Bring summer into your home with these three delicious strawberry cocktails. They are easy to prepare and ready in the blink of an eye. Great for on the terrace, during a party or just in between. It goes without saying that these cocktails deserve fresh strawberries. Strawberries are also called summer kings and contain a lot of vitamin C. Strawberries have traditionally been popular for preparing summer cocktails because of their fresh taste. Never made a cocktail before? No problem. Shaking and blending is not difficult at all!
Content
- Strawberries are delicious in cocktails
- Shaking is easy
- Blending
- Strawberry cocktails ?? Heartbreaker
- Ingredients
- Preparation
- Strawberry cocktails ?? Ecstasy
- Ingredients
- Preparation
- Strawberry cocktails ?? Cointreauversial
- Ingredients
- Preparation
Strawberries are delicious in cocktails
Use fresh strawberries for these cocktails. As is known, these delicious fruits are grown in the open ground, in greenhouses or under plastic. For that reason Dutch strawberries Available fresh almost all year round, from the beginning of March until well into December. They contain a lot of vitamin C, but relatively little sugar. For those who did not know yet: strawberries can also be grown in a pot on the balcony. Incidentally, there are numerous strawberry varieties.
Ingredient for cocktails
In the supermarket, the ‘elsanta’ will dominate, the most cultivated strawberry variety in the Benelux. Strawberries are used for many products, including jam. Strawberry liqueur is a well-known ingredient for cocktails. The drink has a red, almost fluorescent color and that typical, unmistakable strawberry flavor.
Shaking is easy
You need a shaker for the strawberry cocktail ‘XTC’. Shake the shaker containing the cocktail by hand. Very easy. The ingredients mix in this way as they should, such as the fruit juice, syrup, ice and of course the strawberries. First put the ice in the shaker, usually three quarters. After that, the ingredients turn. Ten to twenty seconds of ‘shaking’ is sufficient. Then pass the contents through a bar sieve or hawthorn strainer.
Blending
Blending is done with an electric blender or mixer, in which you mix the ingredients. Cut the fruit, preferably fresh, into pieces first. Only then add the drink and finally the ice. In this order, the fruit mixes well with the drink, after which the ice creams cocktail cools properly. Turn the blender on for at least fifteen seconds. No lumps will form.
Strawberry cocktails ?? Heartbreaker
The rum liqueur Tia Maria should be made from good Jamaican coffee. A small splash is enough for a delicious cocktail.
Ingredients
- 30 ml strawberry liqueur
- 15 ml Tia Maria
- 15 ml Contreau
- 60 ml fresh cream
- 4 strawberries
- crushed ice cubes
- 1 strawberry for garnish
Preparation
- For this strawberry cocktail, take a 225 ml colada glass.
- Put the ingredients in the blender.
- Pour the smooth mixture into the colada glass.
- Garnish with the strawberry (glass rim).
Strawberry cocktails ?? Ecstasy
Opt for a good strawberry liqueur.
Ingredients
- 30 ml strawberry liqueur
- 30 ml Tia Maria
- 30 ml fresh cream
- crushed ice cubes
- 1 strawberry, whipped cream and chocolate flakes for garnish
Preparation
- For this strawberry cocktail, take a cocktail glass of 90 ml.
- Place the ingredients and ice in the shaker. Shake well.
- Strain the mixture into the glass.
- Garnish with the strawberry (glass rim) and a dash of whipped cream. Sprinkle chocolate flakes on top.
Strawberry cocktails ?? Cointreauversial
Cointreau is a world famous orange flavored liqueur. Ideal for mixing.
Ingredients
- 3 strawberries
- 3 kiwi wedges
- 3 fresh mint leaves
- 10 ml of mango puree
- 20 ml Cointreau
- 45 ml of vodka
- 10 ml strawberry liqueur
- ice cubes
- mineral water
- 1 slice of lime and mint leaves to garnish
Preparation
- For this strawberry cocktail, take a 285 ml highball glass.
- Mash the fruit and mint leaves. Put everything in the glass.
- Add the ice.
- Pour the spirit over it in layers.
- Stir well.
- Make up with mineral water.
- Garnish the cocktail (glass rim) with the lime wedge and mint leaves.