Sunrise Mocktail | Easy Mug Mocktail Recipe

A delicious, refreshing summer drink, a sunrise mocktail, so simple to make with two most common ingredients, readily available in your pantry.

We always think of capturing the gorgeous visual colors of sunrise, so here we are trying to catch those in this fantastic mug mocktail drink. It is easy to adapt this mug recipe as per your taste buds.

Make this virgin sunrise mocktail to impress your guest at the party, or have it on holiday as a family brunch drink.

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The traditional sunrise drink:

Usually, the traditional recipe calls for Tequila, other than orange juice and grenadine syrup. Best effortless alcoholic drink for a cocktail party. 

What gives the sunrise effect to the mug drink?

In this recipe, grenadine plays a key role. Slowly and gradually pour grenadine on top of the orange juice, and it will sink to the bottom of the mug giving it a mesmerizing effect. 

Also, grenadine will cut off the tartness of orange juice with its sweetness.

Use artificial or freshly squeezed orange juice for the virgin sunrise cocktail:

It is your choice to use unnatural or fresh fruit juice for this mocktail drink. In this recipe, I am using freshly squeezed orange juice. 

What to use instead of orange juice in a sweet sunrise mocktail?

You can use fresh or store-bought juice in this mug recipe, such as peach, mango, pomegranate, strawberry, pineapple, or other flavors as per your taste. 
Moreover, you can add orange juice and other fruit juice in equal proportions, like half orange juice and half pineapple juice, to make this tasty mug beverage.

Can I add soda water to the mug recipe?

Yes, you can add soda water to the orange juice grenadine mocktail recipe. Add half orange juice and half soda water or club soda to the recipe. 

You can use any flavor of club soda to add to the easy mug beverage. 

Adding grenadine to the summer sunrise drink:

Grenadine is the main ingredient in cocktails and mocktails, sweet syrup of pomegranate. The bright red color gives the mocktail in a mug an extraordinary sunrise effect. You can buy grenadine online or from your local market.

Use homemade grenadine in the orange juice sunrise mocktail recipe:

Definitely, you can make your grenadine syrup at home. Boil the pomegranate seeds, and add sugar to get a syrup-like consistency. Store it in an air-tight bottle for later use. 

Sunrise mocktail without grenadine:

Use other dense, vibrant red color liquids such as raspberry syrup, pomegranate molasses, and strawberry syrup to make this sunrise mug drink.

Can I stir the orange sunrise mocktail?

Do not stir the mocktail, as the sunrise effect will fade away. If you still want to swirl, do it gently and slowly, not for a long time. 

Make a healthy virgin sunrise drink at home:

The recipe calls for fresh carrot juice and other fruit juices to make this healthy mug recipe known as a carrot citrus sunrise mocktail. 

It boosts your immune system and nourishes you with vitamin C making you feel great and healthy.

If you want, you can add lemon juice to the sweet sunrise drink:

Indeed, you want to add lemon juice to the mug drink. You can freshly squeeze half a lemon into the orange juice. Grenadine is sweet, so that it will cut the bitterness of the citrus. 

Skip adding ice cubes:

Yes, you can skip adding ice cubes to the mug mocktail. To serve it chilled, keep your mug or glass in the refrigerator before making the drink, or pour chilled orange juice.

To make your drink excellent, use ice balls in the citrus sunrise mocktail:

There are different shapes of molds for transforming water into ice. We have a simple ice tray in every home, but there is a mold to make ice balls, which gives your mug beverage a fancy look. 

Instead of using simple water to make ice balls, use orange juice. Orange juice ice balls look so stunning in the sunrise mocktail. Even if you do not have this unique way of making ice balls, use your regular ice tray to make orange juice cubes to give your drink a different appearance.

Make the mocktail sunrise recipe in advance:

It is super simple and easy to make the mug mocktail ahead of time in individual mugs for one or two, leaving the grenadine part for later at the time of serving.

If you want to make it for several people, you can also use a pitcher, making it the same way as the mug.

Variations to the mug recipe:

There are numerous ways to make this mocktail recipe, such as instead of orange, using any tropical juice, mango, and many more. 

In addition, you can have a 1:1 ratio by mixing different fruit juices or even soda water, sparkling water, or sparkling wine. 

Moreover, you can use homemade grenadine syrup or any other thicker, dense red color syrup-like strawberry or raspberry.

Required items to make the mocktail sunrise recipe: 

Simple things needed to make this mocktail recipe in a mug:

• Bottle Mug

• Knife

• Lemon juice

• Plate

• Sugar

• Ice chunks

• Orange juice

• Measuring Spoon

• Grenadine

• Strawberries

• Straw

How to make orange juice & grenadine mocktail?

Easy steps to make mug beverage recipe:

• Place a bottle mug. Apply lemon juice to the brim of the mug, and then coat the sugar to make it look pretty.

• Add ice chunks and orange juice to the mug, leaving a little space on the top, to add 2 tbsp grenadine syrup. 

• Garnish it with two small-sized strawberries and a straw. Your breathtaking summer sunrise mocktail is ready to drink.

Summer special mug drinks recipe:

• Virgin Strawberry Mojito 

• Strawberry Grenadine Mocktail

• Peach Smoothie

• Mango, Banana, & Orange Smoothie

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Keynotes to keep in mind while making this virgin mocktail recipe:

• Adding ice cubes or chunks is optional.

• Here, I am using strawberry-flavored grenadine. You can use simple grenadine.

• You can use homemade grenadine syrup, which is healthier.

• Use your choice of fruit juice to make the mug beverage.

• Do not stir the drink.

• Garnish it with your favorite fruits.

• To make it for a crowd, then use a pitcher.

• You can use a unique set of glasses to serve the beverage to please the guest.

• Also, you can add club soda or simple soda water to the recipe. Add half orange juice or any fruit juice and half soda.

• I have not added lemon juice to this mug recipe, but you can add it.

Serving tips and style of the citrus mocktail:

The best virgin drink looks appealing just as it is, but still want to make it more beautiful, then add orange slices or wedges. Also, you can top it with maraschino cherries, pineapple slices, strawberries, mint twig, raspberries, and others.

To add on, you can decorate it with edible flowers, rosemary, fun decoratives, paper straws or striped straws, party umbrellas, and much more. 

Additionally, it is a party mocktail recipe. You can enjoy it with simple lunch or dinner, romantic dates, family brunch, bridal shower, or baby shower. 

All adults and kids can enjoy it during the holiday season, kids parties, new year parties, and Christmas parties, as it is a non-alcoholic mocktail.

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