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Healthy Cocktails and Drink Recipes for Summer

Did you know that tart cherry juice has some amazing health benefits? Rich with nutrients, tart cherries can help you recover from exercise, sleep better, and in general, live life to the fullest because you feel better. Instead of eating 50 cherries a day, you can get the same benefits by drinking cherry juice. It’s a go-to for our healthy cocktails each summer.

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Here are a few of my favorite drink recipes including Cheribundi’s great tart cherry juice. The first three have alcohol, but I am sure they would be delicious with no alcohol as well.

Drink Recipes With Alcohol

Cherry Gin Fizz 

  • One shot Gin
  • 1 cup Tonic Water
  • 2 tablespoons Cheribundi Tart Cherry Juice
  • 3-4 chunks of fresh strawberries

Calories: Approximately 120

Crancherry Bubbly

  • One shot Vodka
  • 1 cup 7-up (can use diet to reduce calories)
  • 1/4 cup Cheribundi Tart Cherry Juice
  • 3 oz. Cranberry Juice

Approximately 200 Calories. Reduces to about 100 with diet 7up

Butterfly Flutter

  • 2 oz. Peach Schnapps
  • 2 tbsp. Cheribundi Tart Cherry Juice
  • 1 cup Cranberry juice
  • 2 whole Cherries

Approximately 150 Calories

Drink Recipes Without Alcohol

Very Berry Refresher

  • 5 blueberries
  • 3 blackberries
  • 1/4 cup Cheribundi Tart Cherry Juice
  • 1/2 cup strawberry flavored sparklin water

Cherry Crush

  • 1/4 cup Cheribundi Tart Cherry Juice
  • Splash of club soda
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/4 cup orange juice

Approximately 100 Calories 

Do you have any recipes for healthy cocktails? Let us know in a comment.

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  1. Christian Alejandro says:

    I had no idea they could help with back pain.

  2. I hope i win would love to try it!!!

  3. Natasha Tucker says:

    i would love to try the cherry pomegranate refresh

  4. Ed Nemmers says:

    Cherry Lemonade would be my choice!

  5. Sarah Hall says:

    The juice is made from whole cherries, not concentrate.

  6. Jennifer Reed says:

    I learned that tart cherries can help you recover from exercise, sleep better, and in general, live life to the fullest because you feel better.

  7. Angela Cash says:

    I would love to try the Tart Cherry Relax™ juice.

  8. mary gardner says:

    I learned that cheribundi juice has more disease-fighting antioxidants than other juices!

  9. Buddy Garrett says:

    I would like to try the Tart Cherry Raspberry Refresh.

  10. Vanessa says:

    The cherry jasmine tea sounds amazing!

  11. Mary Somerville says:

    Their juicing process keeps all of the good nutrients of tart cherries in the juice.

  12. Lesley F says:

    Black Tea with Tart Cherry Refresh

  13. may avalon says:

    There’s 50 cherries in each 8 oz bottle

  14. kathy pease says:

    In cheribundi™ you’ll find Vitamin A, Potassium, Iron, Calcium and, in Whey Cherry™, muscle-growing B-Vitamins!

  15. Melissa B. says:

    I learned that cherries contain calcium.

  16. Tanya White says:

    cherry pomegranate sounds good too.

  17. Barbara S says:

    I would like to try the cherry jasmine tea refresh

  18. kristy says:

    cherry pomegranate sounds amazing!

  19. Laurie Emerson says:

    I would like to try the Tart Cherry Blueberry Refresh. It just looks so refreshing.

  20. kathy pease says:

    Rich with nutrients, tart cherries can help you recover from exercise, sleep better, and in general, live life to the fullest because you feel better. Instead of eating 50 cherries a day, you can get the same benefits by drinking cheribundi™.

  21. Colleen W says:

    I like that they created a process that retains all the power and benefits of the nutrients and antioxidants found in cherries. Very rare to find a company that manages not to lose the nutrients during production. I like that.

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  23. melissa Resnick says:

    cherries and tart cherry juice yummm

  24. Erica C. says:

    It has a high ORAC rating.

  25. Tanya White says:

    The Tart cherry looks good too.

  26. darlene carbajal says:

    I’d like to try the tart cherry juice.

  27. s riches says:

    The Tart Cherry Pomegranate Refresh looks very good.

