DIY Recipes: 11 Refreshing And Unique Drinks You Can Try Making At Home

Unique Drink Recipes That Are Easy To Make At Home!

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1. Strawberry Matcha

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• 5g matcha powder
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 150ml full cream milk
• 30 ml strawberry syrup
• 1 scoop strawberry ice cream
• Ice

1. Prepare the matcha by whipping hot water with matcha powder.
2. Fill a glass with ice.
3. Pour in strawberry syrup as the base, followed with milk.
4. Pour in the matcha.
5. Top with strawberry ice cream and more strawberry syrup.

2. Mint Chia Seed Limeade

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• 6 cups water
• ¼ cup chia seeds
• ⅓ cup freshly squeezed lime juice (2-4 limes)
• ⅓ cup raw organic honey
• Handful mint leaves, about ¼ cup

1. In a pitcher, add chia seeds to water. Stir and let sit for about an hour so the chia seeds can gel.
2. Combine lime juice, honey and mint leaves in a blender until pureed.
3. Once the chia seeds have gelled in the water, add in the lime honey mint mixture and stir to combine.
4. Serve chilled. It is normal for the chia seeds and water to separate, so give it a quick stir before pouring and drinking. Can be stored in the fridge for 2-3 days.

3. Mango Orange Peach Cream Soda

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• ¾ cup fresh/frozen/canned mango, orange and peach
• ½ cup water
• 3 tablespoons agave nectar
• 1 cup club soda/seltzer
• 1 cup coconut milk

1. Make a simple syrup by combining fruit, water, and agave in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a low boil, stirring frequently until reduced into a light syrup (about 10 minutes).
2. Strain out any fruit from the mixture and move the syrup to the fridge to cool. Set aside the strained out fruit and save to enjoy on yogurt, toast, or oatmeal.
3. Fill your glasses with ice. 
4. Pour a small amount of the simple syrup into each glass — about ¼ cup each*. 
5. Add club soda to the glasses — about ½ cup each*. 
6. Finish each glass with milk — about ½ cup each*. Taste and add more syrup, soda, or milk if needed.

4. Vanilla Rosemary Iced Latte

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• 1 cup water
• ¾ cup sugar
• 3-4 sprigs rosemary 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup milk
• 1 shot of espresso (or ¼ cup strong coffee)
• Ice

1. Combine water, sugar and rosemary in a saucepan on medium heat. Stirring occasionally, let simmer for 15 minutes. Remove into a container to cool. This can be kept in the refrigerator for up to a month.
2. To serve in glass, add 2 tablespoons of rosemary syrup with vanilla, milk, espresso and ice.

5. Pineapple Fizz

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• ½ lime
• 2 mint stalks
• ¾ pineapple juice
• ¼ sparkling water
• Pineapple wedge
• 50ml white rum or Malibu (for an alcoholic version)

1. Pour pineapple juice, sparkling water and alcohol (if any) into a glass, then mix.
2. Add in mint stalks and lime.
3. Garnish with the pineapple wedge and enjoy.

6. Iced Jasmine Plum Tea

• Pickled plums, sliced
• 30ml sparkling water
• 150ml jasmine tea
• 20ml sugar syrup
• Ice

1. To prepare the pickled plums, slice fresh plums and soak in concentrated sugar water overnight.
2. Drain the plums. In a glass, pour in sparkling water and add in the pickled plums. Stir and let the plum ade sit.
3. To prepare the sugar syrup, add granulated sugar and hot water in a saucepan. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and then cool the syrup.
4. Pour the sugar syrup in a glass and place a few ice cubes in.
5. Pour in jasmine tea over the ice and sugar syrup, then mix.
6. Top it off with the plum ade. Stir and enjoy.

7. Island Latte

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• ½ tablespoons pandan extract
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup sugar
• Espresso shot or ¼ cup coffee
• 1 cup milk
• Ice

1. In a saucepan, add water and sugar. Bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Make sure to stir constantly.
2. Turn off the heat, then add in pandan extract. Set aside, then cool in the fridge.
3. In a glass, add the pandan syrup, ice, milk and espresso.
4. Mix and enjoy.

8. Sparkling Spiced Apple Cider

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• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 80g sugar
• 120ml water
• 100ml Sparkling water
• 50ml apple juice
• 2 slices of apple
• Ice

1. In a saucepan, add water and cinnamon and bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, and strain out the cinnamon stick. Bring water back to a boil, add sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let the cinnamon syrup cool.
2. In a glass, pour in approximately 20ml of cinnamon syrup over ice. (add to taste)
3. Pour in the sparkling water, followed by apple juice.
4. Garnish with apple slices and 1 cinnamon stick, then stir.

9. Italian Soda

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• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups fresh berries, washed and destemmed
• 4 oz club soda
• 2 oz cream
• Ice

1. Add sugar and water to a saucepan and boil over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved.
2. Add berries and continue to boil at a low boil for 12-15 minutes, being careful not to let it bubble over.
3. Remove from heat and strain through a sieve into a bowl or similar.
4. Use the back of a spatula or wooden spoon to push as much of the juice through the sieve as possible, then toss the remaining mushed up berries.
5. Allow the syrup to cool completely before using.
6. Fill a glass with ice to the top, then pour berry syrup over it.
7. Add club soda.
8. Top with cream and enjoy.

10. Strawberry Basil Gin-ger Spritz

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• 4 oz strawberry purée
• 2 oz lemon juice
• 2 oz gin
• 0.5 oz ginger juice
• 0.5 oz maple syrup
• A few fresh basil leaves

1. For the purée, blend 4 fresh or frozen strawberries with just enough water to blend.
2. Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with lots of ice and torn pieces of basil.
3. Shake vigorously, then pour into a glass and serve over ice.

11. Aloe Lemonade

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• ½ cup freshly squeezed organic lemon juice
• ½ cup aloe vera juice
• 2 cups water
• 20 drops liquid stevia (or replace with honey)

1. Combine all ingredients and stir well.
2. Serve over ice.

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