Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

Hi! I made you a pink drink! A pink sparkly drink! A raspberry champagne cocktail to be exact.

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

This drink couldn’t be more my favorite thing ever. It’s pink! It’s sparkly! It’s pretty much the inside of my head and I love it so much. They are just so pretty.

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

I have this deep seated belief that cocktails should be pretty. I’m not much of a cocktail person to be perfectly honest. I have them mainly on special occasions or with a really nice meal. So of course they need to be pretty. And what’s pretty in my mind? Sparkles and pink obviously. TBH, this isn’t the first pretty pink cocktail I’ve made for you all. I mean hello pomegranate rose spritzers and my Christmas cranberry champagne cocktail. Both pretty. Both pink.

Is it just me or do raspberries scream Valentine’s Day and date night?

However, neither one feels super Valentine’s Day to me. Maybe the pomengranate rose spritzers. Maybe.  But really, when I think of a Valentine’s Day cocktail, I think raspberry. Because raspberry goes so perfectly with all the yummy chocolatey Valentine’s desserts like this no bake chocolate cheesecake with Oreo crust.

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

And though Valentine’s Day is arguably not my favorite holiday because of its over all cheese factor, we still celebrate it as much as we can with a 3 year old. Gone are Valentine’s Days full of romantic surprises and fancy dinners out. Instead, if we go out, we go for pizza, but mostly we will make a nice dinner after Goose goes to bed. A nice enough dinner to warrant a cocktail to go with it. And since I like bubbly that’s what I go with.

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

Because I like to feel fancy when I am having a cocktail in my pajama pants or sweats. Which incidentally is what I’ll likely be wearing for our Valentine’s Day dinner at home as I sip on this sparkly raspberry champagne cocktail and watch When Harry Met Sally while eating fancy pasta.

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

Looking for other cocktail recipes? Try these:

• Pomegranate Rose Spritzers
• Spiced Apple Cider Sangria
• Christmas Cranberry Champagne Cocktails
• Blood Orange Mimosas
• Peach Wine Spritzers

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails

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• Author: Seasoned Sprinkles
• Prep Time: 1 minute
• Cook Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 6 minutes
• Yield: 2 drinks 1x

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Description

Sparkly Raspberry Champagne Cocktails make a lovely drink for Valentine’s Day or date night.

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Ingredients

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Raspberry Simple Syrup

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

For the Cocktails

• 2 cups champagne
• 2 ounces of raspberry liquor or raspberry vodka
• 2 ounces of raspberry simple syrup*
• Raspberries to garnish
• sugar to garnish

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Instructions

For the simple syrup**

1. Stir sugar, water and vanilla together in a small sauce pan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add raspberries and reduce heat to medium low. Bring to a slow simmer, stirring regularly. Let simmer for 2 minutes. Pour into a jar by holding a strainer over the jar and pressing the remaining raspberries against the strainer with a spoon. Cover and refrigerate.

For the cocktails

1. Dip rim of 2 champagne glasses in a small bowl or dish of water, then dip in sugar. Add a shot of raspberry liquor, 1 shot of raspberry simple syrup and a cup of champagne to each glass. Stir and enjoy.

Notes

** If you want to take a shortcut on the raspberry simple syrup, skip it and add a shot of raspberry cocktail juice instead and about a 1/8 tsp of vanilla. So yummy and no fuss.

• Category: drink, cocktail
• Cuisine: American

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 drink

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