4 Low-Sugar Summer Drinks That Are Both Healthy And Delicious; Check Out Easy Recipes

 When the heat rises, refreshing drinks don’t have to be loaded with sugar to taste amazing. Low-sugar summer drinks like infused water with fresh fruits and herbs, chilled iced tea with a splash of lemon, or homemade smoothies using unsweetened yoghurt and whole fruits can keep you cool while supporting your health. Avoiding the risk of heatstroke is on everyone's wishlist right now! While coconut water offers natural electrolytes without excessive sweetness, drinks like iced hibiscus tea or buttermilk provide both flavour and hydration with minimal added sugars.

By choosing natural ingredients and skipping artificial sweeteners, you can enjoy delicious, thirst-quenching drinks that nourish your body and keep your energy steady all summer long. Here are easy recipes by Celebrity Chef Gautam Kumar for 4 delicious low-sugar summer drinks that you can easily make at home and still take care of your health.

1. Bael (Bel) Ka Sharbat Easy Recipe

Bael or bel is a commonly found fruit in the summer that not only keeps the body cool but is also very delicious. While most people don't eat it as a fruit, they convert it into a refreshing beverage that is both healthy and flavoursome. Here is the recipe for the naturally cooling and fibre-rich drink made from the goodness of bael fruit.

Have you ever tried Bael ka sharbat? (Source AI-generated image)

Ingredients

Bael fruit – 1 No
Sugar – 200 gms
black salt – 20 gm
water – 500 ml
Ice cube – 8 nos

Method

• Scoop out the pulp of ripe bael fruit and mix with water.
• Mash and strain to remove fibres.
• Add sugar and black salt,
• Stir well, pour it into a serving glass
• Garnish it with a dehydrated slice of bael fruit, a lemon slice and a mint sprig
• Serve chilled after garnishing

2. Rose Milk Sharbat Easy Recipe

A soothing and aromatic drink combining chilled milk with delicate rose flavours should be everyone's go-to this summer. With the mercury rising rapidly, rose milk beverage is the simplest hack to avoid heatstroke and keep the body cool at all times. Check out its easy recipe below

Rose and cold milk- the perfect combination to beat the heat (Source AI-generated image)

Ingredients

Cold milk – 500 ml
rose syrup – 80 ml
sugar (optional) – 50 gm
ice cubes – 10 nos

Method

• Boil the milk and reduce it to to 80 % and cool it in the refrigerator
• Mix rose syrup with chilled milk.
• Adjust the sweetness as per requirement.
• Add ice cubes, stir well and pour into a serving glass
• Serve it refreshing and cold.

3. Coconut Lassi Easy Recipe

Coconut water is already a common beverage in the summer, but do you know that you can make coconut lassi, which is equally refreshing and filling? A rich and creamy curd and coconut delight, this drink is sweet and flavoured with a hint of cardamom. It keeps you full for a long time and can be a refreshing mid-meal snack. Check out the recipe here.

Make coconut lassi your go-to this summer (Image:Freepik)

Ingredients

Thick Curd – 300 gm
Coconut Burada (Desiccated) – 80 gms
sugar = 100 gm
green cardamom powder – ¼ teaspoon
Pistachio – 40 gms
Water – 150 ml
ice cubes – 6 nos
Roohafza syrup – to garnish

Method

• Blend Curd and desiccated coconut with sugar until creamy
• Add green cardamom powder and mix well
• Add water and ice cubes and blend again.
• Pour it into a serving glass
• Top it with pistachio green
• Garnish it with roohafza syrup and serve it chilled

4. Watermelon Mint Mojito Easy Recipe

Who doesn't love eating watermelons in the summer? Why not turn this fruit into a delicious summer beverage to keep you fresh and healthy? Blending juicy watermelon with lemon and fresh mint is all you need to do to make this watermelon mojito, which is low on sugar and high on taste. Check out how to make it at home in 3 simple steps.

Did you try the watermelon mojito this summer? (Image:Freepik)

Ingredients

Watermelon – 1 kg
Fresh mint leaves – 10 gm
Fresh Lemon – 2nos
Sugar Grain - 20 gm
soda water – 100 ml
ice cubes – 10 nos

Method

• Take 800 gm of watermelon, take the pulp and deseed it
• Blend the watermelon in a blender and strain the juice.
• In a glass, lightly crush mint leaves with sugar and squeeze lemon juice from one lemon.
• Add the watermelon juice and ice cubes.
• Top with soda water and stir gently.
• Add the lemon slices to it
• Garnish it with mint leaves, watermelon slices, and serve chilled.

Are you ready to try these at home this summer?