Lemoncello Cocktail
Adapted from Cooking Light
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 79kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 - 3 drops yellow food coloring
- 8 - 3 x ½ inch lemon rind strips
- ½ cup Lemoncello liqueur
- 3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 750 mL bottle of Prosecco or other dry sparkling wine
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar and food coloring.Stir with a spoon until the sugar is even colored. Pour into a shallow dish.
- To make lemon rind spirals, remove pith from the lemon rind. Using a skewer, wind the lemon rind tightly around the skewer and slide off. Set aside.
- Rub the rim of each glass with a cut lemon. Roll rims in the colored sugar and set aside.
- Just before serving, pour 1 Tbsp. of lemoncello into each of 8 glasses. Add 1 tsp. of fresh lemon juice. Fill glass with sparking wine and garnish with a lemon spiral.
- Cheers!
Notes
For this cocktail you don't need to use an expensive sparkling wine, just make sure that it is on the dry side!! This is very refreshing and goes beautifully with any appetizer, especially seafood based ones!
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 5mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin C: 2.1mg