Turn Down the Heat with these 5 Summery Drinks

With the summer season beginning to take over us, we can feel the temperature soaring higher than ever with each passing day. In the scorching heat our body tends to lose water at a rapid pace due to sweating and it needs to be constantly fuelled. While nothing quenches like water does, summers are the best time to load up on many refreshing beverages that would not only quench your thirst but also rejuvenate the body instantly.

Here is a list of summer drinks recipes with key ingredients and a step-by-step process.to prepare at home and refresh with in the hot summer heat:

• Mango Coconut Juice – Are you looking to try a drink that’s super hydrating with a difference? A luscious mango combined with ginger and coconut water is probably the best drink ever. All you need to do is, in a blender add in coconut juice, peeled and chopped mango and a pinch of ginger, blender it until smooth. Pour it in a glass with an ice cube and voila its ready. Enjoy!
• Avocado Lassi – Avocado or “butter fruit” is a Nature’s gift to us which full of nutrients; the good fats” called as MUFA (Monounsaturated Fatty Acids) with almost 20 vitamins and minerals. Avocado Lassi is super easy and the lassi gets smoother and creamier with avocado blending deliciously into it. Just blend the ripe avocado fruit pulp in a blender with some yogurt and cinnamon power and voila! You have a delicious, luscious and feel good kinda lassi as a thirst quencher.
• Minty Cucumber Cooler – Summer is loaded with different and colourful vegetables that are amazingly nutritious. Cucumber is summer must have as it is a vegetable that detoxifies your body and also keeps your skin healthy and beautiful. Here is a refreshing Cucumber cooler with fresh raw cucumbers, lime juice, mint leaves, and ginger root that is power-packed and filled with subtle spicy undertones to cool your body down on a hot summer day.
• Pineapple Iced Tea – A refreshing drink, pineapple iced tea is easy to prepare, and an ideal drink for a hot day. Add water and pineapple cubes to a vessel, and mash the cubes while boiling. Cool it and puree it. Boil tea leaves and coconut sugar in water. In a tall glass, add the tea, pineapple puree, lemon juice and ice cubes. Garnish with lemon and mint leaves.
• Plum-licious Shake – Plum is one of a summer fruits that is both tasteful and healthy. Plums are rich in Vitamins A , B2 and C, besides containing lots of dietary fibre which help in relieving constipation. This recipe of a refreshing plum drink uses pureed plums and milk, along with honey and served chilled which will cool you down instantly on a hot summer day.

Over to you:

Try these fresh summer drinks recipes at home to beat the scorching heat.