Candy Mocktails to Indulge Your Inner Child

Imagine taking a bite of cotton candy with that sweet spun sugar deliciousness that melts in your mouth. Taste the sweet-tart flavor of a candy apple, the powerful flavor punch of a Starburst fruit chew, or the vibrant mouthwatering flavor of a Jolly Rancher. Get ready to feel like a kid again with sweet candy mocktails that bring these childhood favorites to life.

There's no taste from childhood that's quite as alluring and intoxicating as cotton candy, no pun intended, and this colorful cotton candy mocktail is perfection.

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cranberry juice
• 1 ounce strawberry syrup
• 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• Lemon-lime soda to top off
• Cotton candy puff for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, cranberry juice, strawberry syrup, and lime juice.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
4. Top off with lemon-lime soda, leaving space for the cotton candy garnish.
5. Pierce cotton candy puff with cocktail skewer and balance on the rim of the glass.

This candy apple mocktail won't send you to the dentist, but its flavor will transport you right back to staring at those dazzling, inviting candied apples in the candy store window.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces apple cider
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• ½ ounce grenadine
• ½ ounce caramel syrup
• Ice
• Ginger beer to top off
• Blackberry for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, apple cider, cranberry juice, grenadine, and caramel syrup.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
4. Top off with ginger beer.
5. Stir to mix.
6. Garnish with a blackberry.

In the words of the philosophers LFO, "you love Fun Dip and Cherry Coke." Needless to say, this Fun Dip mocktail goes incredibly well with hits from the 90s.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces limeade
• 1 ounce cherry juice
• ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Ice
• Lemon-lime soda to top off
• Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, limeade, cherry juice, and lemon juice.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
4. Top off with lemon-lime soda.
5. Garnish with a lime wedge.

The world will never agree on the ultimate Starburst flavor. Calm down, pink fans, we know you think it's pink. We see you, yellow fans, but pink is the best for cocktails.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces watermelon juice
• ¾ ounce cherry juice
• ½ ounce vanilla syrup
• Ice
• Berry club soda to top off
• Orange wheel for garnish

Instructions

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, watermelon juice, cherry juice, and vanilla syrup.
2. Shake to chill.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
4. Top off with berry club soda.
5. Garnish with an orange wheel.

The perfect amount of tart, sweet, and tropical - the peach Jolly Rancher martini deserves a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Ingredients

• ¾ ounce cranberry juice
• ¾ ounce peach juice or syrup
• ½ ounce coconut water
• ½ ounce margarita mix
• Ice
• Lemon ribbon for garnish

Instructions

1. Chill a martini glass or coupe.
2. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, cranberry juice, peach juice, coconut water, and margarita mix.
3. Shake to chill.
4. Strain into the chilled glass.
5. Garnish with a lemon ribbon.

The only buzz you'll get from these nonalcoholic candy drinks will be your buzzing tastebuds - whether it's a cotton candy mocktail or an alcohol-free cherry fun dip drink. Consider this your invitation to let your tastebuds wander down a nostalgic candy aisle.