Merry Sparkler Recipes

BERRY SPARKLER

Steps:

• Mash raspberries and sugar together with a fork. Spoon mixture into a champagne glass and top with Prosecco.

MERRY SPARKLER

Steps:

• Into a chilled Champagne glass, pour orange juice. Add enough Burgundy to fill the glass and stir lightly to blend. Garnish with orange peel. Serve.

CHERRY-LIME SPARKLER

Steps:

• Place the pitted cherries in a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar, lime juice and salt. Stir until the cherries are evenly coated. Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour to macerate the cherries.
• Drain the cherry mixture, collecting and reserving all the juice. Thread the macerated cherries amongst 8 cocktail skewers and set aside for garnish.
• Stir together the reserved cherry juice and seltzer in a small pitcher.
• Fill 8 highball glasses with ice cubes. Pour the cherry sparkler over the ice and garnish each glass with a skewer of cherries and a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.

ORANGE-BERRY SPARKLER

Steps:

• NOTE: You may want to make this using only 1 cup of Splenda first. Taste it, then add the rest if you need it.
• Place Splenda and soft drink mixes in large plastic or glass pitcher.
• Add water and stir until drink mixes are dissolved.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Stir in ginger ale.
• Serve over ice cubes in 16 tall glasses.
• Garnish each glass with a fresh orange slice just before serving.

SWEET AND SOUR CHERRY SPARKLER

Steps:

• Syrup: In a small saucepan, heat the water, sgar and cherries until the sugar has completely melted.
• Using a potato masher, smash the cherries.
• Strain through a fine mesh strainer and cool over an ice bath, or in the fridge if making ahead.
• Drink: In a small jam jar filled with ice, add the vodka, lemon juice and cherry simple syrup. Place the lid on and shake.
• Remove the lid, fill with club soda and garnish as desired.
• Note:The author likes to serve from jelly jars. I would probably use a cocktail shaker and pour into a glass.