Paloma Mocktail Recipe (Cocktail Version Included)

This bubbly and refreshing grapefruit paloma mocktail features grapefruit juice, lime juice, simple syrup, and sparkling water combined with non-alcoholic or regular tequila. Complete with a sugar rim and garnished with a grapefruit slice, this drink is both beautiful and delicious!

Servings:

Equipment

Ingredients

Mocktail

1/4 cup grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon maple syrup or simple syrup (for lower sugar use Lakanto Sugar Free Maple Syrup
Sparkling water
Grapefruit slice for garnish
add 1.5 oz of tequila or use NA tequila

Rim

3 tbsp Monk Fruit
2 tsp Lime Zest
1 packet True Grapefruit
honey

Instructions

Combine fresh grapefruit juice, lime juice, and maple syrup in a shaker. Add ice cubes to the shaker and shake well until chilled. Add honey to the rim of a glass and dip into the rim mixture. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice. Top off with sparkling water. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.

Notes

Expert Tips

To make a spicy paloma kick, feel free to add some muddled jalapeno to your cocktail shaker and add tajin seasoning to the rim mixture.

For an alcoholic version, add 1.5 ounces of Blanco tequila. For the mocktail, you can omit the tequila altogether or find an alcohol-free tequila alternative.

This cocktail is completely gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan if you use agave instead of honey.

To make a pitcher, click on the print button in the recipe card below. Select the number of servings you’d like to make and the ingredient amounts will adjust. I recommend topping each glass off with sparkling water instead of including it in the pitcher. Store it in the refrigerator and give it a good stir before pouring over each glass of ice.

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