Raspberry Bellini Mocktail
This raspberry bellini mocktail is the perfect addition to any spring soiree or summertime brunch. With fresh or frozen raspberries and mint, it’s fruity, slightly sweet, and alcohol-free, thanks to Fre.
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With spring in full swing, there is so much celebrating to do! Over the next couple of months, we have our wedding and couples shower, along with bachelor and bachelorette parties. While I get to be a guest for the most part, as the resident foodie, I also get to help out with the menu planning in advance.
As you can probably guess, the food for these events is fairly important to us, but no party menu is complete without delicious drinks.
Being a lover of all things bubbly, my first thought was champagne. It’s iconic for celebrating, light enough for daytime drinking, and versatile enough for fun, fruity cocktails. Making this version with Fre Brut, changes this from a regular raspberry bellini into an alcohol-free raspberry bellini mocktail.
Fre wines are alcohol removed wine. Yes, you read that right.
The winemakers over at Fre use science and technology in the form of a “revolutionary spinning cone column” to remove the alcohol but keep the delicate aromas and flavors of the wine.
The result is a wine with less than 0.5% alcohol and half the calories. The brut version I used for this raspberry bellini has notes of strawberry, white peach, and pear. It’s light bodied, off dry, and has a crisp effervescence.
They have done a great job of maintaining the aromas and flavors that should be present in traditional wine, while providing a tasty alternative for those who cannot or choose not to drink alcohol.
The first bellini was invented in Venice, Italy over 65 years ago. Traditionally it is a combination of white peach puree and prosecco. While the traditional version is still tasty, today there are many flavors of fruit and prosecco that have fallen under the title bellini. This Fre raspberry bellini is just one of them.
The raspberries can be fresh or frozen. If you opt for frozen let them thaw a few minutes before using.
Place the raspberries, water, honey, and lemon juice into a blender or food processor. Process on high until a thick puree forms and no raspberry chunks remain.
Pour the puree into a fine mesh sieve. Using a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon, press the puree through the sieve to separate the seeds.
It will take a bit of work but it should result in about 1/4 cup of seeds being removed and a much smoother bellini puree.
To serve, pour about 2 ounces of raspberry puree into the bottom of a champagne flute. Top with 4 ounces of Fre Brut wine, being careful not to overflow the glass. Adjust the raspberry-to-wine ratio as desired to fit your taste. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Raspberry Bellini
Ingredients
Raspberry puree:
- 10 ounces fresh or frozen raspberries
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 TBSP honey
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Assemble Bellinis:
- 2 bottles of FRE Brut wine
- 1 1/2 cups raspberry puree
- mint leaves for garnish
Instructions
To Make the Puree:
- Place raspberries, water, honey, and lemon juice into a blender or food processor. Puree on high until smooth.
- Pour puree into a fine mesh sieve. Using a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon, press the puree through the sieve to separate the seeds.
To Assemble Bellinis:
- Pour about 2 ounces of raspberry puree into the bottom of a champagne flute.
- Top with 4 ounces of FRE Brut wine, being careful not to overflow the glass.
- Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and serve.
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This sounds amazing! It’s so fruity and refreshing! #client
Thanks Kelly!! It really is!
Alcohol-free bubbly? Count me in. I didn’t know such a thing existed. It seems so much better than the sparkling cider that seems to be the usual substitute. And what a lovely drink for moms-to-be–your friends are lucky indeed!
Yes! It’s SO much better than the cider or sparkling grape juice especially if you are a wine drinker. To me the juice/cider tastes like overly sweet grape/apple juice, where Fre actually tastes like wine.