Raspberry Champagne Recipes

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE

Steps:

• In a champagne glass pour chilled champagne. Carefully pour Framboise down the inside of glass. Add 2 or 3 frozen raspberries.

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• If you can't purchase fresh raspberry juice, make your own by blending fresh raspberries with water and sugar and straining to remove seeds. Fill ice cube trays with raspberry juice, garnishing each with a lemon twist and freeze until solid. To serve, place one raspberry cube in a champagne flute and fill with champagne.

RASPBERRY-CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Mix the champagne, water, and sugar in a nonreactive saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Add the raspberries, remove from the heat, and cover; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Pass the mixture through a food mill with a fine disk, or press it firmly through a mesh strainer with a flexible rubber spatula; discard the seeds.
• Chill the mixture thoroughly, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour the Créme de Cassis into 8 Champagne flutes. Slowly pour a bottle of chilled Champagne between each glass and, just before serving, drop a few raspberries into each drink.

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE SPRITZER

Steps:

• Slice the whole strawberries vertically, just halfway up to the crown. Set aside to use as garnish.
• Just before serving, place a tablespoon of sorbet in the bottom of a champagne flute. Place the mint leaves and some chopped strawberries in the glass and pour in the champagne, being careful not to full it so much that it froths over.
• Garnish each glass (makes 4-6 with a sliced strawberry and serve immediately.
• *I had to enter a size for the bottle of champagne, but I'm not sure how much is in a bottle. Just use a standard size bottle of champagne.

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all in large punch bowl (except sherbet) til well combined and sugar is dissolved.
• Add scoops of sherbet just before serving.
• This serves 15-20 guests using small, 4-6 oz. punch cups.

RASPBERRY-CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour 1 T. vodka into each of six Champagne flutes. Swirl glasses to coat with vodka. Fill with Champagne. Add raspberries and serve.