Classic Shirley Temple Mocktail
My drink is so simple and easy to make and is really versatile. It’s a great way to celebrate the New Year without the alcohol and kids can drink it too as well as pregnant women. It’s delicious.
Recipe
1 cup of Ginger Ale or any lemon-lime soda diet or regular
1 teaspoon Grenadine (can use pomegranate juice instead)
1 squeeze of a fresh lime
Maraschino cherries to garnish. And you also can put an orange slice on the rim.
Directions
Pour the Ginger Ale and Grenadine into a glass. Squeeze in some lime, stir and add the cherries. Also lots of ice.
This would be a good drink for New Year’s celebrations. Or just anytime you want something different. You can also rim the glass with sanding sugar that you find in Walmart.
Most grocery stores shelve Grenadine by the Club soda and Ginger Ale. That way you wouldn’t have to go to a liquor store which I hate. But I think the pomegranate juice would be a great substitute. Any health food store should carry it because it is very healthy.
Anyway, I hope you try this and find it delightful!
These are tasty. I made one with cranberry ginger ale the other night and it was really good! The grenadine gave the cranberry ginger ale a little extra sweetness. Happy New Year, Linda!
Nan, I have always wanted to know how they make these and I’m sure the cranberry made it really tasty. I’ll have to try that. Happy New Year!
One of my fondest memories is of my great aunt taking me to an upscale restaurant and ordering me a Shirley temple. I thought I was so grown up at 8.
Thanks for sharing the recipe, I will definitely make these for my granddaughters.
They’re really good and like you said, they make a kid feel grown-up. Happy New Year!
Thank you for sharing. Happy New Year. God bless you.
Debra, many wishes that 2026 will be a great year. Thanks for always being a friend to us.
I haven’t had one in years, but I remember them being delicious.
Happy New Year!
Maybe celebrate with one at New Year, Denise. Wishing you good health and much happiness this coming year.
Sounds delicious
Happy New Year, Barbara. Wishing you all the best.
That sounds great. I am loving these ideas.
Thank you, Debra. We thought you might. Happy New Year!
That sounds good, and refreshing!
Trudy, they are good and way to toast without the alcohol. Happy New Year.
Sounds Delicious Happy New Year!
Thank you, Sarah. Happy New Year to you as well.
I’ve heard of them forever but never knew the recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Connie, that was me. I didn’t know how to make them and I don’t care for the non-alcoholic wine. Wishing you a great 2026!
My dad fixed them for us when we were little. We fixed them for our children and grandchildren, also for those adults who wanted a nonalcoholic drink. They are good.
I hope you have an enjoyable New Year’s Eve and a wonderful New Year.
Cranberry juice would possibly work well
These are Awesome!!! Linda, you & your family have a blessed New Year’s.
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Hi! Sounds so good. Wish I’d had it during Christmas with the family. Hope you have a wonderful 2026! Miss you and all the fillies. Hugs and Happy Holidays my friend. ???