Friday, July 2, 2010

Simply Savvy Patriotic Vanilla Liqueur Cocktails {Independence Day Weekend Edition}

Entertaining at home for the upcoming Red, White and Blue weekend? These fireworks inspired purée beauties paired with Vanilla Liqueur are guaranteed to impress your guests.

Red Cocktail: Raspberry

Ingredients:
Raspberry purée (from fresh raspberries)
Vanilla liqueur
Preparation:
To make the purée, blend raspberries until smooth.
Strain out the seeds. Add sugar, agave, honey or non-caloric sweetener to taste.
To make the cocktail, mix equal parts raspberry purée and vanilla liqueur.

White Cocktail: Peach

Ingredients:
White peach purée
Vanilla liqueur
Preparation:
To make the purée, first peel white peaches.
Cut each peach in half and remove the stone.
Purée the flesh until smooth. Taste and add a bit of sweetener if needed.
To make the cocktail, mix equal parts peach purée and vanilla liqueur.

Blue Cocktail: Blueberry

Ingredients:
Blueberry purée
Vanilla liqueur
Preparation:
To make the purée, blend blueberries until smooth.
Strain out the seeds. Taste and add a bit of sweetener if needed.
To make the cocktail, mix equal parts blueberry purée and vanilla liqueur.

What signature drinks are you planning to serve for your 4th of July party? Let us know.

(compliments of The Nibble}

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