Cherry mocktail with cloves and anise seeds

Name: Cherry mocktail with cloves and anise seeds
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 500 gr cherries (fresh); 8 cloves; 2 tspoon anise seeds; 300 ml water; 1/2 lime (juice of 1/2 lime); 2 tblspoon honey; 2 bottles tonic; some mint leaves and extra cherries to decorate; ice cubes

Delicious….a fresh and healthy mocktail based on fresh cherries. Enjoy a cocktail without alcohol, it is surprisingly tasty

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 10

Total Time 40

Course Drinks

Cuisine Own recipe

Servings glasses

Equipment

cooking pot
puree pestle
sieve

Ingredients

500 gr cherries fresh
8 cloves
2 tspoon anise seeds
300 ml water
1/2 lime juice of 1/2 lime
2 tblspoon honey
2 bottles tonic
some mint leaves and extra cherries to decorate
ice cubes

Instructions

Rinse the cherries. Pit them with a cherry pitter or with a knife.
Place the cherries in a cooking pot with the honey, anise seeds, cloves, water and the juice of half a lime. Put the lid on the pot and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Turn off the heat. With a masher, mash the cherries to a pulp.
Stir well. Let it soak in the pot for another 5 minutes.
Pour this pulp through a sieve so that you only catch the juice and put it in the fridge to cool down.
Divide the ice cubes between the glasses until they are 3/4 filled up. Spread the cherry juice over it. Top up with mild tonic water.
You can decorate the glasses with some mint leaves and extra cherries.

Notes

This is the proof that you can also enjoy a cocktail without alcohol. Your guests will be surprised at your party!

Keyword mocktail, alcoholfree drinks, cherries, cherry drinks, cherry mocktail, nonalcoholic drinks

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