Red, White, and Beverages

Red, White, and Beverages:

10 Drinks That Will Take Your 4th of July Celebration To The Next Level

Introduction

Morning Kickstarters

Red white and beverages

Iced Turmeric Latte

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 2 tbsp 100% maple syrup
  • 3/4 tsp turmeric
  • 1/8 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • pinch of cardamom
  • pinch of pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 cup of ice
Directions
  1. Mix all of the ingredients together in a glass and top in off with ice.
  2. If you’d prefer a multicolor layered appearance, pour 1/2 of a cup of milk into your glass and add the ice. In a separate cup, mix remaining milk and ingredients together. Slowly pour over the ice.
Red white and beverages

Iced Vanilla Almond Milk Coffee

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cold
  • 2/3 cup vanilla almond milk creamer
  • 1 1/2 cup ice

Optional Add Ins: Flavored coffee syrups, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, cinnamon, cold foam topping, whipped cream

Directions
  1. Brew 1 cup strong coffee and then refrigerate until room temperature or cooler.
  2. Add 2/3 cup vanilla almond milk into a mason jar and top with ice.
  3. Pour cold coffee over the top of the ice to create an ombre appearance.

Afternoon Refreshers

Red white and beverages

Strawberry Lemon Mint Infused Water

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 6 strawberries, halved
  • 2 lemons, sliced or quartered
  • 3 stems of mint, leaves only
  • 6 cups of water
  • 2 cups of ice

Optional Add Ins: blackberries, blueberries, limes, cucumber

Directions
  1. Add fruit and leaves to the bottom of a pitcher.
  2. Add water and ice.
  3. Let sit for a minimum of 15 minutes for light flavored. If you prefer stronger infusion, let sit for 30mins-1hr in the fridge.
4th of july drinks

Adrenal Limeade Refresher

Recipe

Ingredients
Directions

For The Kids

4th of july drinks

Chocolate Banana Superfoods Smoothie

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 banana
  • 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 1 scoop kid’s chocolate powder ( I used Superfoods SuperGreens for Kids)
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 spoonful unsweetened coconut milk yogurt
  • 1 cup of ice
Directions
  1. Add all ingrediants into your blender.
  2. Blend for 30 seconds, or until thoroughly mixed.
  3. Serve immediately
4th of july drinks

Grape Lemonade Punch

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 can frozen grape juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 4 cups Sprite
  • 2 cups water
Directions
  1. Stir together water and juice concentrates in a pitcher.
  2. Add Sprite and stir.
  3. Double, or tripe, the recipe when using a punch bowl (depending on the capacity).

Red, White, and Blue Mocktail

Recipe

Ingredients
Directions

For The Adults

Paleo Pineapple Margarita

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 2 tbsp agave
  • 1 oz tequila
  • 1/2 oz triple sec
Directions
  1. Carefully mix all ingredients in a small measuring glass.
  2. Rub the rim of a margarita glass with a little extra lime juice and dip in sugar (I prefer a sugar rim over a salted one!)
  3. Add ice to glass. Pour margarita mix over ice.
  4. If you prefer it blended, add margarita mix and 1 cup of ice to a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into rimmed glass.

Cherry Kombucha Cocktail

Recipe

Ingredients
  • 8oz tart cherry kombucha
  • 4oz cherry juice
  • 1oz triple sec
  • Sprite

Optional Variations: use other flavored kombuchas, other fruit juices, substitute triple sec for tequila, used flavored seltzer instead of Sprite

Directions
  1. Combine kombucha, cherry juice, and triple sec in a large glass.
  2. Top off with Sprite to fill glass.

Paleo Paloma

Recipe

Ingredients
  • The juice of 2 grapefruits
  • The juice of 1 lime
  • 2oz tequila
  • 4oz grapefruit seltzer

Optional Variation: Replace tequila with more seltzer for a alcohol free option

Directions
  1. Combine ingredients in a small glass.
  2. Top with ice and garnish with extra grapefruit slice.

Conclusion

Do you know what goes great with drinks? Food! Be sure to check out the Family Favorites, Paleo, and Allergy Friendly cookbooks for some great ideas!

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