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Santa’s Peppermint Mimosa

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Who wouldn’t love a sweet, minty, effervescent adult beverage while watching the kids tear into their gifts? Santa’s Peppermint Mimosas are exactly what Christmas mornings call for.

What does Santa do after a long night delivering toys to children worldwide and then still having to host the Christmas party for all of the elves? He drinks a few peppermint mimosas, of course! Peppermint is known to be energizing, while the sparkling Prosecco is soothing and relaxing. Perfection.

Ingredients Needed

Vanilla icing – this is optional, but just a tiny bit holds the crushed peppermints onto the rim of the glass.
Peppermint candies or candy canes – I like using starlight mints for crushing since they have more minty flavor than candy canes. I also use candy canes for garnish.
White creme de menthe liqueur – I used DeKuyper brand, but any will work. You could also use the green creme de menthe, but your cocktail will have a green tinge – which is also very festive!
Chocolate bitters – I used Woodford Reserve. The chocolate bitters give a slight, mild chocolate taste – think of a peppermint pattie candy.
Prosecco – I like using semi-dry or even dry prosecco since the creme de menthe is sweet.
Candy canes – as a garnish.

Steps To Make This Recipe

This one is so easy; directions are almost unnecessary, but here it is:

Rim the glass with icing and crushed peppermint candy.
Add Creme De Menthe and bitters to the champagne flute.
Top with Prosecco.
Garnish with a candy cane.

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Who wouldn’t love a sweet, minty, effervescent adult beverage while watching the kids tear into their gifts? Santa’s Peppermint Mimosas are exactly what Christmas mornings call for.

Author: Millie Johnson
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 serving 1x
Category: Starters – Cocktails
Method: Pour
Cuisine: Holiday

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon vanilla icing

Crushed peppermint candy or candy canes

½ ounce white creme de menthe, chilled

1 – 2 dashes chocolate bitters

Prosecco, chilled

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Instructions

Rim the top of a champagne glass lightly with the vanilla icing.

Place the crushed peppermints onto a flat saucer.

Dip the rim of the flute into the candy until there is a light coating along the top of the glass.

Pour the creme de menthe into the glass.

Add the chocolate bitters.

Top with the Prosecco.

Garnish with a candy cane.

Enjoy.

Millie Johnson

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