Top 17 mocktails every party must have!

Forget the virgin pinacolada and apple margarita, here are the season-end tipples you must try out

Banana BonkersIngredients:

3 bananas

1 cup crushed ice

2 cups lemon sherbet

3 cups fresh grapefruit Juice

Method : Puree banana, combine the pureed bananas, grapefruit juice, and lemon sherbet and crushed ice. Stir and serve.Designated AppletiniIngredients:

59 ml fresh apple Juice

20 ml lemon juice

30ml simple syrup

A slice of apple for garnishing

Granulated sugar for rimming

Method: In a cocktail shaker filled with crushed ice, add apple juice, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake it well. Strain into a glass rimmed with granulated sugar. Garnish with an apple slice. Serve it chilled.Italian Cream SodaIngredients:

100 ml watermelon flavored syrup

236 ml passion fruit flavored syrup

236 ml carbonated water

30 ml half-and-half cream

Method : Fill in a tall glass with ice and fill 2/3rd of it with carbonated water. Pour in watermelon and passion fruit flavoured syrup, then float half-and-half cream on top. Stir it well when ready to drink.Shirley TempleIngredients :

2 tsp pineapple crush

500 ml Soda

2 tbsp vanilla ice cream

6 to 8 drops lime juice

Ice cubes (crushed)

2 tsp orange crush

Sugar syrup according to taste

Method :Blend pineapple, orange crush, ice cream and lime juice. Pour in a glass and serve with ice.Queens PunchIngredients :

2 cups water

2 cups sugar

1 lemon zest

1 bottle Maraschino cherries

2 cups pineapple juice

1 litre club soda

6 lemons (juice)

Method:Boil water, sugar and lemon zest for 5 minutes. Strain and add the cherries and pineapple juice, while liquid is hot. Add ice, club soda and peppermints. Mix in lemon juice and stir well to serve.Chocolate Liquer ShakeIngredients :10 almonds1 tsp Instant coffee powder

2 cups milk

4 tbsp chocolate syrup

3-4 green cardamoms

2 scoops vanilla ice-cream

1 cup whipping cream

3-4 tbsp Swiss chocolate liqueur

Method: Heat 3-4 tbsp of water and add instant coffee to it. Crush cardamoms, add to the coffee and strain the mixture. Chop almonds into slivers. Add chocolate sauce, milk, little vanilla ice-cream and ice to the coffee decoction and blend well. Add Swiss chocolate liqueur, remaining vanilla ice-cream and mix well. Pour in a glass and add chopped almonds.Lemon cheesecake DrinkIngredients:

2 tbsp lemon juice

¼ cup cream

A pinch of nutmeg (grated)

2 tbsp castor sugar

½ cup yogurt

½ tsp vanilla essence

1 cup ice-cubes

Method : Blend together all the ingredients in a blender except the nutmeg for a minute. Pour all the above into a glass and top it with grated nutmeg and serve chilled.—Courtesy Elbo RoomCinderella Ingredients:56gms pineapple juice

56 gms orange juice

56gms lemon juice

100 gms club soda

Dash of grenadine

Orange, pineapple slices to garnish

Method: Put ice cubes in a shaker and pour the juices into it. Shake it well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add club soda and then grenadine. Garnish with orange and pineapple slices. Serve chilled.SundownerIngredients:

White grape juice - 56gms

Cold sparkling water - 30gms

Fresh mint sprig - for garnishing

Method: Pour the ingredients into a wine glass with ice. Stir and garnish it with the mint sprigs. l Serve it chilled.Mid Summer DreamIngredients:

Rose syrup - 40 ml

Pineapple juice - 60 ml

Soda (chilled) - 300 ml

Pineapple, kiwi, banana (chopped and mixed together) - 200 g

Mint leaves (chopped) - 1 tsp

Method:Add all the ingredients in a pitcher. Stir well pour into the glasses. Garnish with mint leaves.

Hot spiced punchIngredients:

Apple cider - 4 cups

Grape juice - 2 cups

Crystallized ginger, chopped - 2 tbsp

Cloves, whole - 8

Orange peel - 6 strips (3 x 1/2" each)

Cinnamon sticks, divided - 13

Raisins - 2/3 cups

Slivered almonds - 2/3 cups

Method: Combine juice, cider, ginger, cloves, orange peel and a cinnamon stick into a saucepan and place over medium heat. Cool the mixture down for 4 hours and then bring it to boil. Reduce the heat and let it cook for 15 minutes. Add raisins and almonds. Cook until raisins are tender. Serve hot garnished with cinnamon sticks.—Courtesy ZincAvocado RancheroIngredients:

Processed avocado - 20g

Orange juice - 50 ml

Milk, blended - 50 ml

Method: Blend and add grated chocolate.Sunny FizzIngredients:

Orange juice - 100ml

Lemonade - 50ml

Crushed ice

Method: Blend the above ingredients together. Garnish with orange slices.SunriseIngredients:

Mixed fruit juice - 25ml

Orange juice - 25ml

Any red fruit crush

Method: Blend and garnish with a red fruit such as strawberries or passion fruit.Deep BlueIngredients:

50ml pineapple juice

50ml mango juice

Blue food colouring

Method: Mix and garnish with fruit.Just PeachyIngredients:

Peach-apricot crush - 25ml

Chocolate sauce - 5ml

Fresh creamMethod: Blend together and top up with club soda and crushed ice.Green-eyed MonsterIngredients:

25ml green apple crush

Lime - a dash

Method: Blend, top up with club soda.—Courtesy Cool Chef Cafe—Compiled by Ismat Tahseen