5 Healthy, Easy & Fun Summer Drinks Recipe

Collection of five healthy and fresh summer drinks recipe. Nutritious and kid friendly homemade drinks for summer with zero refined sugar. Summers are here and these attractive and colorful summer drinks recipe is going to come very handy.

This heat brings a lot of thirst and we all invariably reach out for the simplest solution – the packed beverages! This in spite of knowing that they are unhealthy, full of sugar and preservatives, have very less fiber and can actually harm our bodies. The reason we do this is because we all feel that the task of making our own fresh juice at home is extremely daunting. Well, it’s not!

I have compiled these very easy to make, quick fruit drink recipes which you can even make in your sleep. With fresh fruit you get a lot of dietary fiber, helpful vitamins and keeps you hydrated for long. Since seasonal fruits are generally sweet, you wouldn’t need any additional sugar. You can always opt for a natural sweetener like dates, stevia or a healthier alternative which is jaggery. I have shown you the perfect way to make jaggery water in the video and recipes.

For some more drinks recipes, have a look at some of these links:

Kid Friendly Dry Fruit Powder Milk Recipe

The Blue Eyed Zombie

Summer Slushies 4 Ways

These are perfect summer drinks non alcoholic which you can even serve in your parties! Did I mention kids love fresh juice? The lemonade recipe almost looks like a cola bought from the market. The vibrant color of fresh fruit also makes these juices attractive to kids.

Nimbu Pani (Indian Lemonade) With Jaggery

This recipe of Nimbu Pani (Indian Lemonade) is made with jaggery and not sugar. Makes this even healthier and gives it a very distinct taste. Jaggery is very good for the body. It cools the system and flushes out toxins from the liver. It is also a great source of antioxidants. Garnish with some fresh mint and lemon wedges and sip away through the day!

Melon Delight

There is nothing more refreshing than a freshly made watermelon juice. It instantly cools you down and is perfect to beat the summer heat. Addition of musk melon in this drink, takes it to another level! Try this melon combination and be delighted!

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Melon Delight

Fresh Summer Drink Melon delight is made with fresh watermelon and musk melon. It's a very refreshing drink

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Total Time 7 minutes

Servings 2 Glasses

Author Nandita

Ingredients

• 1 cup Watermelon seeds removed, chopped into big chunks
• 1/2 cup Musk Melon chopped into big chunks
• Few Mint Leaves
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• Melon Balls for for Garnish

Instructions

1. Bled together watermelon and muskmelon.
2. Now add mint leaves and lemon juice and blend once again.
3. At this point you can pour the drink as is or you can also chose to sieve the juice if you don’t like it too thick. You can also add water if required to reach the desired consistency.
4. I use a scooper to scoop out little balls from both the melons and freeze some for this drink. If you don’t get the time to do this step simply use ice cubes!
5. Put the frozen melon balls or ice cubes in a tall glass and pour the juice over these.
6. Serve chilled.

Kiwi Pear Surprise

Kiwi and pear may sound weird but the sweetness of pear and the slight tartness of Kiwi blends so well to make this drink a real surprise. Kiwi is a great source of Vitamin C, helps in digestion and keeps your skin rejuvenated. High potassium in Pear helps balance the sodium content in our bodies.

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Kiwi Pear Surprise

Fresh summer drink kiwi pear surprise is a cool drink made with pear, kiwi and some lemon juice.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 3 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 2 Glasses

Author Nandita

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Pear diced
• 1 cup Kiwi diced
• 1 tsp Lemon juice avoid if kiwi is tart (optional)
• Water as required
• Kiwi for Garnish

Instructions

1. Blend together pear and kiwi until smooth.
2. Add lemon juice and blend once again. Use water if the juice looks thin.
3. If the kiwi are very tart, you may need to add a sweetener which can be any natural sweetener of your choice.
4. Pour the juice in a tall glass with ice. Garnish with Kiwi and serve chilled.

Aam Panna

This is the most Indian seasonal drink there ever can be! My mom would swear by it to save us from heat waves. This is the most regular and daily scene in my household. I keep a concoction ready in the fridge as it stores well for a few days so all you have to do is pour jaggery water or sugar syrup and water to make this drink quickly.

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Aam Panna

Indian summer drink made with green unripe mangoes, some Indian spices, herbs and jaggery water.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4 Glasses

Author Nandita

Ingredients

• 3 cups Jaggery Water*
• 1 Big Green Mango cut into two halves
• Few Mint leaves
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 1/2 tsp Black Salt
• 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
• 1/2 cup Water as required
• Mint Leaves for Garnish

Instructions

1. For the Jaggery water, soak 3/4 cup of jaggery powder or chopped jaggery in 3 cups water.

2. Once the jaggery has dissolved, stir well and sieve the liquid. Store the jaggery water in the fridge for a week and use it to make a glass of aam panna any day.

3. Remove the stem of the green mango. Pressure cook two halves of the green mango in a pressure cooker for two whistles on high.
4. Once the pressure naturally settles down, check if they are soft and done. Let the mango cool and come to room temperature.
5. In a blender, add boiled and cooled pulp of the pressure cooked green mango. Discard the skin.
6. Add mint leaves, cumin powder, black salt, cardamom powder and water 1/2 cup.
7. Blend everything together.

8. Since this is a concentrate, it’s consistency should be a little thick. Store this concentrate in the fridge for a week.

9. Pour 2 tbsp of this concentrate in a tall glass, add some mint leaves and ice cubes.

10. Now pour 1 cup of the prepared jaggery water.

11. Garnish with mint leaves and serve chilled.

Recipe Notes

You can store the aam panna concetrate and jaggery water in the fridge for almost a week without worrying too much about it getting spoiled. 

Gazpacho

Originated in Spain, Gazpacho is a cold soup made with cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic and peppers. This is a very flavorful drink which can be made in a variety of ways. I make this in the summers to have the benefits of vegetables in one glass of juice. It has the freshness from the cucumber, the tartness from the tomatoes, sweetness from the onion and is packed full of flavors from the herbs and seasoning.

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Gazpacho

Originated in Spain, Gazpacho is a cold soup made with cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic and peppers. 

Course Drinks

Cuisine Spanish

Prep Time 3 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 2 Glasses

Author Nandita

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Cucumber diced
• 1 cup Tomatoes diced
• 1/4 cup Spring onion white roughly chopped
• 1 Garlic Clove
• Few parsley leaves or Fresh Coriander leaves
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• Water as required
• Cherry Tomatoes and a Cucumber Ribbon for Garnish

Instructions

1. Blend together cucumber, tomatoes, spring onion, garlic, parsley or coriander, cumin powder and salt, until smooth.
2. Add lemon juice and blend again.
3. Sieve this juice and pour chilled in a tall glass full of ice.