Mocktails for New Years

Tis the season for this pregnant lady to be sipping on Mocktails. My seasonal drink of choice has been low-fat eggnog straight from the plastic carton but here are a few classier choices!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

NOJITO from Epicurious

12 to 14 small mint leaves (see Note)
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
4 ounces club soda or seltzer water
Garnish: Mint leaves, lime slices

Muddle the mint leaves in a cocktail shaker with the lime juice and sugar. Add ice cubes to fill a shaker and pour in the club soda. Gently shake a few times to incorporate (remember: club soda is fizzy).
Strain into a medium or tall cocktail glass filled with ice. Garnish

Orange Ecstatsy from Cooking Peasures

Ingredients

2 cups chilled orange juice

3 cups soda

3 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 cup milk

1 cup low fat fro-yo

sugar to taste

1 tbsp grated rind of orange

In a jar, mix together milk, orange juice, lemon juice, orange rind, sugar, and color* Stir till everything is mixed and sugar dissolved.* Add soda* In glasses, add ice cream and our the orange soda mixture* Serve chilled

Munkiboy's Cosmo from Allrecipes.com

Ingredients
1 cup crushed ice
3 fluid ounces peach nectar
2 fluid ounces cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 fluid ounce grenadine syrup
1 fluid ounce lemon flavored carbonated beverage
1 twist lime peel

Directions
Fill a shaker with ice and pour in peach nectar, cranberry juice and grenadine. Strain into a martini glass and top with lemon soda. Garnish with a twist of lime.