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Raspberry Champagne Spritzer Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients

RASPBERRY SIMPLE SYRUP:

• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 cup Fresh Raspberries

COCKTAIL:

• 1 oz. Raspberry Syrup (from above)
• 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
• 4 oz. Champagne
• 1 oz. Sparkling Water
• Fresh Raspberries for garnish, optional

Directions

1. Add 1 cup of water, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 cup of raspberries to a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
2. Once boiling and the sugar has dissolved, turn off the heat and allow the syrup to cool to room temperature to thicken (about 25 minutes).
3. Once the syrup has cooled, strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the raspberry seeds.
4. Fill a glass halfway with ice, and add 1 oz. raspberry syrup and lemon juice.
5. Add 4 oz Champagne and top with 1 oz. sparkling water.
6. Garnish with fresh raspberries.
7. Enjoy!

Raspberry Champagne Spritzer Ingredients

• Fresh Raspberries: I’ve tried store-bought syrups and they just don’t taste the same! Fresh raspberries will give the best flavor to the simple syrup. You’ll need extra for the garnish too!
• Granulated Sugar: I like organic, but use what you have on hand. This will be used to make the raspberry simple syrup.
• Lemon Juice: Most good cocktails need a hit of acid.
• Champagne: Feel free to use whatever dry, sparkling wine you would like. This recipe is made with Champagne (which sounds more fancy and festive, right?), but would be just as good with Prosecco.
• Sparkling Water: I’m partial to Topo Chico.

What Tools Do You Need to Make a Raspberry Spritzer?

• Glass Bottle | This recipe will make about 8 oz of syrup, enough for 8 cocktails. If you don’t use it all at once, it will last for 2-4 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Raspberry simple syrup is great in coffee, smoothies, oatmeal and anywhere you want a little berry-infused sweetness!
• Citrus Juicer | This is my favorite way to juice a lemon since it goes into the cup and I can see the exact measurement I need.
• Wine Glasses | As a former glassware buyer, I choose these for my everyday wine glasses. They are a great shape and the size is perfect for red wine or a spritz. Made in Austria, the quality if exceptional.

If you like this recipe, check out the other sparkling cocktails below!

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Jump to my Passion Fruit Martini Recipe

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What is Passion Fruit?

Passion Fruit is a kiwi-sized fruit, that can be round or oval, may be green or red, but the inside looks like the inside of a pomegranate with its seeds. Passion fruit has a citrus flavor, and depending on when you eat it can be quite tart or sweet. According to Wikipedia, it is a ‘rich source of vitamin C.’

The fruit itself can be a little tricky to find in a regular grocery store, so I am using store-bought juice in this recipe. I found some fruit at Whole Foods but each one was over $5 and you need to juice quite a few to get enough for a cocktail.

Ingredients Needed for a Passion Fruit Martini

• Passion Fruit Juice – It can be difficult to find 100% passion fruit juice. Difficult and expensive. I used this and although it’s a juice blend, it’s 100% juice and tastes delicious.
• Prosecco – Use any dry sparkling white wine. I used Prosecco for this but you can easily swap for Champagne. Note: a Porn Star martini has this ingredient as a sidecar, meant to be sipped in between sips of the martini. I top the martini with the Prosecco and am obsessed with it this way!
• Lime – Every good cocktail needs a bit of citrus. Passion Fruit pairs beautifully with lime.
• Vodka – Martini’s must be made with Vodka or Gin but Gin would overpower the delicate flavor. Vodka is the way to go here.
• Granulated Sugar – This will be needed to make the simple syrup. If you already have some on hand, you won’t need this or the vanilla extract.
• Vanilla Extract – If you search for a Porn Star Martini many use Vanilla Vodka. I prefer to keep fewer alcohols on hand and make simple syrup to infuse flavor, which is what this recipe calls for.

What Tools Do You Need to Make a Passion Fruit Martini?

