Strawberry Bellini

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One of my favorite alcoholic beverages is champagne.  I used to think it was just for celebrating but now I enjoy sipping on a glass any time.  It’s bubbly, refreshing, and always fun to drink.  Plus you can make some really fun cocktails using champagne!

A refreshing champagne cocktail is a Bellini.  The original Bellini consisted of Prosecco mixed with peach puree or peach nectar.  It’s sweet, sparkling, and perfect for brunch or a cocktail party.  Since the original came about people have been enjoying Bellini’s in a variety of flavors.

A few weeks ago I made a delicious strawberry sauce that is great to freeze and use anytime throughout the year.   I used the sauce to make a strawberry swirl cheesecake but I had some leftover.  I thought putting it in champagne would make a light and refreshing Strawberry Bellini.

I simply put a spoonful of the strawberry sauce in a glass, filled it with sparkling wine (or champagne), then topped it off with a fresh strawberry.  The resulting beverage was slightly sweet, fruity, and totally delicious.  I could totally see myself sipping on one of these while outside at a summer brunch.  Plus, you can make the strawberry sauce, freeze it, and then have it on hand anytime you have extra champagne!

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Strawberry Bellini

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Enjoy a refreshing and fruity champagne cocktail flavored with fresh strawberry sauce.

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Ingredients

For the Strawberry Sauce:

• 1 lb. Florida Strawberries, tops cut off and halved
• ½ c. sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 Tablespoons water

For the Bellini:

• 1 bottle champagne or sparkling wine
• Strawberry Sauce
• 6 strawberries

Instructions

1. Place the Florida Strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch in a food processor. Process until smooth.
2. Pour the strawberry mixture into a saucepan along with 3 tablespoons of water. Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes while stirring frequently. Remove from heat and cool completely.
3. When the strawberry mixture is cool divide it into 1/4 cup servings and place in freezer bags, remove all air, and zip them up. You can freeze this strawberry sauce for up to 6 months.
4. To make the bellini's, place 1-2 teaspoons of thawed strawberry sauce in the bottom of each of 6 champagne flutes. Fill with champagne or sparkling wine.
5. Make a slit in each of the strawberries and place on the rim of the flute.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original recipe