Frozen Cosmopolitan: Guide To Turning The Classic Into A Slushy Delight
Cosmopolitan cocktails are known popularly for their sweet taste and intense flavour. This cocktail is usually made with cranberry juice, lime juice, and vodka. It is served in the martini cocktail glass and is of vibrant reddish pink hue. The cocktail is highly customisable and has many variations you can experiment with and one of those is slushy.
Slushies are classified as a thick drink which has a milkshake, or a smoothie consistency made with ice. These can be alcohol-based or alcohol-free, made with different types of fruits and ice.
Nowadays, different types of cocktails are also being made in slushy textures. Frozen cocktails in this texture are easy to make and interesting to serve. It is also commonly called a slush, slurpee, frozen beverage, or frozen drink. Get to know how to make a frozen cosmopolitan cocktail in a few simple steps.
How To Make Frozen Cosmopolitan?
Cosmopolitan Cocktail is a sweet and tangy cocktail made with vodka, cranberry juice, and few liqueur variations. The cocktail is efortless to make and is mostly served with ice. The recipe for the frozen cosmopolitan cocktail includes uncomplicated steps to make it into a slushy texture.
Similar to the regular cosmopolitan cocktail recipe, you will need 30 ml of vodka, 15 ml of lime juice, and 30 ml of cranberry juice with 30 ml of preferred cointreau. Last but not least, one of the secret ingredients to make a good slushy is lots of ice cubes.
After collecting all the ingredients, you will need to combine them in a blender with ice. Keep blending all the ingredients in the blender until you see a thick mixture forming. This thick mixture will slowly convert into slushy.
Taste the cocktail and adjust the cocktail with other ingredients while blending again. If you want a thicker texture, then you can add more ice. Adding more sugar syrup, cranberry juice, lime juice, or vodka to adjust the flavour profile while blending will also be helpful in achieving perfect consistency and flavour.
Serve the cosmopolitan slushy in a chilled cocktail glass and garnish it with lime wheel or cranberries.
Hacks For Perfect Cocktail Slushy
Here are some easy hacks to add to your recipe to make your slushy perfect.
Use More Ice
As mentioned before, using more ice can thicken the slushy. As the cocktail-to-ice ratio increases, the blending of hardened material into a cocktail also increases, intensifying the slushy texture. This results in a thicker consistency, giving it a smoothie texture. You should also remember that adding more ice will dilute the cocktail, which can be fixed by including more millilitres of additional ingredients, as listed.
Add Jello
If you want to add another ingredient to your frozen cocktail, you can add jellies. Adding jelly to the mix with different flavoured syrups or vodka can help you create a unique cocktail aside from the basic recipe. Different types of jellies are available in the market. You can also easily make them at home by boiling jello powder hot water.
More Syrup Or Fruits
Adding more sugar syrup or cranberry syrup into the frozen cocktail can intensify the taste and eventually thicken the cocktail for a perfect slushy texture. Adding berries or fruits like cranberries and apples can also help. You can also experiment with what fruits you want to add to your frozen cocktail. It can also be pomegranates, pineapples, or even bananas in the mix to make the cocktail more unique.
With the hacks and the recipe, you can make one of the perfect frozen cosmopolitan cocktails. You can even try out different consistency and flavours while further mixing the frozen cosmopolitan cocktail. Different fruits, lime, and cranberries can also be added to the mix.
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