--- title: Top 6 Drink Recipes Using Homegrown Fruit & Citrus description: Here are some great drink recipes using fruit you can grow from fruit and citrus trees in your own yard courtesy of Moon Valley Nurseries. image: https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hubfs/BT%20Blog/4610543_orig.png --- # Top 6 Drink Recipes Using Homegrown Fruit & Citrus By [Garrett Cleverly](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/texas/author/garrett-cleverly) on May, 19 2016 [Citrus and Fruit](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/texas/tag/citrus-and-fruit) ### Topics - Select a Topic ### Stay up to date [SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG](https://go.moonvalleynurseries.com/marketing-communication-sign-up) ### Stay up to date ##### Search The Blog [Back to main Blog](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/texas) ###### Garrett Cleverly Garrett Cleverly is versed in all native and non native species of plants, trees, succulents, and cacti that grow throughout the southern region. Garrett has a love for gardening and all things outdoors. [mailto:gcleverly@mvncorp.com](mailto:gcleverly@mvncorp.com) ![4610543_orig](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BT%20Blog/4610543_orig.png?width=882&name=4610543_orig.png) Summer is here and with the kids out of school you'll be looking for daily activities to keep them busy all summer long. One activity that is super easy to do and one that keeps you at home is picking your homegrown fruit and citrus and making fruit and citrus drinks.  We are lucky to be living in our region. We can grow a huge variety of fruit and citrus trees. Lemon, orange, grapefruit,  peach, and more! Growing these not only gives you superior taste compared to the grocery store, but it can be a great teaching lesson to the younger generation on how to properly care and prepare your fruit and citrus.  Below are 10 fantastic recipes using homegrown fruit and citrus. First five are non-alcoholic and the bottom five are for the adults! **[Click here for a full list of our citrus and fruit trees](https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/trees/citrus-and-fruit). ** ![peach-2](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hubfs/peach-2.jpg) **Raspberry Peach Lemonade** Ingredients: Peaches, lemons, sugar, water, ice, raspberries, agave nectar **[Click here for the Recipe](http://damndelicious.net/2012/10/16/raspberry-peach-lemonade/)**             --- ![650x650-Limes-on-Tree](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hubfs/650x650-Limes-on-Tree.jpg) **Non-Alcoholic Sangria ** Ingredients: Orange, peach, lime, blueberry, banana, grape juice, orange juice [**Click here for recipe**](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/145663369173387212/)             --- ![dorsett-golden-apple](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hubfs/dorsett-golden-apple.jpg) **Bourbon Cider Sours** Ingredients: Apple, sugar, apple cider, orange, ice, bourbon **[Click here for the recipe](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/53269208070753482/)**             --- ![royal_apricot_2](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hubfs/royal_apricot_2.jpg) **Apricot Lime Mojito** Ingredients: Apricot, mint leaves, lime, white rum, club soda, water, sugar, salt **[Click here for the recipe](http://heatherchristo.com/2014/06/11/apricot-lime-mojito/)**             --- ![650x650-Lemon](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hubfs/650x650-Lemon.jpg) **Sparkling Citrus Sangria** Ingredients: Lemon, lime, orange, pineapple juice, ginger ale, gin, Moscato wine **[Click here for the recipe](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/56787645278811165/)**             --- ![oranges_close_up](https://blog.moonvalleynurseries.com/hubfs/oranges_close_up.png) **Orange Negroni from Bottega** Ingredients: Orange, orange slice, sweet vermouth, campari, gin **[Click here for the recipe](http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/01/frank-stitts-blood-orange-negroni-recipe.html)**           --- Enjoy all these tasty cocktails and remember to drink responsibly and obey all drinking laws. All the recipes listed above make for great non-alcoholic drinks too. Just substitute your favorite seltzer water or flavored water. If your landscape is lacking citrus trees, stop by one of our 4 **[HUGE Moon Valley Nurseries locations in Houston](https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/locations)**. 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