Fountain of Youth Aloe Vera Cocktails & Mocktails

When I came across a wonderful recipe for a Shaghai Twist on realage.com, I realized I haven’t shared any of my fun Aloe mocktail and cocktail recipes with you. Shame on me! After all, these were some of the very first recipes I developed. Back before I started baking with Aloe, I decided if I was going to have a cocktail, I might as well try to make it a little bit healthy, LOL. So recreating a Red bull and vodka was the first, very simple experiment.

AloeBoost™ and Vodka

1 oz. flavored vodka of your choice
1 oz. AloeBoost™
topped with sprite/7 up (I prefer diet)

Then my very intelligent Mother, pointed out that I should try something with tequila, because out of all the alcohols, it’s the only one that isn’t a downer. If you have ever had a Red Bull and vodka, you know that it is a little confusing to your system. One ingredient “gives you wings” and the other tears them off, HA! The result in a very weird buzz! Anyway, that’s how the Boost-arita was created.

Boost-arita

1 oz. AloeBoost™
1 oz. tequila ( my favorite is Sauza Hornitos Reposado)
topped with lemonade (again I prefer homemade w/stevia because I’m a calorie counter, )

Now for the non-alcoholic mocktails . These are a nice treat for me, because I gave up alcohol for 1 year, as my new years resolution. That’s one reason I was so happy to find this awesome recipe for the Shanghai Twist!

Shanghai Twist
Serves two teetotalers
This exotic virgin cocktail — or mocktail — is “practically the fountain of youth,” says Duggan McDonnell, owner of Cantinain San Francisco. It’s made with an antioxidant-rich mixture of lemon, white tea, and aloe vera juice and sweetened naturally with agave nectar. So raise your glass and say “Gan bei!” (Chinese for “Dry the cup!”)

8 ounces near-boiling water
1 bag Chinese white tea
1 tablespoon Aloe Vera juice
1 tablespoon agave nectar
Juice of 1 Meyer lemon
6 ounces Reed’s Original Ginger Brew or other natural ginger ale
Steep the tea bag, Aloe Vera juice, and agave nectar in a mug of hot water for about 5 minutes, stirring gently. Remove the tea bag and let the mixture cool to room temperature. Fill two tall glasses with ice and pour in tea mixture, lemon juice, and ginger brew. Stir; garnish with a lemon slice.

http://www.realage.com/blogs/food-bites/5-good-for-you-cocktails

Here’s where you can get great quality Aloe Vera Juice http://realaloeinc.com/products-juice.aspx

These next two mocktail recipes are super simple!

For the first one, you can make just one or a whole bowl of punch for a party. Then add some fresh berries or sliced citrus to jazz it up a bit.

Advanced-Boost Punch

1 oz. AloeBoost
1 oz. AloeAdvanced
6 oz. ginger ale ( I recommend Hansen’s sugar free)

Here’s one for the real health nuts, who want a little pick me up! It couldn’t be easier and it taste very similar to bottled green tea, but without all sorts of added ingredients. Also, you can make it at a restaurant, by just ordering a glass of water.

Boost-Tea

2 oz. shot of AloeBoost
16 oz of sparkling or flat water (whatever your preferance)

If you ever have any questions about Aloe Vera I’m Super Happy to help! My passion for the ‘plant of immortality’ is never ending, it changed my life! It helps me maitain a healthy weight, get a glowing complexion and just flat out makes me feel better!

When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless and intelligence cannot be applied. ~ Herophilus

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