Recipe Redux month #2 is here and July’s theme was Summer Drinks. Since berry season is still in full swing, this classic cocktail got taken up a notch with strawberries in place of traditional mint. I have to admit, I have been loving this drink and it’s been the perfect refresher for hot California days.

Ingredients (per drink):
4 medium strawberries, stems removed and halved
1/2-1 oz. simple syrup/liquid sweetner
1 oz. white rum
1/3 cup Pear Hard Cider
Citrus Soda (use whatever brand you like: 7-up, Hansens, Sprite, ect)

Place strawberries in a tall cockail class and muddle until strawberries are thouroughly crushed. Add the rum, cider, and rum. Top with citrus soda and enjoy!

Check out what other Summer Drinks Recipe Reduxers came up with this month:

• Gretchen, kumquat   Ginger Ale
• Dr. Barb, Nutrition Budgeteer         Triple Cherry Chiller           
• Carlene Helble, Carlene’s Figments            Mint Berry Seltzer
• Kara Lydon, Peace, Love, and Food Blueberry Basil Lemonade Fizz
• Deanna Segrave-Daly, Teaspoon of Spice Cantaloupe Basil Aqua Fresca Fizz
• Jessica Fishman Levinson, Nutritioulicious Blueberry Basil Cooler
• Marie Spano, Performance Nutrition          Post-Workout Power Smoothie
• Elizabeth Jarrard, Don’t White Sugar-Coat It        Southern Blackberry Smash           
• Emily Greenfield, The Nutriscientist Apple, pear and strawberry smoothie with Chia
• Kristen Bourque- Swanky Dietitian            Fresh Fruit and Club Soda Cooler
• Regan Jones – The Professional Palate Berry-Lime Bubbly
• Kat Lynch – Eating the Week Sparkling melon fizz – nice & naughty
• Lisa @ Healthful Sense Berry Refreshing Chia Seed Smoothie
• EA Stewart-The Spicy RD Gingery Peach Float
• Alysa Bajenaru – Inspired RD Blackberry Banana Swirl
• Ann Dunaway Teh, Eat to Nourish, Energize & Flourish Pregnancy Mocktails
• Yuri – Chef Pandita   Green Tea Ginger Limeade with Chia Seeds
• Karman Meyer-Nutrition Adventures Orange-Mint Iced Green Tea
• Cherie Schetselaar-Grain Crazy Mango Strawberry Smoothie
• Emma Stirling – The Scoop on Nutrition Recipe Redux Tangelo-ade
• Carrie Miller, Nutrition Know How, 12 Smoothie Recipes to Beat the Heat
• Rebecca Scritchfield – #MeFirst Banana Split Smoothie
• Danielle Omar — Food Confidence RD Almond Iced-Coffee Latte
• Liz Weiss & Janice Newell Bissex — Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen Pint-Size Pina Colada
• Janel Ovrut Funk, Eat Well with Janel Blog Mango Melon Smoothie