Easy Pineapple Mocktail

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A simple, delicious Easy Pineapple Mocktail made in under 10 minutes. Perfect to celebrate with family, friends, and kids!

Two glass cups with sugar on the rim with pineapple drink, ice and a grilled pineapple slice on top.

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Why You Should Try This Recipe
Coastal Cuisine (Gullah, Cajun, and Creole)
Ingredients
Tips and Substitutions
How to make Easy Pineapple Mocktail
Decorate Homemade Pineapple Mocktail
Recipe FAQs
More Refreshing Summertime Drinks
Easy Pineapple Mocktail

If you love refreshing tropical flavors, try this tropical easy pineapple mocktail recipe. It's alcohol-free but full of bright and fresh flavors. During the summer, my family loves to cook festive meals outside. And no celebration is complete without a colorful drink to sip on. But it's not so fun for the kids when left empty-handed. With this non-alcoholic tropical pineapple drink, no one feels left out.

This easy pineapple mocktail will have you feeling cool and refreshed on those hot summer days. In my family, it's always a tasty kid-friendly BBQ drink. Plus it's one of my most popular recipes and is featured on Buzzfeed.

Serve it with Sticky Oven Chicken Thighs BBQ, Healthy Mango Salad Recipe and Best Three Cheese Mac N Cheese. You may also enjoy these Shrimp Pineapple Fried Rice and Easy Pineapple Mango Smoothie.

Why You Should Try This Recipe

This drink is more than just a smoothie. It's light and refreshing enough to drink with a meal or cocktail hour.
Everyone gets to enjoy: kids included!
Double or triple to recipe to serve more people.
It's ready in under 10 minutes.

Join me in celebrating Juneteenth with more than 30 other Black culinary creators. Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day, signifying the final emancipation of those enslaved in the US announced in 1865. This year, we are celebrating "Freedom Day" by offering a delightful selection of mains, sides, desserts, and refreshing drinks that are perfect for backyard barbecues and summer gatherings with friends and family. Join us in honoring the legacy of progress and freedom by cooking and sharing these recipes. Additionally, you can easily follow each participant by using the hashtag #JuneteenthCookout2023on Instagram. You can find a list of all recipes from the 2023 Juneteenth Virtual Cookout on the Eat the Culture website.

Coastal Cuisine (Gullah, Cajun, and Creole)

Gullah, Cajun, and Creole cuisines highlight the bounty of coastal food central to Juneteenth since its inception in the Gulf Coast city of Galveston, TX, in 1865. Southern Crab Beignets with Remoulade Sauce, Cajun Seafood Boil, and cooling Homemade Peaches and Cream Popsicles are among the recipes inspired by the unique culinary traditions rooted in the coastal regions of the Gulf States.

Gimme From Scratch- Southern Crab Beignets with Remoulade Sauce
Meiko And The Dish - Cajun Chicken Wing & Turkey Neck Boil (Seafoodless)
Gimme From Scratch - Cajun Seafood Boil
Kenneth Temple - Old Fashion Salmon Patties with Homemade Tartar Sauce
Lenox Bakery - Banana Pudding Pound Cake
Coined Cuisine - Homemade Peaches & Cream Popsicles

You can find a list of all recipes from the 2023 Juneteenth Virtual Cookout on the Eat the Culture website.

Ingredients

Mint, lemon and pineapple chunks in a white bowl on a grey and white marble background.

Pineapple: Select fresh ripe pineapples for the best flavor.
Lemon: Pick unbruised ripe lemons.
Water:
Ice:
Mint leaves: Garnish with unbruised, fresh mint leaves.

Tips and Substitutions

Add-ins: For an extra tropical twist, add mangoes, apples, lychees, guava, or bananas to this drink.
Pineapple: You can make this non-alcoholic pineapple drink by using pineapple juice instead of real pineapples. However, it might not have quite the same consistency.
Fizz: Add some fizz by swapping water with sparkling water.

How to make Easy Pineapple Mocktail

Here are the quick and easy steps to blend up juicy, flavor-packed pineapple mocktails any night (or day) of the week:

Peel the pineapple and chop it into chunks. Add the pineapple, lemon and water to a smoothie maker. Blend until smooth.
Sieve the mixture.

Pineapple, lemon and water mixed in a blender and sifted.

3. Add ice to a cup and pour the non-alcoholic pineapple drink. Enjoy

A glass cup with sugar on the rim with pineapple drink, ice and a grilled pineapple slice on top.

Decorate Homemade Pineapple Mocktail

4. Spread a few tablespoons of sugar on a flat plate to decorate your glasses. Dip the rim of each cocktail glass in water and then in the sugar. You'll end up with perfectly frosted rims.

5. Meanwhile, grill some extra sliced pineapple to decorate each glass with an extra pop of color and a bite of fruit. If you already have the BBQ going, grilled pineapple chunks are quick and easy to make. Simply leave them on a hot grill just long enough to develop some nice char marks.

However, if you're not using the grill, you can just as easily char some pineapple on a griddle pan.

6 Finally, add the finishing touch to each glass with fresh mint leaves, as pictured. Serve this easy pineapple mocktail with Easy Chicken Kebab in the Oven or Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad.

non alcoholic pineapple drink in a glass cup with sugar on the rim, a mint leaf and a grilled pineapple chunk.

Recipe FAQs

Can I Make This Pineapple Drink Into a Cocktail?

Yes, turning this mocktail into a cocktail is quite easy and delicious. Simply add a shot of your favorite clear alcohol, and you'll be instantly transported to a tropical island vacation.

How to store pineapple mocktail?

This drink is best served right away. However, you can cover and store it in the fridge for 24 hours. For best flavor, give the drink a quick blend just before serving.

More Refreshing Summertime Drinks

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