Sunrise Mocktail

This easy sunrise mocktail recipe with grenadine takes less than 5 minutes and looks incredible! With a gorgeous hue that fades from red to orange like a sunrise, it's perfect for kids, pregnancy and your sobriety.

Are you looking for a sunrise mocktail? You've found it! With a little twist on my mimosa mocktail, this non alcoholic cocktail ticks all the boxes, so you can be sure it's a winner. It's:

• Easy: with no bartending skills or shaking required, this virgin drink is as easy and pour and go. If you're a lover of all things simple, take a look at my easy mocktails too.

• Made for a crowd: serving the masses? No worries! These pretty mocktails look perfect when you make a large tray of them for guests.

• They look great: these drinks look far harder to make than they actually are, so you can impress your guests with a drink that looks restaurant quality in your backyard at home.

What is a sunrise mocktail?

My sunrise mocktail has a delicious combination of orange juice, your choice of non-alcoholic sparkling wine (or the alternatives listed below), and grenadine.

There are plenty of sunrise drink variations out there, but the original tequila sunrise is thought to be where it all started.

It's made with tequila, orange juice and grenadine syrup and served in a tall glass.

The drink is named after it's appearance, with the red to light orange gradient thought to resemble a sunrise.

Ingredients you'll need

Orange juice: I recommend freshly squeezed juice, but there are plenty of great bottled versions out there if you don't have access to fresh! My advice is to skip the pulp - no one wants floaties in their virgin sunrise mocktail!

Non-alcoholic sparkling wine or sparkling water: If you can get your hands on alcohol free sparkling wine I highly recommend it. It tastes more like an 'adult drink'!

Grenadine: traditional grenadine can be found in liquor stores and some supermarkets. It's made at home by boiling equal parts pomegranate juice and sugar until is develops a syrupy consistency.

Something to garnish: it's not absolutely necessary, but a garnish finishes this recipe off nicely and really adds to the wow factor.

Variations

Juice: Not a fan of orange juice? No problem. This mocktail recipe will also work with pineapple juice, tropical juice or any juice of your choice.

Sparkling wine: If you can't get alcohol-free sparkling wine, or you prefer not to drink it, seltzer (aka regular sparkling water or soda water) tastes delicious too. Lemonade of your choice or ginger ale can be used to replace the alcohol free sparkling wine.

Grenadine: I have read that many have luck with pomegranate molasses or raspberry syrup. Skip pomegranate juice though (see my notes above for why).

How to make a sunrise mocktail

1. In a champagne glass, or glass of your choice, pour equal amounts orange juice and your choice of sparkling drink.
2. Slowly pour the grenadine into the glass. I like to use a measuring spoon to do this, so I know I am pouring exactly the right amount. Grenadine is very sweet, so you don't need much at all!
3. Garnish with your choice of fruit. I find strawberries and cherries both work well.

I hope you enjoy making this pretty sunrise mocktail!