Easter Cocktails

While there are many cocktails known for other holidays, I can't say that as far as I know, there are many for Easter. So I did some hunting for you, and found a few fun ideas that you might want to start as a Easter cocktail tradition in your families or with friends.

Hope you enjoy!

Pink Lemonade would be a very fun virgin option for the kids at the table.

Menning Mimosa

• 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons orange flavored liqueur, such as Grand Marnier
• Prosecco, chilled
• Fresh mint leaf

 In a Champagne flute, mix together orange juice, lemon juice, and liqueur. Fill with Prosecco. Garnish with mint leaf and serve immediately.

 

Peach Rose Bellini

 

• 4 ounces white-peach puree (sidwainer.com)
• 1 750-ml bottle Cremant d'Alsace Brut Rose sparkling wine, chilled

Divide the puree among 6 Champagne flutes (about 1/2 jigger per glass), and top with sparkling wine.

Pear and Cranberry Bellini

 

• 1 cup pear nectar
• 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 bottle Prosecco or other dry sparkling white wine

In a small pitcher or large liquid measuring cup, combine pear nectar and cranberry juice cocktail. Pour 1/4 cup juice mixture into each of eight champagne glasses. Dividing evenly, top with Prosecco or other dry sparkling white wine.

Semifreddo Bellini

• 1 cup peeled, chopped peaches, frozen until hardened
• 1/4 cup peach schnapps
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chilled Champagne or sparkling white wine
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 1 cup small ice cubes
• Peach slices, for garnish

Blend peaches, peach schnapps, 2 tablespoons Champagne, the sugar, and ice in a blender until smooth. Divide mixture between 2 glasses; top off each glass with 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Champagne, and serve.

 

What could be more Easter-appropriate than chocolate? I would almost serve these two in place of dessert! ;)

Chocolate Easter Bunny

• 1 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liquor
• 1 oz. Kahlua Mocha
• 2 oz. Half and Half

Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a martini glass with a chocolate swirl in the glass. Top up with chocolate shavings.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini

• cocktail glass, chilled
• 1 1/2 oz Godiva Chocolate liqueur
• 1 1/2 oz White Creme de Cacao
• 1/2 oz Stoli Strasberi vodka
• 2 1/2 oz half and half
• strawberry, garnish
• chocolate syrup, garnish

Take chilled cocktail glass and spin with chocolate. Pour liqueur, vodka, creme de cacao, and h&h in a shaker full of ice. Shake once and pour into glass. Garnish with strawberries. Enjoy.

Does your family have any go-to cocktail recipes for Easter? Share them in the comments below, I'd love to try them out!

CHEERS!

<3,
Ern

The Easter Bunny is Coming!

Some of my favorite ideas from Martha Stewart:

I've seen these with goldfish crackers in them too....SO cute!

I had a whole list of  different post ideas to share with you all this Easter, however due to some technical difficulties, I lost pretty much all of them.
It seems that my real life clumsiness translates too easily to computers!

Due to family emergencies and schoolwork combined this crazy crazy week, I just don't have time to recreate all of the posts. So I will just share with you what I will be bringing to my family gathering this Easter, and save all of the other great ideas for next year.

 I'm not sure about the Nutella or Mini Eggs, but I believe the rest of the recipe is a gluten free alternative* to all of the other recipes you see on Pinterest with chow mein noodles. Just make sure to double check your ingredient's contents!

(Perfect for D's sister-in-law at Brunch tomorrow! I'll share my final recipe here after this weekend.)

*I learned that they are not actually Gluten free! See explanation in this post.

Deviled Eggs are such a classic for Easter!
Here are a couple of ideas for you guys.

I believe that I will be attempting this AllRecipes variation for our Brunch tomorrow (the one above is just so much prettier):

Cheese AND Bacon?? I can't see this going wrong....

Here's a fun color variation for you to attempt with whichever flavor you decide to go with!

 

 Does your family have a go-to Easter tradition? On my Dad's side of the family we always have Brunch....what could be better than brunch in the springtime with all of the fresh berries?

 HAPPY EASTER!!!!

 

Easter Mani's

 Here are some Easter-y nail ideas for you to try out for this weekend. Aren't they so cute?

**Click an image to go see the original source/tutorial.

 

Dots

Pastels

Florals

Let me know if you decided to tackle any daring nail art for Easter, or even just spring nails! I'd love to see a picture!

<3
Ern