Valentine's Day Mocktail

A pink, shimmery mocktail in a square glass with a gold rim, garnished with a strawberry. Pink flowers are in the background, along with a soft pink cloth.

5 from 2 votes

This easy pink Valentine's Day mocktail has the perfect balance of juicy strawberry, floral rose water and subtle bubbles of non-alcoholic rosé or soda water. Garnished with a simple strawberry rose, you have the option of making this drink as a batch mocktail or making it low-sugar if you wish.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 12kcal

Author: Natalie Battaglia

Ingredients

1.5 oz strawberry syrup (homemade or store bought - see note 1 for homemade method)
¼ teaspoon rose water (or more to taste)
½ cup non-alcoholic rosé or soda water (see note 2)
1 strawberry (optional for strawberry rose, see note 3 for tutorial)
Pinch of pink edible glitter (optional)

Metric - US

Instructions

Prepare your optional strawberry rose (see a link to the tutorial in the notes section below)
Fill a wine glass with ice. Add the strawberry syrup, rose water, non-alcoholic rosé and optional edible glitter.
Stir gently and garnish with the strawberry rose. Serve immediately.

Notes

Note 1 - strawberry simple syrup: to make your own strawberry simple syrup, use

½ cup strawberries, fresh or thawed

½ cup sugar (or powdered monkfruit sweetener for a low sugar version)

½ cup water

Method: place water and sugar/monkfruit sweetener in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar/sweetener has dissolved. Add the strawberries and bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer with the lid on for 15 minutes. Strain then cool until you're ready to use. Note: do not push down on the strawberries while straining or your syrup will be cloudy.

Note 2 - I prefer using non-alcoholic rosé in this recipe as it gives the drink more of an adult feel, but you can use soda water or even a lemon sparkling water if you prefer.

Note 3 - strawberry roses: you can find a strawberry rose tutorial here.

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