Quite possibly my favourite day of this weeks serious because this features some amazing drink recipes, which this week include alcohol! I mean how could we talk about mint drinks and not talk about mojitos and juleps. Of course we will also be featuring a non-alcoholic drink for those of you non-drinkers out there.
Lets get too it! Starting off with my favourite summer time drink the mojito! This drink is nice and refreshing and always reminds me of sandy beaches in Mexico.
Classic Mojito
*This recipe makes a 2 L pitcher, great for sharing!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup white rum
- Club soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup mint leaves
- 3-4 limes
- 3-5 drops doTERRA lime oil
- 5-10 drops doTERRA peppermint oil
Instructions:
- First things first, we need to make the simple syrup. Bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil. Stir until sugar has dissolved completely. Cool and store in the fridge.
- Juice your limes using a citrus juicer and pour the juice into your pitcher.
- Add mint leaves.
- Add doTERRA lime oil and peppermint oil.
- Add 1 cup of rum and 3/4 of a cup of the simple syrup (the stuff you made in step one). You can add more simple syrup if you want a sweeter taste.
- Fill the pitcher with ice.
- Top off with club soda, and stir.
- Enjoy!
Next up we have a classic drink with a twist, by adding some essential oils you are going to notice this is a lot more flavourful!
Mint Julep
*This is a single serving recipe!
Ingredients:
- 2.5oz of your favourite bourbon
- 1 tablespoon simple syrup (we made that in the last recipe using sugar and water!)
- 4-5 fresh mint leaves
- 2-3 drops doTERRA peppermint oil
- ice
Instructions:
- In a cocktail shaker, mix together simple syrup and bourbon with doTERRA peppermint oil.
- Fill your glass with ice.
- Pour mixture into glass and stir.
- Garnish with fresh mint leaves.
- Enjoy!
Last but not least, we have a great tea. This tea is amazing for helping to settle an upset stomach and help with bloating and cramping. Eat too much of those yummy desserts from Tasty Tuesday? This tea has you covered to help ease the stomach upset.
Overindulgence Tea
*I learned this one from The Essential Life book, highly recommend you get a copy of this if you don’t have it already!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 10 drops doTERRA wild orange oil
- 5 drops doTERRA lemon oil
- 3 drops doTERRA coriander oil
- 2 drops doTERRA ginger oil
- 2 drops doTERRA peppermint oil
Instructions:
- Mix all the essential oils together in a small bottle and set aside (you can keep this for future use too!).
- Dissolve honey into hot water.
- Stir in 2-3 drops of the essential oil mixture.
- Sip until your tummy begins to settle.
Well thats all for today ladies and gents! Hope you enjoyed the recipes!
Kelsea
Essential Living 