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Beat the heat with these refreshing summer cocktails featuring healthy-ish ingredients. With over 30 amazing options to choose from, you’re sure to find a summer drink you’ll love!
30+ Summer Cocktail Recipes
Summer and cold, refreshing cocktails go hand in hand. If you’re looking for healthy-ish cocktail recipes to sip on all summer long, look no further! These cocktail recipes are:
- Perfect for lazy summer afternoons, backyard BBQ’s or entertaining.
- Easy to make at home.
- Made with real, fresh ingredients!
Choose from over 30 refreshing options including frozen cocktails, simple spritzes, fruity mojitos, summer sangrias and much more!
Are these cocktails healthy?
Cocktails are alcoholic beverages which should be consumed in moderation so I wouldn’t go so far as to call them healthy. However, these are healthier versions of cocktails! Many summer cocktails include mixers that are loaded with artificial flavors, colors, additives and tons of refined sugar. In comparison, these cocktail recipes contain simple, fresh ingredients and real flavors making them a better choice.
Summer Cocktails With Rum
Mango Mojito
A classic mojito with a fun tropical twist – this mango infused version is super refreshing and perfect for summer sipping!
Mixed Berry Mojito
If you’re a fan of mojitos and love fresh berries, say hello to the summer cocktail of your dreams!
Tropical Rum Slushie
Escape to the tropics with this Tropical Rum Slushie!
Photo Credit: Cooking in my Genes
Fresh Blueberry Mojito
This fresh blueberry mojito is easy to make, perfectly sweet, and made with a few simple ingredients.
Photo Credit: Eat With Clarity
Ginger Blackberry Twisted Mule Cocktail
This delicious cocktail features a ginger honey shrub and sweet blackberries.
Photo Credit: Savoring Today
Strawberry Mojito
Although this is written as a mocktail, it is super easy to turn into a refreshing summer cocktail by simply adding some white rum.
Summer Limoncello Cocktails
Limoncello Spritz
This easy 3-ingredient Italian limoncello cocktail is super refreshing and perfect for summer.
Limoncello Tonic
Move over gin! Tonic water has a new partner this summer!
Limoncello Gin Cocktail with Fresh Thyme
This easy four-ingredient cocktail is refreshing and delicious.
Photo Credit: The Forked Spoon
Summer Cocktails With Tequila
Passion Fruit Margarita
A classic margarita on the rocks with a tropical passion fruit twist!
Triple Citrus Frozen Margarita
This citrus blender margarita recipe combines three types of fresh citrus into a delicious, refreshing, frozen drink. A fun patio sipper!
Pink Grapefruit Margarita
This beautiful margarita is the perfect way to use fresh grapefruit juice. Delicious twist on a classic drink!
Photo Credit: Krazy Kitchen Mom
Skinny Blackberry Margarita
Made with fresh blackberries, fresh citrus juice, agave syrup and tequila – a simple, fresh and fruity margarita!
Photo Credit: A Flavor Journal
Fresh Paloma Cocktail
A refreshing summer drink full of grapefruit juice and tequila – great alternative to a margarita!
Photo Credit: Boulder Locavore
Wine Slushies
Strawberry Frosé
This Strawberry Frosé or Strawberry Wine Slushie recipe is the perfect summer frozen cocktail. The secret to the perfect slush texture here is to use an ice cream maker!
Pineapple Prosecco Wine Slushie
Two ingredient wine slushies like these are MADE for summer!!
Photo Credit: The Suburban Soapbox
Watermelon Frosé
Made almost entirely of fresh watermelon, this wine slushie is so refreshing and simple to whip together!
Photo Credit: Lemons + Zest
Summer Cocktails With Gin
Blood Orange Gin and Tonic
A fun spin on a classic G&T that is bright and naturally pretty thanks to blood orange juice.
Photo Credit: My Kitchen Love
Sparkling Grapefruit Gin Mule
This delicious twist on a gin mule combines tart grapefruit juice with sweet sparkling wine for a refreshing cocktail that’s also so easy to make!
Photo Credit: Whitney Bond
Grilled Lemon Gin and Tonic
Adding some slices of lemon to your grill creates an unforgettable spin on a G&T.
Photo Credit: Couple in the Kitchen
Blended Cucumber Gin Cocktail
These Blended Cucumber Gin Cocktails are light, flavorful, and easy to make.
Photo Credit: It’s a Veg World After All
Turmeric Gin and Ginger Cocktail
This refreshing, healthier cocktail option features turmeric, ginger beer and gin.
Photo Credit: CaliGirl Cooking
Summer Vodka Cocktails
Cucumber Lemonade Vodka Cocktail
Low in sugar, super tasty and the perfect cucumber cocktail!
Photo Credit: The Clean Eating Couple
Pink Grapefruit Cocktail with Rosemary
This pink grapefruit cocktail is delicious! It is the perfect blend between tart, sweet, and refreshing!
Photo Credit: Wow, It’s Veggie?!
Blueberry Kombucha Mojito
This summer cocktail features real fruit flavors and gut-healthy kombucha.
Photo Credit: Flexitarian Nutrition
Easy Passion Fruit Caipiroska
The tart, sweet, and fresh taste of this passion fruit caipiroska is a fun recipe to make on a hot summer day!
Photo Credit: I Heart Brazil
Rosemary Watermelon Cocktail
These easy, refreshing watermelon cocktails feature homemade watermelon juice, tangy lemon juice and a sprig of earthy rosemary.
Photo Credit: Life As A Strawberry
Summer Sangria Recipes
Watermelon Strawberry Sangria
This watermelon strawberry sangria recipe is refreshing and delicious!
Photo Credit: This Healthy Table
Watermelon Peach White Wine Summer Sangria
This white wine sangria is packed full of fresh summer fruit. Easy to make and perfect for summer!
Photo Credit: Wicked Spatula
Pink Moscato Sangria
This pink moscato sangria is so easy to make with just four ingredients.
Photo Credit: One Wholesome Life
Sun-Kissed White Tea Sangria
This refreshing sangria features white tea and a variety of summer fruits.
Photo Credit: Regain Your Sparkle
Cocktail Equipment
Helpful Bar Tools
Here is a list of helpful bar tools for making cocktails at home. The specific equipment that you will need depends on the type of cocktail you are making.
- Blender: A blender allows you to make all kinds of drinks including frozen ones. For the best results, you want a quality, high powered blender. These can easily achieve the slushy or smooth consistency you are after. This is the Vitamix model that I use and love.
- Cocktail Shaker: Essential for cocktails that need to be “shaken not stirred”. Added bonus – you look super cool using them and get an arm workout in as well!.
- Muddler: Used in cocktails such as mojitos where you want to bash up ingredients like fruits and herbs in the bottom of the glass first to release their flavors into the drink.
- Corkscrew and Bottle Opener: Essential for opening bottles that are not screw top.
- Pitcher: Comes in handy for sangria or cocktails that you want to make in larger batches.
- Reusable Straws: Perfect for sipping on those cold summer drinks!
- Drinkware: You can honestly use anything you have but it’s fun to serve up your drinks in a variety of cocktail glasses, wine glasses and trendy mason jars.
Hope you enjoyed this collection of summer cocktail recipes! Which one will you try first?
Healthy Summer Mocktails
If you prefer something non-alcoholic, make sure to check out these delicious summer mocktail recipes!
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This roundup is making me way too thirsty. Which cocktail do I start with first, they all look super refreshing?!
It’s a tough decision! You really can’t go wrong with any of them:)
Oh man I don’t even really drink that much but I want ALLLLLL of these! Looks so refreshing and delicious!
So many great options does make it hard to decide what to make first!