Recipes - April 20, 2023

Best Cocktails to Level up your Brunch Game

 Spring means mild mornings and outdoor brunches! Here are a couple of amazing cocktails that will help you take your brunch game to the next level! 

 Grapefruit Mimosa from Insanely Good Recipes

  • 1 cup simple syrup
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (torn and bruised)
  • 2 large pink grapefruit (chopped)
  • 1 botle prosecco (chilled)
  • 4 sprigs fresh mint (for garnish)

Blend the grapefruit until smooth. 

Fill four champagne flutes 1/3 full with the grapefruit puree and drizzle 1 tablespoon simple syrup into each glass. Stir to combine, and then top off each glass with the chilled prosecco before serving. Garnish with mint sprig. 

 Kir Royal from Inspired Taste

  • 3 to 4 tablespoons Crème de Cassis
  • 1 botle dry sparkling wine
  • 1/4 cup fresh raspberries

Add 2 to 3 teaspoons Crème de Cassis to each flute. Drop in 3 to 4 raspberries.

Fill each flute with sparkling wine. Serve immediately.  

 French 75 by Amanda’s Cooking

  • 1 oz gin
  • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • Ice
  • 3 oz Prosecco

Fill cocktail shaker with ice, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds. 

Strain into chilled champagne flute and top with Prosecco.