You know the cocktails that make guests go: “That’s so pretty!” Well, here I have curated a list of such Summer Drinks recipes, and they’re remarkably easy to make. I have covered a range, from Starbucks dupes to quirky drinks for kids. From fruity aerated to healthy delicious. So let’s sip away through this. (Note: I personally recommend the 5th one!)
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27. Strawberry Pineapple Mimosas
Who doesn’t love a good mimosa? You can easily make mimosas right at home with just 5 minutes of prep. It’s easy, refreshing, and the perfect excuse to have a fruity summer drink during the brunch hour. You just need two fruits – pineapples and strawberries!
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 8
No. of Ingredients: 4
Image and recipe: Damn Delicious
26. Raspberry or Mango Spritz-Ade Cocktails
All you need is 10 minutes to make one of your best summer drinks. To simply sober it up, skip the alcohol! With fresh fruits, tall glasses, and fun embellishments, these drinks will bring color and festive flavor to your gathering!
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 8
No. of Ingredients: 7
Image and recipe: Better Homes & Gardens
25. Classic Mojito
Here’s a classic mojito recipe, perfectly balanced with lime, rum, and fresh mint! A mojito is always fun and festive, perfect for parties and entertaining or a laid-back evening sipping on your own! What is more perfect than a glass of this refreshing summer drink?
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 1
No. of Ingredients: 5
Image and recipe: a couple cooks
24. Summer Melon Slushies
Go tropical with this fruity summer drink! With Watermelon, Honeydew and Cantaloupe stay cool in the summer! Best when you have these fruits laying around and eating them raw is boring, just freeze them up and enjoy them as a cool summer drink.
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 6
No. of Ingredients: 9
Image and recipe: womans day
23. Jalapeno Margarita
The best way to cool down in summer is to make a hot drink, pun intended! This fun summer drink is spicy, tart, slightly sweet, and super refreshing over ice. So what are you waiting for? Pass the tortilla chips, and enjoy!
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 6
Image and recipe: love and lemons
22. Cantaloupe Frosé (Frozen Rosé)
With great summers come great melons, especially cantaloupes. They are the fruit of the season. If you find the right cantaloupes, you can easily make this cocktail without a speck of added sugar. Enjoy!
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 12
Image and recipe: wholefully
21. Red Velvet Cheesecake Milkshake
Cool off with a creamy and dreamy red velvet milkshake. This refreshing summer drink is so yummy that you would want to turn all your cakes into drinks. Just pick up some cupcakes and blend in some vanilla. Pure bliss in a glass!
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 1
No. of Ingredients: 5
Image and recipe: delish
20. Summer Fruit Slush
Nothing beats the taste of fresh fruit in a slushy drink on a sunny day. They’re cool, frosty, and super refreshing! This is a perfect replacement for your expensive Starbucks summer drinks. All you need is 15 minutes, and ta-da, a healthy and fruity summer drink is ready!
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 2-4
No. of Ingredients: 9
Image and recipe: gourmande
19. Sparkling Rosé Blueberry Floats
Indulge in a delicious and Instagram-worthy sparkling Rose Blueberry float! You would need some time on your hands as masterpieces cannot be made in 5 minutes, but trust me, it’s a true grown-up treat. A pure summer celebration!
Total Time: 3 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 6
No. of Ingredients: 12
Image and recipe: Better Homes & Gardens
18. Aperol Spritz
Aperol Spritz is absolutely worth the hype, it’s light and bubbly, making it one of the most refreshing summer drinks. Also, did you know that Aperol spritz is a drink meant before a meal? No complaints about over-drinking with our dear Aperol Spritz 😉
Total Time: 3 mins
Servings: 1
No. of Ingredients: 5
Image and recipe: a couple cooks
17. Apple-Cinnamon Cider Cups
Take eco-friendly to a whole new level by drinking from cinnamon sticks directly (as a straw). How cool is this!? Make this spicy sipper even more seasonal by serving it in apple cups. You can skip the alcohol with aerated apple drinks and turn this into a fun summer drink for the kids too.
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 1
No. of Ingredients: 3
Image and recipe: womans day
16. Vegan Spanish Leche Merengada
Leche merengue (meringue milk) is a typical Spanish drink! This vegan recipe is so simple, and the ingredients are really easy to get. It’s the perfect way to beat the heat because vegan leche merengada is so healthy and tastes really awesome!
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 8
No. of Ingredients: 5
Image and recipe: simple vegan blog
15. Fish House Punch
Combine lemon, rum, cognac, brandy, tea and some sugar to make this mixed drink! Keep this flavorful punch on hand for summer days by the lake. Life is too short not to enjoy a Fish House Punch on a sunny day.
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4-6
No. of Ingredients: 5
Image and recipe: country living
14. Frozen Cucumber Strawberry Margaritas
Cool off with some fruity, frozen cocktails! These Frozen Cucumber Strawberry Margaritas are super refreshing and crazy tasty. Leave out the tequila and triple sec for a virgin slushie! It’s a must-have as a cool summer drink.
