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Holiday Champagne Cocktails

December 22, 2015

If you think about it, everyone contributes something special to the holiday - Grandma cooks Christmas dinner, cousin Jen who puts extra thought into each gift, Aunt Lucy takes all the pictures and a crazy uncle Bob makes everyone feel uncomfortable.

This year, participate by being the holiday mixologist. Serve up a chilled bottle of champagne with a little something extra to make a toast Christmas day.  

All recipes are from some of my favorite food websites. I added some fun names to put each cocktail in the holiday spirit! CHEERS! 

Mistletoe Mojo

Cranberry & Pear Cocktail 

Ingredients

2 tablespoons dry cranberries
1/2 cup organic pear nectar
32 ounces Moscato d'Asti wine
8 small sprigs fresh rosemary

Directions

  1. Put cranberries in a small bowl; add 2 tablespoons warm water. Soak until cool, about 15 minutes. Drain, pat dry, and refrigerate until serving. 
  2. Divide pear nectar evenly among eight tall champagne glasses. Add cranberries, and then gently pour the Moscato d'Asti into the glasses. Garnish each with a rosemary sprig.

PHOTO: KIRSTEN STRECKER - RECIPE: MARTHA STEWART

Son of a Nutcracker Bellini 

Raspberry Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients 

8 tablespooons pomegranate juice
1 pint raspberry sorbet
4 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
chilled champagne

Directions 

Freeze your glasses until frosty. 
Add 2 tablespoons of pomegranate juice to the bottom of each glass. 
Add a few small scoops of the raspberry sorbet and 1 tablespoon of pomegranate seeds to each glass.
Top with chilled champagne. (I continued to top off the glass with more champagne as I drank, because there is more than enough sorbet to flavor several glasses full if you wish.)

PHOTO HEATHER CHRISTO - RECIPE HEATHER CHRISTO

Frosty's Flute 

Add rock candy to a simple glass of champagne for the ultimate winter effect. 

Tinsel in a Tangle Cocktail

Sparkling Pear and Elderflower Cocktail

Ingredients 

1 1/2 ounces Hangar One Spiced Pear Vodka
1/2 ounce St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
Brut Champagne or dry sparkling wine, chilled
Lemon twist, for garnish

Directions 

  1. Combine the pear vodka, St. Germain, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until the outside of the cocktail shaker becomes frosty, then strain into a Champagne flute or coupe.
  2. Top off with Champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.

PHOTO FROM THE ENTERTAINING HOUSE

Naughty or Nice Mimosa 

Apple Cider Mimosa 

Ingredients

Apple Cider
Champagne
gold and silver sprinkles for rim of glass (optional)
apple slices for garnish (optional)

Directions 

  1. Dip the top of each champagne glass into water and then dip in the sprinkles to coat.
  2. Pour each champagne glass ½-3/4 full with apple cider.
  3. Top with champagne

PHOTO AND RECIPE FROM THE COOKIE ROOKIE

Always, Maddi B. 

Head photo from CamilleStyles.com

In Lifestyle Tags Champagne Cocktails, Party, Holiday Party, Bubbly
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