Autumn Sunset Cocktail

• Rich strawberry-based non-alcoholic cocktail.
• Makes enough for 2 drinks.

Pure Maple Water, Organic 355ml (Drink Maple)

125ml Maple Water, plus another 200ml for ice-cube making.

Apple Juice, Organic 1 Litre (Biona)

125ml Pure Apple Juice

Amber Maple Syrup, Organic 250ml (Acadian Maple)

2 Tbsp Maple Syrup

Cinnamon Powder 50g (Hampshire Foods)

½ tsp of Cinnamon Powder

Freeze Dried Strawberry Powder 50g (Healthy Supplies)

1 Tbsp Freeze-dried Strawberry Powder

Vanilla Paste 100ml (Little Pod)

2 tsp Vanilla Paste.

Other Ingredients

Method

1. Fill an ice-cube tray with Maple Water and freeze.
2. In a lidded jug, sports bottle or cocktail shaker mix the 125ml Maple Water with the Apple Juice.
3. Add the Strawberry Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Vanilla Paste and Maple Syrup. Shake vigorously. Taste and add more Maple Syrup if you wish.
4. Empty 10-12 ice cubes into the centre of a clean, dry tea towel. Bring the corners together and twist to create a closed bag. (We also put our ice-cubes inside a freezer bag first and then wrapped it in the tea towel).
5. Holding the filled tea towel firmly find a very hard surface, such as a brick wall or granite work surface and bash the tea towel repeatedly until you can feel the cubes have started to disintegrate.
6. Open up the towel on a clean work surface and spoon the crushed ice into your chosen glass.
7. Now gently pour over the juice mix. You can sieve the mix as you pour if you wish to eliminate the strawberry seeds. Serve immediately.