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If you ever had fanta, this summer orange spritz is basically a copycat version but with no artificial flavors, coloring or sugar.
Plus, this orange spritz doubles as the perfect aperol spritz mocktail.
It’s a two-in-one recipe, you’re welcome!
Also, you can use the scaling feature on this recipe to make 2-3x the recipe and save the concentrate in the fridge. That way when you want to make this drink, you just need to pour some of the concentrate over ice, along with some sparkling water or club soda.
If you do go the concentrate route, use a 1:1 ratio of concentrate to Gerolsteiner, or any sparkling water you like.
Orange Spritz Ingredients
Here’s everything you’ll need to make this summertime spritz recipe.
- Navel oranges: These are best for juicing.
- Meyer lemons: Aka the only type of lemon I like using in drinks like this; the flavor is so much better than regular lemons.
- Honey: If you want to make this easy orange mocktail completely vegan, feel free to sub with maple syrup.
- Vanilla extract: Vanilla extract tastes amazing in this orange summer drink, but vanilla paste makes this orange spritz taste 20x better!
- Kosher salt
Variations
Ok, so obviously I couldn’t finish off this recipe post without sharing my favorite variations of this orange spritz.
- Add in a dash of coconut water for an extra “summery” (and tropical) drink.
- Make this into a healthy tonic by adding in some fresh ginger and mint. What I typically do is mince up 2-3 tbsp of ginger and add it to the orange and lemon concentrate. Before I pour the concentrate over ice, I’ll strain it to get rid of the ginger pieces. And then I’ll top off the drink with some chopped mint for some added freshness!
Summer Orange Spritz
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Cuisine: American
Description
If you ever had fanta, this summer orange spritz is basically a copycat version but with no artificial flavors, coloring or sugar. Plus, this orange spritz doubles as the perfect non-alcoholic aperol spritz dupe.
Ingredients
- 1 medium navel orange
- 1 medium meyer lemon
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (sub with ¼ tsp vanilla paste)
- Pinch of kosher salt
- Gerolsteiner or any sparkling water of choice
Instructions
- Make the citrus concentrate. Start by juicing the orange and lemon into a small jar or wide mouth cup. Next, add in the honey, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Mix with sparkling water and enjoy. Pour the citrus mixture over a cup filled halfway with ice. Then top the remaining part of the drink off with sparkling water or club soda.
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Amazing recipe, just the alcohol free cocktail I needed this summer!
So happy you liked it, thank you SO much for leaving a review!!
I would like to make a big pitcher
What would be the measurements for this?
Thank you
6x the recipe should make a big pitcher of the citrus concentrate (it’ll serve 6 people). Leaving measurements below. When serving, you could either divide the mixture over 6 glasses or use a equal parts of the citrus mix to sparkling water.
– 6 medium navel oranges
– 6 medium meyer lemons
– 6 tbsp honey or maple syrup
– 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
– 1/2 tsp kosher salt
– Sparkling water
So excited for you to try this – let me know if you have any other questions!