In advance of Valentine’s Day, the Tulsa Health Department’s substance abuse prevention program and the StopDUI Task Force are encouraging residents who consume alcoholic beverages to do so safely or try a fun mocktail instead.
The StopDUI Task Force joined forces with the THD substance abuse prevention program to host a Valentine’s Day mocktail tutorial on Facebook Live on Friday, February 9. View the Live Video to learn tasty recipes for festive drinks from THD Prevention Specialist Kandice Lawson and the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Eric Kirby.
Circus of Love
Ingredients:
- 1 large carbonated beverage
- 1 jar of marshmallow fluff
- 4 glasses
- 1 container of cotton candy
- 1 container of sprinkles
Directions:
- Roll rim of glass in marshmallow.
- Dip rim in sprinkles.
- Pour carbonated beverage ¾ of glass.
- Drop 3-4 handfuls of cotton candy in to glass and stir.
Stop in the Name of Love
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces sparkling hibiscus red grape juice
- 2 ounces lemon-lime soda
- 2 ounces of orange juice
- 1 orange wheel
- 7 – 10 Valentine’s Candy Hearts
- crushed Ice
Directions:
- In a glass, add ice, sparkling hibiscus red grape juice, lemon-lime soda, and orange juice.
- Shake or stir depending on whether you are making the drink in a cocktail shaker or gently stir if you are making the drink directly in individual glasses.
- If you use a cocktail shaker, strain the drink into a chilled glass filled with crushed ice.
- Add several Valentine’s candy hearts.
- Garnish with a single orange wheel.
- Serve.
Kandi-Coated Punch
Ingredients:
- 1 2-liter of Sprite
- 1 Simply Lemonade with Raspberry Juice – 52 fl oz
- 1 Simply Lemonade with Strawberry Juice – 52 fl oz
- 1 Dole 100% Pineapple Juice – 46 fl oz Can
- 1 pack of strawberries
- 1 pack of raspberries
Directions:
- Add in strawberries and raspberries
- Add Sprite
- Add Pineapple juice
- Add 1 Simply Lemonade with Raspberry and Strawberry Juice
- Stir and serve
