You know how they say that necessity is the mother of invention, well, I just created a cotton candy cosmopolitan recipe. I’ve always associated the sticky sweet loveliness that is cotton candy with the carnivals of my youth but now, I associate it with my daughters’ adorable little faces happily enjoying the days of summer. Something so simple has given me an authentic appreciation for the sugary sweet air.
Cotton Candy is not longer about whether or not I love the sugary sweet delight but it’s about how it reminds me of my children and unadulterated happiness of youth. Cotton candy is like an old friend that takes my hand and comforts me. Cotton candy fills the room with melodious laughter and gargantuan sticky sweet smiles.
READ ALSO: Delicious Summer Rum Chata Cocktail Recipe
I got myself a cotton candy machine so that we could have the happiness cotton candy brings any time of the year. Then I realized that I could make the sweet confection in just about any flavor I’d like simply by using common candies around the house; gummi bears, peppermints and my favorite, jolly ranchers.
On some days, I just need an adult version of that happiness that cotton candy brings so I thought why not make an adult beverage that incorporates that same sticky happiness. Why not a cotton candy alcoholic drink recipe?
Here’s the Cotton Candy Cosmopolitan Recipe:
Ingredients
2 ounces of Reyka vodka
2 ounces of cranberry juice
1 ounce of pineapple juice
Cotton Candy (I made cherry jolly rancher flavor or you can make bubblegum flavor by using flossugar)
A Martini Glass
READ ALSO: Pina Colada Cupcake Recipe
Directions
- Combine the vodka and juices over crushed ice in a Martini shaker. Shake vigorously for a slow count to 10, until well mixed and chilled.
- Then take a heaping handful of cotton candy and place in martini glass. I used a margarita glass because I wanted to use a lot of cotton candy.
- Slowly pour mixture directly over cotton candy.
- The cotton candy will disappear and crystallize at the bottom of the martini glass.
- Enjoy!
This Cotton Candy Cosmopolitan Recipe is the perfect cocktail to enjoy on a warm spring evening while the kids chase fireflies.
Based on 1 Review(s)