• Glasses | I love these glasses for Martinis and Champagne. They’re so versatile!
• Jigger | Part of any well-equipped bar.
• Glass Bottle | This recipe will be 8 oz of simple syrup. If you don’t use it all for cocktails now store the remaining in a glass bottle in the fridge. It should last one to two weeks.

Passion Fruit Martini Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 oz vodka
• 2 oz passion fruit juice
• ½ oz freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 oz sparkling white wine (champagne or prosecco)

Directions

1. Bring sugar, vanilla, and 1 cup of water to a boil on the stovetop.
2. Once the sugar has dissolved, simmer for 10 minutes for the syrup to thicken.
3. Turn off the burner and let the syrup come to room temperature (should take about 20 minutes)
4. Add ½ oz vanilla simple syrup, vodka, passion fruit juice, and lime juice to a martini shaker and add ice
5. Shake for approximately 12 seconds, enough to get a nice foam on the top and your hand to be very cold
6. Pour the martini into a glass, draining the ice
7. Top with sparkling white wine

More Fruity Martinis:

Creamsicle Martini

Key Lime Martini

Limoncello Martini

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How to Make Pink Champagne

Naturally occurring Rosé champagne gets its color from the skin of the grapes. Basically, your typical white champagne gets mixed with a small (around 15) percentage of still red wine, and like magic, you have rosé.

I say typical, somewhat in jest, because since Champagne can only be produced in the Champagne region of France, typical is somewhat of a relative term. Yes, this is a Champagne cocktail recipe, but I’m actually making this with sparkling wine, shocking I know! But there are so many options for great sparkling wines and because we are adding ingredients to it I don’t think it necessary to buy the ‘best’ quality.

Now, this is where it gets interesting, the pink part of the champagne comes from the homemade strawberry simple syrup. If you’ve ever had a strawberry bellini you know there will be pulp, love it or hate it. With strawberry simple syrup there is no pulp and just a touch of sweetness to counterbalance the dry champagne (make sure you get Brut).

The syrup will stay fresh in the fridge for about a month and can be used for other cocktails (I’ve got another one coming next month). Or just mix a little with some Topo Chico and have a delightful mocktail.

Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe

• Coupe Glasses | I like to drink both champagne (and champagne cocktails) and martinis out of coupe glasses. Coupes are so much better than martini glasses, in my opinion, since they don’t spill as much, and since they hold about 6oz instead of 8oz, you can finish your cocktail before it gets warm. And a broad bowl vs a narrow flute for Champagne really lets you enjoy every aspect of the sparkling beverage (let’s not forget the Champagne is a type of wine after all). I’m all about reducing clutter, so being able to have one glass instead of two…count me in! However…if you are still attached to the flute, this is a good set to buy.
• Glass Bottle | You will have about 8oz of simple syrup so you are going to want to store that in the fridge. I only had a mason jar when I made this so that’s what I used, but now that this is a go-to recipe, the flip top is much more my vibe.

Strawberry Mint Champagne Cocktail Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 6 organic strawberries (optional 1 more to garnish)
• 1/2 cup organic sugar
• 6 oz Brut Champagne
• 3 organic mint leaves

Directions

1. Place water, strawberries, and sugar in a saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil
2. When boiling, rough mash strawberries with the back of a wooden spoon (or you can use a potato masher)
3. Once strawberries are mashed, turn off the heat and let strawberries cool to room temperature and syrup to thicken for about 25 minutes
4. Place a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl and pour the syrup through leaving the strawberry bits in the sieve
5. Pour 1 oz of the strawberry simple syrup into a glass
6. Top with Champagne, coupes will take about 6 oz
7. Rub mint leaves on lip and place in the cocktail
8. Option to garnish the glass with sliced strawberries

 Tips

• By rubbing the mint leaves to the lip of the glass you will be adding mint oil and you will get a hint of mint; if you want a more robust mint flavor add some mint leaves to the strawberries, water, and sugar while cooling to make a strawberry mint simple syrup.
• Pour the remaining simple syrup in a glass container and store in the fridge for up to a month.

More cocktails to try:

Frozen Mango Margarita

Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet

Apple Cider Martini

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