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Pomegranate Martini

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Today, I’m celebrating. Time to raise a glass and say “cheers!”

It seems appropriate to honor good news with a freshly made Pomegranate Martini, a simple recipe that is ideal for serving your guests while entertaining. If you set out all of your ingredients in advance, this martini can be made in five minutes!

Grab a martini shaker and the following ingredients to prepare your bartending kitchen station:

  • Pomegranate juice (I used Bai Antioxidant Infusion Ipanema Pomegranate because I didn’t have pure pomegranate juice on hand.)
  • Orange Juice (used pulp-free)
  • Vodka
  • Apple Juice
  • Simple Syrup (heat 1/2 c. water, 1/2 sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves, then cool.)
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1-3 Lime rind curls for garnish in the bottom of the glass or hang over the rim

How do you celebrate the best moments of your life? With a dinner out on the town? A champagne toast with your favorite peeps? Here’s wishing you a happy upcoming holiday season full of only good news to take you into the new year!

Pomegranate Martini

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This fruity cocktail brings a tart, berry flavor and is a crowd pleaser for any party.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 oz pomegranate juice
  • 1 oz. orange juice
  • 1 oz. vodka
  • 3/4 oz. apple juice
  • 1/2 oz. simple syrup
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • lime rind curls to garnish
  • ice

Instructions
 

  • Fill a martini shaker with 3/4 full of cubed ice.
  • Add all liquid ingredients.
  • Add lid to martini and shake vigorously for a few minutes.
  • Strain martini shaker into a martini glass.
  • Garnish with lime rind curls.

Notes

You can also use a citrus infused vodka, if you prefer.

Salted Caramel Apple Martini

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I don’t need to wait for the fall season to enjoy a Salted Caramel Apple Martini especially when the last drop is like a sweetened caramel kiss waiting just for me. Why should you?

Try my take on this typically seasonal cocktail anytime you’re craving notes of apple. It’s the perfect compliment as a dessert drink after…well, anytime. Sip it after a summer barbecue pulled pork dinner or when the crisp air beckons fall.

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Salted Caramel Apple Martini

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Why wait until fall to enjoy the always delicious Salted Caramel Apple Martini? This pleasing cocktail only takes five minutes to prepare and you'll think "this is the sweet life."
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz. apple juice
  • 1/2 oz Pinnacle Salted Caramel vodka
  • 1 T. caramel ice cream topping
  • sugar
  • cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Fill a martini shaker half way with cubed ice and set aside.
  • Pour a small amount of apple juice onto a small flat plate. Rim the martini class with apple juice.
  • Pour a small amount of mixed cinnamon and sugar to a small flat plate. Rim the already wet martini glass with cinnamon and sugar.
  • Warm caramel ice cream topping in the microwave for 20 seconds (remove lid).
  • Add T. warmed caramel to martini glass and rotate glass to coat the inside.
  • Add salted caramel vodka and rest of apple juice to martini shaker. Shake one minute.
  • Strain into the already prepped martini glass.
  • Garnish with an apple slide (optional).
This cocktail comes with a kiss-a caramel one.
This cocktail comes with a kiss-a caramel one.

The trick to enjoying the “caramel kiss” is to drizzle warmed caramel ice cream topping sauce inside the martini glass and rotate it until it perfectly coats the glass. Just when you start to feel sad that your cocktail glass is near empty, pucker up! Your caramel kiss awaits in the bottom of the glass.

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Peach Pie Martini

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Capture the taste of homemade, fresh-baked peach pie in a glass with this amazing martini. Baking a pie can takes some serious dedication, but you can have the best of both worlds in just five minutes by shaking up this delightful Peach Pie Martini.

This martini recipe is the perfect complement to a backyard barbecue.

(I prefer to leave the peach skin on when pureeing it. You can also substitute any other fruit-flavored vodka to create another pie flavor.) Recipe below!

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Peach Pie Martini

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This martini tastes like Grandma's fresh-baked peach pie and is the perfect complement to a backyard barbecue.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course cocktail
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c. club soda
  • 2 T. pureed fresh peach 1/2 peach, skin optional
  • 1 1/2 oz. Pinnacle cake vodka
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon reserve 1 tsp. to rim the glass later
  • 1 tsp. sugar reserve to rim the glass later

Instructions
 

  • Pit one peach and add fruit to a Cuisinart to puree until reaching a softened mixture.
  • Add ice cubes to a martini shaker.
  • Add pureed peach, vodka, club soda, and cinnamon. Shake for 15 seconds.
  • To rim the martini glass, use part of the leftover peach to moisten the rim and then dip it in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

Notes

Substitute any other fruit-flavored vodka to create another pie flavor.

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