From slow, cozy nights to bright, easy afternoons, these mocktails are crafted to delight your palate while supporting your overall wellness.
In this roundup, we’ve gathered a complete collection of our favorite recipes so far, perfect for sipping mindfully and savoring every moment.
As part of Avocado Magazine’s Bedtime Mocktail Series, Natalie Battaglia, our resident mocktail expert, has been creating soothing, alcohol-free drinks designed to help you relax, reset, and embrace cozy evenings. From tart cherry nightcaps to herbal-infused tonics, Natalie’s recipes strike the perfect balance of flavor, wellness, and simplicity, making them an indulgent — yet mindful — treat for Dry January or any quiet night at home.
This dreamy combination of juicy blueberries, sweet maple, tart lemon and floral lavender tea is more than just a delicious nightcap…it’s packed with calming ingredients that may help to support a peaceful night’s sleep.
Ingredients:
- 10 blueberries – fresh or thawed
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- Squeeze of lemon
- 1 cup chilled lavender tea
- Pinch of sea salt
- Optional: extra blueberries and/or edible flowers to garnish
With sweet strawberry, floral chamomile, and a hint of citrus, this simple, calming mocktail is designed to bring relaxation into your evenings.
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup of strawberries, fresh or thawed
- 1 tablespoon of water
- 1 chamomile teabag
- 1 teaspoon of honey*
- 1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
- Optional: extra strawberry, lemon and/or edible flowers to garnish
This calming, delicious mocktail has the perfect combination of flavors – tart cherry juice, peppermint tea, lime, and maple syrup – and is the perfect evening sip for winding down.
Ingredients:
- 3 oz tart cherry juice
- 2 oz chilled peppermint tea
- Squeeze of lime juice (can sub with lemon)
- ½ oz maple syrup, or your choice of sweetener
Made for sweet dreams on warmer nights, our Cucumber Mint Refresher is a light, hydrating sip designed to enjoy before bed. There are 2 hero ingredients in this recipe, cucumber and melon – and they just happen to pair perfectly with the fresh mint and tangy lime.
Ingredients:
- 3 inches chopped cucumber
- 1/2 cup chopped honeydew melon
- 10 mint leaves
- 1/2 cup coconut water (no added sugar)
- A pinch of salt (we recommend an unprocessed salt like Celtic Sea Salt or similar)
- 1/2 lime
- 1-2 teaspoons honey if needed for sweetness
We all love a soothing sip before bed, and this simple mocktail with peach and chamomile is made for winding down. With juicy peach, calming chamomile and a touch of mint, it’s a refreshing and relaxing addition to your evening routine.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz (60 ml) store-bought or homemade peach puree (quick method below)
- 3 oz (90 ml) chilled chamomile tea
- 6-8 mint leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional but adds a lovely bite)
- Optional garnishes: fresh mint and/or peach slices
This delicious, refreshing kiwi and peppermint mocktail is perfect to add to your nighttime routine. Packed with calming ingredients like peppermint tea, kiwi, pineapple, and lemon, this soothing drink is designed to help you relax and prepare for a restful night’s sleep
Ingredients:
- 1 kiwi fruit
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup or your sweetener of choice (optional)
- 3 oz (90 ml) chilled peppermint tea
- 1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
- 1 oz (30 ml) pineapple juice
- Optional garnishes: pineapple fronds and/or lemon slice
The Sleepy Fig mocktail contains a beautiful, soothing blend of fig, vanilla and orange and has been crafted with rest and relaxation in mind. Each ingredient was chosen not just for its flavor, but for its potential to support relaxation and better sleep.
Ingredients:
- 1 fresh fig
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 oz (60 ml) orange juice
- 2 oz (60 ml) coconut water
- Squeeze of lemon juice (optional)
- Optional garnishes: fresh fig slices, edible flowers, citrus wheels
With raspberries, rosewater, honey, lemon, and your choice of a sparkling water or coconut water mixer, this calming rose raspberry mocktail has been crafted for rest and relaxation.
Ingredients:
- 8-10 raspberries, fresh or thawed
- 1/4 teaspoon of rosewater
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- A squeeze of lemon (or more to taste)
- 1 cup sparkling water or coconut water*
9. Bedtime Mocktail Series: Dream State Spritz Mocktail
If you’re looking for a calming, hydrating mocktail to help you unwind at the end of a long day, you’ve found it! This soothing blend of blood orange juice, chamomile tea, honey, and lime was crafted to bring a little zen to your evenings. It’s deliciously light and refreshing and offers some functional benefits from the chilled chamomile tea.
Ingredients:
- 3oz (90ml) blood orange juice
- 3oz (90ml) chilled chamomile tea
- 1oz (30ml) honey simple syrup (simple method below)
- Squeeze of lime juice
- Optional: top with soda water or a sparkling beverage of your choice
- Optional garnish: dehydrated or fresh blood orange or lime slices
10. Bedtime Mocktail Series: Vanilla Pear Cardamom Spritz
Crafted for calm evenings, this Pear Vanilla Cardamom Mocktail is a light, aromatic sip that is so simple to make and can be served warm or chilled over ice.
Ingredients:
- 4 oz pear juice
- 3 crushed cardamom pods
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 oz orange juice
- ½ oz maple syrup (optional)
This Dry January, indulge without alcohol. From bedtime nightcaps to refreshing evening sips, these mocktails make wellness delicious, cozy, and approachable. Sip mindfully, celebrate your reset, and discover how enjoyable alcohol-free routines can be — one mocktail at a time.
Read more: Bedtime Mocktail Series: Evening Elixir Mocktail
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