easy refreshing mocktails.

Virgin Cucumber Mocktail/ Source: @marspamore (IG)

Virgin Cucumber Mocktail

Ingredients

• sliced cucumber
• lime juice
• crushed ice
• honey
• soda water

Procedure:

1. Add sliced cucumber into a glass.
2. Add crushed ice.
3. Add lime juice.
4. Add honey.
5. Add soda water.
6. Mix well and add a cucumber slice as garnishing.

Magic Apple Mocktail/ Source: @marspamore (IG)

Magic Apple Mocktail

Ingredients:

• apple juice
• soda water
• mint leaves
• ice cubes

Procedure:

1. Put ice cubes in the glass.
2. Fill half of the glass with apple juice.
3. Add soda water.
4. Add mint leaves.
5. Give it a good mix and use sliced apple as garnishing.

Cranberry Burlesque Mocktail/ Source: @marspamore (IG)

Cranberry Burlesque Mocktail

Ingredients:

• cranberry juice
• lime juice
• honey
• mint leaves
• crushed ice

Procedure:

1. Put crushed iced in a glass.
2. Fill half of the glass with cranberry juice.
3. Add lime juice.
4. Add honey.
5. Mix well.
6. Add mint leaves.

You can watch Chef Jose Sarasola prepare these awesome mocktails in the 'Mars Pa More' video above.

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For more recipes like these, tune in to 'Mars Pa More' from Monday to Friday, at 8:45 a.m. on GMA-7.

Viewers abroad can also watch 'Mars Pa More' via GMA's flagship international channel, GMA Pinoy TV. For the program guide, visit www.gmapinoytv.com.

And for more lifestyle content, head out to GMA's Lifestyle page.

You might also like to try Chef Jose Sarasola's easy sandwich recipes.