Cucumber Cherry Lime Mocktail

What a better way to celebrate summer than to use in-season ingredients that have the bonus of giving us better sleep — like this Cucumber Cherry Lime Mocktail!

Although this craft mocktail contains cherry juice, which is essentially straight fructose, the cucumber’s fiber will help blunt the blood-sugar spike. Also, tart cherry juice has mega phyto-nutrients and antioxidants!

{If you’re diabetic or pre-diabetic, please be smart about consuming drinks with fruit juice. This is technically sugar free, but that only means ‘added sugars’. The fruit juice still contains fructose!}

Cucumber Cherry Lime Mocktail

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• Prep Time: 7 minutes
• Total Time: 7 minutes
• Yield: 1 1x
• Category: Drinks

Ingredients

Units USM Scale 1x2x3x

• 1/3 cup cucumber (peeled and chunked)
• 1/8 cup tart cherry juice (Montmorency cherry juice)
• 1/8 cup lime juice (fresh is best)
• 4 oz seltzer water (plain, unflavored)

Instructions

1. In high-powered blender cup, place cucumber chunks, cherry juice, and lime juice.
2. Pulse 20-30 seconds until completely smooth.
3. Pour into glass over ice cubes.
4. Fill with seltzer water and serve.

Keywords: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan

Author: Laura Brigance, MS, CHC

Laura is a Nutrition Specialist and Certified Health Coach with a Master of Science in Nutrition. Her goal is to help women reduce inflammation, balance blood sugar, and regain natural energy with an Anti-Inflammatory Diet + Lifestyle. View all posts by Laura Brigance, MS, CHC