Since Bangkok is hot all year round, there’s never been a better time to bust out your mixing kit at home and get busy with these refreshing and simple coconut water cocktails.

Coconut water is a fan favourite for those living in tropical countries, but its benefits have been preached. Hydrating, refreshing and loaded with antioxidants, summer is incomplete without sipping on this mildly sweet drink. But what makes coconut water even better? When you add it to cocktails. You might be a fan of the classic pina colada, but there’s so much more you can do with coconut water. So here’s a list of all the delicious cocktails you can make at home this summer with the nutritious beverage.

9 Easy coconut water cocktails to beat the heatwave with

Caribeno cocktail

A highball cocktail with coconut water, lime juice, and sugar syrup base spiked with rum, this is a coconut water cocktail at its best. Get your own Caribbean holiday at your home with the taste of coconut water and lime juice. And coconut water and rum go amazingly well anyway. This cocktail was created in San Francisco back in 2009 by Martin Cate, and now you can make it at your home.

Coconut Gin and Tonic

Gin and tonic is one of the best things about summers. Add some coconut water to it, and you have a delicious tropical coconut water cocktail. This is a simple 4-ingredient cocktail that is naturally sweetened with coconut water, but it will keep you cool and hydrated for a long time. All you need for this cocktail are coconut water, lime juice, mint, gin, and tonic.

Coconut Margarita

If you are someone who loves experimenting with their margaritas, this is a perfect cocktail to start with. Add a splash of coconut water to your margarita to give it a nutty twist. The best part about this coconut water cocktail is that it uses fresh coconut ingredients instead of artificial coconut flavoured syrups, and that’s what gives it the fresh tropical punch.

Bluewater Breeze Cocktail

It’s easy, colourful with its two-toned hue, and it’s delicious. Going strong with the coconut flavour, this cocktail contains coconut rum, coconut water, and cream of coconut. This cocktail gets its blue colour from blue curacao and the green tinge at the bottom from the pineapple juice. This one’s not easy to make, but the time and effort are so worth it.

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Coconut Pineapple Rum Cocktail

Moving on from the classic pina colada, coconut and pineapple join forces once again to make a terrific tropical treat for the taste buds. With a splash of lime juice for a zesty twist, it does really bring out the flavours of the coconut and pineapple and makes them shine in this coconut water cocktail. You need white rum and coconut flavoured malibu rum for this one, and what you have is summer in your glass.

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Coconut Peach Cooler

Have you ever tried the delicious combination of coconut and peach? If not, this is your cue to get started. This simple cocktail calls for three simple ingredients- peaches, coconut water, and rum. For days you just want to sip on coconut water and relax, this is your go-to drink. You will need perfectly ripe peaches for this drink, peeled and pitted and then blended with coconut water and rum and voila!

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Coconut Cardamom Summer Cocktail

Coconut, cardamom, elderflower liqueur, what’s not to like about this drink? For this drink, you will need green cardamom pods, simple syrup, cardamom syrup, gin, and of course, coconut water, which is the magic ingredient for all your summer cocktails. Top it off with some dried crisp pear, and your drink is ready!

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Coconut Champagne Punch

Summer brunches will never be the same again with this light, refreshing number. Made with coconut water and champagne, this is as good as a summer cocktail can get. For this, you can use any inexpensive champagne or cava or prosecco as the champagne substitute. The fruit skewers for garnish are what makes this drink look like heaven!

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Coconut-Lychee Colada

Filled with coconut and sweet lychee, this frozen drink is a must-have coconut water cocktail that you need to try this summer. Full-fat coconut milk, ice cubes, coconut water, Bacardi rum and fresh lychees are all that you need for this delicious summer drink. The full-fat coconut milk takes care of the smooth, creamy texture of the drink.

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Losing weight is not an easy feat, but it doesn’t have to be difficult either, right? If you have been trying to lose weight or are just getting started on your weight loss journey, remember that maintaining a calorie deficit is the only key that can get you to your goal weight. Here are the perfect recipes for dinner for weight loss.

While exercising and staying physically fit are important elements to help you lose weight, your diet is equally important. Staying low-carb and low calorie will help you go a long way in shaping your weight loss journey. Now, eating low calorie meals is easier than you think it is. All you need to do is some mindful eating and educating yourself on the nutrient and calorie content of each food item. You will be surprised! Here are some of the best low-cal recipes for your dinner ideas for weight loss.

Dinner for weight loss

Chickpea and quinoa bowl

A vegetarian grain bowl with plenty of plant-based protein, this one’s a healthy treat for anyone who wants to give the meat a miss at night. The best part is you can meal prep for this dish in advance and store it in different airtight containers to keep your dinner ready to be served on those lazy nights.

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Veggie soup

When has a soup ever not made it to a dinners for weight loss list? This vegetable minestrone soup will fill you up and keep you full for a long time, without getting too many calories in. This soup can easily account for all your vegetable servings you will need in a day. Add a slice or two of some whole-wheat bread to go with it and you have a complete meal.

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Stuffed sweet potato and hummus

This recipe uses black beans and kale for the stuffing, but you can use any high protein filling instead. This five-ingredient dinner recipe for weight loss packs in all the goodness of sweet potatoes and chickpeas, and we can vouch for the taste too! 100 grams of sweet potatoes has only about 86 calories, making it a perfect food for any meal during the day.

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Low-fat chicken caesar salad

Caesar salad is the best and easiest thing you can make for dinner. Toss in some chicken chunks for that added boost of protein in your last meal of the day. But caesar salad uses mayonnaise in its dressing, which can pack in a lot of unhealthy calories. This low-fat recipe swaps mayo with a healthy dose of Greek yoghurt and you have the perfect bowl of dinner ready.

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Garlic mushroom chicken thighs

This recipe for weight loss is even easier than it sounds. High on herbs and protein and low on oil and fat, this is a great quick and easy recipe to whip up if you’re trying to lose weight. Oh, and did we tell you that it is extremely low on calories as well? So, make yourself this delish bowl of goodness without compromising on taste and calories.

Oats idli

If you are a fan of breakfast for dinner, this healthy ‘breakfast’ is just what you need. An interesting spin to oats, this recipe is low in carbs and high in protein. And you don’t even need to soak everything overnight. This recipe can get ready as instantly as your instant oats. Yes, you can store the leftover batter in an airtight jar to use it later as well.

Cauliflower red lentil curry

To simplify it, this is your phool gobhi and masoor dal. If you thought dal couldn’t be a meal in itself, let this recipe prove you wrong. Low on fat and calories, this recipe is literally as healthy as your dinner can get. Even though it is good to go on its own, you can pair it with some rice or chapati as well.

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