  28. Jeni Lutz says:

    I would love to try Black Tea with Tart Cherry Refresh

  29. Liza E says:

    I would like to try the Tart Cherry Lemonade Refresh

  30. Kim Parrott says:

    Cherries have more powerful phytonutrients than other superfruits

  31. Deborah Wallin says:

    cheribundi™ has more disease-fighting antioxidants than other juices

  32. Tanya White says:

    I would love to try the Cherry & Jasmine Tea combination

  33. Tanya White says:

    I would like to try the cherry & jasmine tea

  34. Kayte CookWatts says:

    I’d like to try the cherry lemonade!

  35. john hutchens says:

    cheribundi™ is all-natural and not from concentrate

  36. Tanya White says:

    Cherry & Jasmine Tea

  37. Richard Morris says:

    the Chocolate Cherry Doughnuffins look good

  38. Richard Morris says:

    i thin its cool how they have free shipping w/the trial pack

  39. Tanya White says:

    I want to try the Cherry & Jasmine Tea

  40. Richard Morris says:

    the new flavors added in february look good

  41. Richard Morris says:

    the 4-8oz. bottles only cost $11.99

  42. Tanya White says:

    Cherry & Jasmine Tea looks yummy.

  43. Richard Morris says:

    i like that it has more disease-fighting antioxidants than other juices

  44. Tanya White says:

    I would love to try the Cherry & Jasmine Tea

  45. Richard Morris says:

    The cheribundi haikus were cool

  46. Bonnie P says:

    black tea with Cherry refresh

  47. Renata says:

    I learned that cherry’s are good brain food and good for joint health and insomnia!

  48. meredith says:

    The teas look really yummy

  49. Richard Morris says:

    it’s great how they keep the nutrients & good flavor unlike many of the “empty” drinks out there that are just full of sugar and chemicals

  50. joseph gersch jr says:

    High ORAC Rating: The Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity rating for cheribundi™ is higher than other juices – that means our juice has a better ability to absorb and neutralize free radicals. Whether you’re exercising or resting, cheribundi™ is working hard for you!

  51. rich morris says:

    i like how it’s never made from concentrate

  52. rich morris says:

    It’s pretty cool that there’s 50 cherries inside

  53. Danielle B says:

    I would LOVE to try the Cherry Pomegranate!

  54. rich morris says:

    i found out they have 14 flavors

  55. Crystal Rose says:

    I’d like to try the Tart Cherry Relax™.

  56. rich morris says:

    I thought it was interesting that Cornell university was part of developing the drink

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  59. rich morris says:

    i didn’t know it was sold in the Heinen’s grocery store by my house

  60. Erin from Long Island says:

    Wow, what a great variety of flavors! I cant wait to try them all!!!

  61. Irene Cypher says:

    I would really like to try the Cherry Jasmine Tea.

  62. Cynthia C says:

    I learned that cherries have more powerful phytonutrients than other superfruits.

  63. Terri Quick says:

    I can use cherry juice in a variety of ways.

  64. darlene carbajal says:

    I would like to try the cherry pomegranate.

  65. rich morris says:

    i didn’t know that snacking on tart cherries eased a regular person’s back pain. I injured my back in a car accident and my military career didn’t do it anymore favors. Would like to try this and see if that’s true

  66. dynab1 says:

    I would love to taste the Cherry & Jasmine Tea combination!

  67. Ann Fantom says:

    I learned that Cheribundi’s Tru Cherry juice packs fifty cherries into a short 8oz bottle

  68. Sandy Cain says:

    The Cherry Juice has 50 cherries per bottle! Better than so-called “fruit-flavored” drinks!!!

  69. rich morris says:

    i’ve never had a cherry & pomegrante mix but that sounds delicious

  70. Renata says:

    Helps with your immunity, joints and sleep too! Would love to try Cherry Restore!

  71. Cinny says:

    There’s lots of cherries in each bottle!

  72. There’s 50 cherries in each 8 oz bottle!!!!

  73. Dede says:

    I’ve never heard of Cheribundi. It sounds wonderful! That drink looks delicious.

  74. Looks super refreshing. I am picturing myself on a HOT HOT DAY sipping down some cool beverages like the ones you have concocted! 🙂

  75. Jolene says:

    I *love* cherry juice!

  76. Oh those juices look amazing! I would love to try the cherry pomegranate juice in some fruit smoothies.

  77. Gigi says:

    I love the juice so I want to try the teas!

  78. yum!! this looks REALLY good!!

  79. Jadey Sam says:

    I have been looking for non alcoholic drink recipes and this is perfect!

  80. Coco says:

    I love cherries and tart cherry juice. I would love to try them all!

  81. so many tasty drinks! cherry juice is the perfect addition to a drink during summertime!

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