Cherries are in the season right now and I was so tempted to make a summer cool recipe from fresh cherries. Mix some fresh cherry crush, some sugar, some spices, soda and you are good to go 🙂
Are you a mocktail lover? Yes, then you will surely love this recipe. This is something different and something easy 🙂 The season of cherry starts from June to early September. Cherries are one of my favourite fruit from childhood. My father always made sure that we get cherries when in season no matter how costly they are. The place where I brought up, cherries were uncommon at that timeand it usually came one single time in the market during the season.
Well, Coming back to the recipe, This mocktail, let me tell you,It is one the easiest and quickest recipe you can make. The maximum time, consumed here is to remove seeds from cherries (to make pitted cherries🍒)
Main steps to prepare this recipe,
- Step 1 - remove the seeds from cherries.
- Step 2 - addd pitted cherries, salt, sugar and red chili powder into mixer adn crush to a smooth paste.
- Step 3 - Assemble it.
Ingredients to make cherry mocktail,
Fresh cherries - Hero ingredient of the recipe.
Seasoning and spices - salt, sugar and a pinch of red chilli powder is used in this recipe. Red chili powder is optional here.
Soda and ginger-ale - You can use plain soda water or ginger-ale whatever you like.
More refreshing drinks on the blog,
- Nimbu paani shikanji (made with jaggery)
- Mango Mint Mocktail
- Aam Panna Recipe
- Pineapple ginger smoothie
- Smoked Buttermilk
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Cherry blossom mocktail
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups cherries
- 1 teaspoon salt, *check notes
- sugar to taste
- a pinch of red chili powder, optional
- plain soda or ginger-ale
Instructions
- Wash fresh cherries thoroughly in running water and remove the seeds.
- Now, transfer these pitted cherries into a mixer jar. Also add salt, sugar and pinch of red chili powder into it.
- Churn to a smooth puree.
- Now, fill the half serving glass with this puree.
- Add chilled soda or ginger-ale on the top.
- Don't forget to add some icecubes.
- Serve chilled.
Notes
- You can add black salt instead of regular salt in this recipe.
- You can completely avoid red chilli powder in this recipe. If you want to avoid red chilli powder and still want to add some spiciness, you can add black pepper powder or chaat masala.
Healthy World Cuisine
Love that addition of chili to this delicious mocktail. Just picked up a bag of fresh cherries. Can't wait to try this refreshing beverage.
Priya
Thank you so much dear 🙂
John / Kitchen Riffs
We love cherries! This looks like such a refreshing drink -- and loads of flavor. Thanks!
Priya
Thank you John 🙂
Evi @ greenevi
Wow, I definitely have to try this mocktail, the combination of cherries and chili sounds fantastic! 😍
Priya
Thank you so much 🙂