Spiced Pomegranate Fizz Mocktail
This refreshing mocktail recipe boasts a grown up flavor without the alcohol, thanks to a homemade spiced honey simple syrup. It's a great way to please a crowd, and you can certainly throw in a splash of your favorite spirit for the cocktail drinkers in the group.
Servings: 4 cocktails
Ingredients
For the Syrup
- 1 navel orange, trimmed
- 4 teaspoons green cardamom pods (about 30 pods)
- 1/3 cup (4 ounces) honey
- 3 tablespoons water
- Pinch kosher salt
For the Mocktails
- Ice
- 3/4 cup pomegranate juice (such as Pom)
- 1 (12-ounce) can club soda (1 1/2 cups)
- ¼ cup fresh pomegranate seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prep the orange. Use a vegetable peeler to remove 1 long strip of orange zest, leaving behind as much of the white pith as possible. Add the strip to a small saucepan and set aside. Slice 2 wheels from the orange and slice each in half down the middle. Reserve for garnish. Juice the remainder of the orange until you have 3 tablespoons of juice and add to the pan with the zest.
- Add the seasonings. Lightly crush the cardamom pods using a heavy-bottomed saucepan, mortar and pestle, or the back of a chef’s knife. Add the crushed pods to the saucepan, along with the honey, water, and a pinch of salt.
- Thicken and heat the syrup. Set the saucepan over medium heat and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low to maintain a low simmer, stirring occasionally, until it’s slightly thickened, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Steep the syrup. Allow the syrup to cool to room temperature and steep for 30 minutes. During this time, it will thicken more and the flavors will intensify.
- Strain the syrup. Pour the syrup through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl, pressing the pods and zest with the back of a spoon to squeeze out the maximum flavor. Discard the solids. You’ll end up with about 1/2 cup of syrup.
- Make the mocktails. Fill 4 rocks glasses with ice. Divide the honey-cardamom syrup between the 4 glasses (about 2 tablespoons per glass). Add 3 tablespoons of pomegranate juice to each glass and top with club soda (about 1/4 cup per glass). Stir thoroughly to combine and garnish with an orange slice and 1 tablespoon of pomegranate seeds per glass, if using.
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Notes
- If you prefer to make a batch of 4 mocktails to drink at another time: Combine all of the syrup (about ½ cup) with 3/4 cup pomegranate juice in an airtight jar or container and store in the fridge for 7 to 10 days. When serving, add ¼ cup of the mixture to each glass with ice, top with club soda, and garnish.
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Nutrition
Calories: 48.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.9g | Protein: 0.6g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 5.5mg | Potassium: 180.4mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 8.9g | Vitamin A: 86.5IU | Vitamin C: 21.2mg | Calcium: 28.2mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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