This Blackberry Mimosa is a festive sparkling cocktail that’s perfect for holiday parties. Or, try this blackberry champagne cocktail for brunch!
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Easter is right around the corner. Time to arm yourself with a festive cocktail for the occasion.
Ingredients needed
- Blackberries
- Water
- Prosecco – Or another favorite sparkling wine like cava or champagne.
How to make blackberry simple syrup
- Heat sugar, water & berries: Mix equal parts water and sugar in a small saucepan, throw in a handful of blackberries, heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Then, remove it from the heat, cover the pot and let it steep for about 15 minutes.
- Strain + chill: Afterwards, just strain the syrup, and let it chill. That’s it!
Make ahead: You can make the simple syrup up to a week ahead of time. But, if you’re making it the day of, just be sure to give yourself plenty of time so that you can get a good chill on the syrup before you plan to serve your blackberry champagne cocktails.
Tip: If you’d like to add even more flavor to your cocktails, you can make a blackberry-ginger simple syrup by adding a 1-inch piece of peeled ginger, that you thinly slice, when you add in the blackberries.
How to make the blackberry champagne cocktail
The assembly process is easy!
- Add syrup to glass: Just add your blackberry simple syrup to a champagne flute.
- Top with sparkling wine: Top it off with some prosecco.
Tip: You can make your cocktails as flavored as you’d like by adding just a little, or a lot of the syrup. I usually add in about a tablespoon.
Blackberry mocktail option
If you have some non-drinkers in the group, this syrup is also fantastic added to some sparkling water, ginger ale, or ginger beer and served over ice.
How to garnish
I like to garnish my blackberry mimosas with a fresh blackberry and a sprig of thyme. However, you could also serve them with a frozen blackberry – doing double duty to look pretty and keep your cocktails cold.
What to serve with them
Try serving these blackberry bellinis up with this Blackberry Ricotta Cake or Greek Yogurt Coffee Cake for your next gathering. Or, try them with this Blackberry Dutch Baby Pancake.
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Full Recipe
Blackberry Mimosa Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup blackberries (plus more for garnishing)
- 1 750-ml bottle prosecco
- Fresh thyme (for garnish)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan stir together water, sugar, and blackberries. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and let mixture simmer until sugar completely dissolves. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 15 minutes.
- Strain blackberries from syrup mixture and let cool completely.
- Assemble the bellinis by adding the sparkling wine to a champagne flute, filing halfway, top off with the blackberry simple syrup. Garnish with fresh blackberries and thyme sprigs, if desired.
Notes
- If you have some non-drinkers in the group, this syrup is also fantastic added to some sparkling water, ginger ale, or ginger beer and served over ice.
Nutrition
This champagne blackberry cocktail was originally published in 2017. It was updated in 2021 to add new photographs. The blackberry mimosa recipe remains the same. Enjoy!
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