Citrus cocktail recipe: A festive mocktail by HBF

This HBF Quoktail is a delightful and healthy choice, all whilst supporting a healthy immune system.

Featuring freshly squeezed blood oranges (before Buddy the quokka claims them all), blended with orange juice, grapefruit, and lemon, and crowned with agave syrup, cinnamon, and a fizzy touch, this simple mocktail is a refreshing and vibrant thirst quencher ideal for your Christmas spread.

With four citrus fruits brimming with vitamin C, this Quoktail is sure to be a hit.

The Quoktail

Serves: 4

Prep time: Less than 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups freshly-squeezed blood orange juice (That's about 3-4 large blood oranges)
• 1 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice (That’s about 1-2 large oranges)
• 1 grapefruit, freshly-squeezed
• 1 lemon, freshly-squeezed
• ½ cup agave syrup
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• frizz drink, to top (You can use ginger beer, sparking water, etc.)

Garnish

• Whole cranberries
• Sliced strawberries
• Sliced orange, blood orange, and/or grapefruit wedges
• Fresh rosemary sprigs

Method

• In a pitcher, put together the blood orange juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, agave syrup, and cinnamon, stirring everything together until combined.
• Assemble the mocktails: For each drink, fill an 8-ounce glass halfway with crushed ice. Add ½ cup of the mocktail mixture and garnish with sliced fruit and a rosemary sprig. Top with ginger beer or some kind of frizzy drink until the glass is filled.
• Sip and Enjoy!

When it's extra hot

Add crushed ice or ice cubes to the bottom of the glass before pouring in the mixture.