I have a bowl of fruit that I keep on my kitchen counter and every time I look at it I think to myself, “is there a mocktail recipe hiding among these fruit?” I always try to use fruits in-season, and I am not averse to trying unusual fruit combos. Usually it all tastes good! So I was recently looking at my nectarines and peaches, and thinking that with the right mixers and the right consistency, there is a mocktail to be had!

I cut up my nectarines and peaches 🍑 for a delicious fruity non-alcoholic beverage. It is simple, almost tooooo simple, and needed something for some added dimension. Turns out all I needed was a little bit of THYME! 😉

Thyme is one of the most visually stunning and delicate herbs, which makes it a great garnish. It’s hard to describe how it tastes, but it nicely cut down the peachiness of this drink with its earthy, almost grassy flavor. Thyme has loads of benefits so I am inclined to use it more — not just in mocktails, but maybe in simple syrups, and possibly even in homemade skin treatments! I would have to do some research, but I am learning so much about thyme’s healing properties that date back centuries.

Stonefruit & thyme mocktail | Serves 2

• Juice of 1 lime

• 6 oz (1 can) Polar Club Soda

• 2 Peaches

• 1 Nectarine

• Thyme Simple Syrup (which is 1:1 sugar, water, and thyme)

• Thyme for garnish