7 Sorbet Cocktails For Your Next Spring Party

There’s nothing we love more than a delicious cocktail on a warm Spring day. While a gin and tonic always hits the spot, why not spice things up and try a new recipe for your next party? Since the Dallas heat can be a lot, today we’re sharing 7 sorbet-based cocktails to keep you cool and refreshed!

Although there are plenty of recipes out there that involve making your own sorbet, we decided to skip the fuss and keep it easy with premade sorbet – because let’s be real, sometimes we like the simple route. So next time you have a craving for some cold sorbet, toss a little bubbly in the mix and treat yourself!

Check out these fun recipes below and let us know your thoughts!

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RASPBERRY CHAMPANGE FLOAT

Via Celebrations At Home

Ingredients

• Bottle of bubbly, chilled
• 1 container raspberry sherbet

Instructions

1. Pre-scoop the sherbet into a serving bowl and keep in the freezer until ready to use.
2. Add 2-3 scoops of sherbet to a fluted glass and fill with sparkling wine or champagne.
3. Use your stirrer to help break up the sherbet if you like.

GRAPEFRUIT LIME SHERBET FLOAT COCKTAIL

Via Whitney Bond

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
• ¼ cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 2 oz vodka
• ½ cup ice
• 4 small scoops lime sherbet
• 1 cup ginger ale

Instructions

1. Juice the grapefruits and limes into a cocktail shaker.
2. Add the vodka and ice to the shaker, and shake well.
3. Place two scoops of sherbet in two separate cups.
4. Pour half of the grapefruit lime vodka cocktail over the sherbet in one cup, and the other half over the sherbet in the other cup.
5. Top each glass with ½ cup ginger ale.

SPARKLING SORBET FLOAT WITH FREIXENET 

Via 100 Layer Cake

Ingredients

• Pomegranate Juice
• Fresh Raspberries
• Raspberry Sorbet
• Champagne

Instructions

1. Add 2 tablespoons of pomegranate juice to the bottom of each glass
2. Then add a few small scoops of the raspberry sorbet and some fresh raspberries to each glass
3. Top with chilled champagne

PROSECCO SORBET COCKTAILS

Via Baked Bree

Ingredients 

• 1 bottle Prosecco
• Angostura Bitters
• 1 pint lemon sorbet
• 1 pint blood orange sorbet
• Mint

Instructions

1. Add a 2-3 dashes of bitters to the bottom of a glass.
2. Add a few small scoops of sorbet to the glass.
3. Pour Prosecco over.
4. Garnish with mint.

RASPBERRY SORBET WINE SPRITZER

Via Dizzy, Busy, And Hungry

Ingredients

• Raspberry sorbet
• A sweet white wine (Moscato works well)
• Ginger ale
• Fresh raspberries

Instructions

1. With a small cookie scoop, scoop out two balls of sorbet and place in a wine glass.
2. Pour the white wine over the sorbet until the glass is about ¾ of the way full.
3. Pour the ginger ale to fill the remaining ¼ of the glass.
4. Garnish with fresh raspberries, if desired.

BLACK PEPPER-RASPBERRY SORBET WITH PROSECCO

Via Food & Wine

Ingredients

• One 750-milliliter bottle Prosecco, chilled
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 pint raspberry sorbet, softened slightly

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, sprinkle the pepper all over the sorbet and fold it in with a rubber spatula. Cover and freeze for about 3 hours, until firm.
2. Chill 8 champagne saucers. Using a 1/2-ounce ice cream scoop, place 3 scoops of sorbet in each saucer. Pour about 1/3 cup of Prosecco into each saucer.

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