Step up your brunch cocktail game with this 2 ingredient Raspberry Bellini recipe. This simple cocktail is gorgeous, bubbly, and delicious.
This Raspberry Bellini is the perfect fruity cocktail! It combines fresh raspberry puree and Prosecco to make a gorgeous pink drink. This is the ideal cocktail for a girls’ brunch, Galentine’s, or a bridal shower.
Raspberry Bellini Ingredients
- Raspberry Puree – Blend a sweetened raspberry puree for the base of this cocktail. It will give the drink a beautiful pink color too.
- Prosecco – Top this cocktail with Prosecco, Cava, Champagne, or sparkling wine. Any mildly sweet, bubbly wine works for this drink.
Homemade Raspberry Puree
A puree is simply blended fruits or vegetables. However, this raspberry puree has added acidity and sweetness to enhance the flavor of a cocktail.
- First, combine a cup of fresh or frozen raspberries with half of a tablespoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of powdered sugar, or cane sugar, in a small blender or mini food processor.
- Blend the mixture until completely smooth. Then, strain it through a fine-mesh strainer to remove as many seeds as possible.
- Store the berry puree in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
A traditional bellini cocktail is made with peach puree, but you can substitute any fruit puree! Add fruit juices, like pineapple juice or orange juice, for more fun flavor combinations.
How to Make a Raspberry Bellini
This raspberry champagne cocktail is the perfect drink for a special occasion or brunch. It only requires 2 simple ingredients and is ready in minutes.
Step One – Add 2 tablespoons of raspberry puree to a champagne glass.
Step Two – Pour Prosecco over the puree to nearly the rim of the glass. Gently incorporate the puree throughout the cocktail.
Step Three – Garnish with a few fresh raspberries floating in the glass.
What Cocktail Glass Do I Use?
- Champagne Flute – Serve bellinis in stemmed or stemless champagne glasses. The long, narrow glasses have a sophisticated appearance. They also help preserve the effervescence of the Prosecco. This means that the cocktail stays bubbly for a longer time.
Can I Batch This Cocktail for a Group?
This is not a great cocktail for batching because the Prosecco needs to remain fresh and bubbly. Pouring the sparkling wine too early would result in flat cocktails. Luckily, Raspberry Bellinis only use 2 ingredients, so they are super simple to make fresh for a crowd!
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Rapberry Bellini
Equipment
- small blender
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp raspberry puree
- 5 oz Prosecco
Instructions
- Add 2 tablespoons of raspberry puree to a champagne glass.
- Pour Prosecco over the puree to nearly the rim of the glass. Gently stir to mix the puree throughout the cocktail.
- Garnish with a few fresh raspberries floating in the glass.
How to Make Raspberry Puree
- Combine a cup of raspberries with half of a tablespoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of powdered sugar in a small blender.
- Blend until completely smooth.
- Strain through a fine-mesh strainer.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