Total Time: 7 mins
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 9
Image and recipe: wholefully
13. Summer Dream Sangria
Let us cheer for a happy summer with the perfect Sangria in hand. Take some peaches, mangoes, and pineapples, and you can make the best summer drink. Refreshing, fun, fruity, and light. So, let’s cut some fruits!
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 8
Image and recipe: Better Homes & Gardens
12. Sparkling Spiked Peach Lemonade
Two of the best parts of summer are ice-cold lemonade and fresh-picked juicy peaches. Combine them, add a little vodka and some sparkling water, and now you’ve got the third best part: a pitcher cocktail to kick off the weekend. Avoid alcohol to make a bright summer drink for kids.
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 7
Image and recipe: kitchn
11. Blackberry Bramble Pisco Sours
This drink is so good, it’s making me bramble on and on about it! This is the ideal summer cocktail to serve at a small porch party with just a few guests. This yummy drink will definitely become the talk of your circle.
Total Time: NA
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 9
Image and recipe: southern living
10. Matcha Green Tea Frappe
They call “matcha,” the green gold of Japan, and I absolutely agree. This drink is refreshingly golden and a 10/10. The creaminess and richness of milk are the perfect complement to the taste of green tea.
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 1
No. of Ingredients: 7
Image and recipe: Gourmande
9. Banana Milk
This vegan summer drink is a super tasty and refreshing, sweet, and creamy beverage. To make this banana milk, you only need a blender and 5 minutes of your time. Serve it cold and drink it for breakfast or also as a healthy snack and enjoy an amazingly good and different plant milk!
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 2
No. of Ingredients: 5
Image and recipe: simple vegan blog
8. Creamy Coconut Blue Raspberry Slushie
These blue drinks will make all kids and adults excited. I already see myself posting a photo of this on my Instagram! Blue drinks are just plain fun. Grab some blue raspberry or a blue raspberry martini mix and make a cool drink in this hot summer for the kids.
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 8
Image and recipe: food meanderings
7. Spicy Beet Bloody Marys
This Spicy Beet Bloody Mary is so good; it will “beat” all your expectations and this summer heat! Add a twist to the classic Bloody Mary by adding roasted beets. It is one of those underrated drinks, but it tastes fantastic!
Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
Servings: 4
No. of Ingredients: 8
Image and recipe: Country Living
6. Orange Creamsicle Float
All you need is a minute to make this! Yes, you read that right!
Grab some orange soda, vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream, and your delicious, bright, and refreshing summer drink is ready. This is one of the easiest and cool summer drinks for kids too!
Total Time: 1 min
Servings: 1
No. of Ingredients: 3
Image and recipe: Noshing with the Nolands
5. Iced Sea Salt Coffee
It is the best summer drink you’ve probably ever tried. This Iced Coffee is sweetened slightly with a whipped cream topping and flavor-enhanced with a sprinkle of sea salt. All mixed together, and you’ll get the most deliciously complex (but EASY!) coffee drink. Drink so good it can easily take over the Starbucks summer drinks menu.
Total Time: 1 day
Servings: 8
No. of Ingredients: 6
Image and recipe: Dinner then Dessert
4. Gazpacho Bloody Mary
A fresh and zesty Gazpacho Bloody Mary will have you sipping on the best ingredients the summer garden has to offer! This delicious brunch classic cocktail is ready in 7 minutes. Sundays have never looked better!
Total Time: 7 mins
Servings: 2
No. of Ingredients: 12
Image and recipe: Pickled Plum
3. Refreshing Lavender Lemonade
A highly refreshing and soothing Lavender Lemonade recipe filled with simple and healthy ingredients. This easy drink recipe is naturally vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, and can easily be made refined sugar-free! We call it a good long summer drink.
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 7
No. of Ingredients: 5
Image and recipe: Moon and spoon and yum
2. Cucumber Mojitos
This Cucumber Mojito is so good it will make you feel like you’re on a tropical vacation. A 5-minute ticket to a beach with fresh air, sipping on your mojito! Relaxation in every sip.
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 1
No. of Ingredients: 8
Image and recipe: wholefully
1. Popsicle Punch
Popsicles in ice cream? Why did the bell not? Using popsicles as ice cubes is the smartest thing I have seen as a fun summer drink. Pull off this genius trick by adding popsicles to any of the lemonade recipes at your next summer party.
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 6
No. of Ingredients: 7
Image and recipe: Delish
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy refreshing and delicious drinks that can help you beat the heat and relax. From classic cocktails like the Mojito to trendy drinks like the Iced Matcha, there are plenty of options to choose from. So, grab your favorite glass, fill it with ice, and try out some of these delicious recipes to make your summer even more enjoyable.
Try out these recipes and enjoy summertime, one straw at a time.