Summer Recipe- Honey Blackberry Mint Mocktails

There are a number of reasons why cocktail (and alcohol, in general) intake should be limited. For one thing, alcohol is basically straight up sugar (which we all know is bad for you), and your body metabolizes it similarly to how it would lots of refined sugar. For another thing, it can put burden on your liver to detox your body. And another- it’s recommended that females have no more than one alcoholic beverage per day, and males have no more than two.

Ingredients

8 fresh blackberries plus more for garnish
1/4 cup honey
a handful fresh mint leaves about 10, plus more for garnish
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup water
2 cups seltzer

Method

* In a cocktail shaker, muddle together the blackberries, honey, and mint until very well blended.

* Add the lemon juice and water, cover, and shake to mix.

* Strain the mixture into two glasses with ice.

* Top each glass with 1 cup of seltzer.

* Garnish with blackberries and mint leaves.