Peach Bellini Cocktail
A Peach Bellini Cocktail is the perfect brunch cocktail, made with fresh peaches, peach schnapps, and of course, champagne. You have got to try this easy cocktail recipe!
Use fresh or frozen peaches to create a refreshing Bellini Recipe and sip on them all summer long.
Why You’ll Love
- Frozen cocktails are ideal for summer sipping.
- These are especially exquisite when peaches are in season.
- If you’re making an Italian meal for company, these frozen peach bellinis are ideal for cocktail hour!
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is a Bellini Made Of?
The original Bellini Ingredients included Peach Puree or Nectar and Prosecco. Peach Schnapps, Simple Syrup, and a splash of Grenadine for color are also popular additions.
What is the Difference Between a Bellini and a Mimosa?
The classic Bellini is made with peach juice or puree and Prosecco which reflects its Italian origin, and Mimosas are made with orange juice and champagne.
Why is it called a Bellini?
This classic Venetian cocktail was created at the famous Harry’s Bar in the late 1940s. The colors of the bellini reminded the creator of the sunset colors found in paintings by the artist, Giovani Bellini.
What is Sour Mix?
Sour Mix is a popular cocktail ingredient made with lemon juice, lime juice, sugar, and water. In a pinch, you can purchase bottled sour mix, but homemade with fresh citrus juice taste so much better.
What is Grenadine?
Grenadine is a red-colored, non-alcoholic syrup made from pomegranates that is used in cocktails.
Tips for Making a Bellini Drink
- PRO-Tip: Use the ripest, most flavorful fresh peaches for the tastiest results.
- When peaches are out of season, frozen or even canned peaches are a great alternative. They are usually packaged at the peak of ripeness. Rinse the peaches before using them if they’re canned in heavy syrup.
- PRO-Tip: Classically made with Italian Prosecco, Champagne or Cava are other sparkling wine alternatives that will work well as a substitute.
- Add grenadine, a pomegranate syrup, to maximize the look of a Bellini painting sunrise.
- If you don’t have Grenadine, you can add raspberry syrup, pomegranate juice, cranberry juice cocktail, or a scant drop of red food coloring instead.
- Taste your peaches as you may want to add extra simple syrup if they’re not very sweet.
I fell hard with my first sip of a Peach Bellini Cocktail. Sitting in picturesque Piazza San Marco, we toasted to the beauty of Italy with some dear friends from Indianapolis who also happened to be in Venice. It wasn’t just the magical locale that made them taste so amazing, it was the fresh Italian peach puree mixed with bubbly that won me over.
We nabbed the first table we spotted in the busy tourist destination. A tall, “professional” waiter, as he dubbed himself, took our order as a band played in the background setting the mood. A silver tray with chips and olives arrived along with our beverages. I had a feeling this would cost us a pretty penny—and it did. Bill still jokes about it to this day. We could have gotten 4 steak dinners at home for the price of our afternoon cocktails. But what the heck. We were on a once-in-a-lifetime trip with our family. And I still remember those bellinis.
How to Make a Champagne Cocktail
- Purchase the best quality peaches available. Local fresh peaches in the summer are ideal, but not always available.
- To make the best frozen bellinis, you may want to slice and freeze your peaches at least a few hours before mixing.
- Place all the ingredients, including the ice, into your blender. Puree until slushy.
- Garnish with a peach wedge, pomegranate arils, ripe fresh raspberries, or strawberry slices.
- Serve immediately.
With New Year’s Eve just days away, the holiday cookies and Christmas menus are pushed aside and replaced with cocktails and appetizers. We rarely go out, let alone stay up past midnight, but instead, park ourselves in front of the TV watching bowl games and old movies. We can still toast the new year before retiring with a glass of champagne or even a homemade peach bellini. I discovered some fresh frozen sliced peaches at the market, so I decided to whip up a frozen version of the classic peach bellini in my blender. Some frozen peaches, ice cubes, peach schnapps, and a few other ingredients were pureed to a sweet slush, then poured into glasses garnished with peach slices or berries. So nice that these champagne cocktails can be made when peach season is months away.
Helpful Tools
- Blender (Amazon affiliate links)
- Mikasa Champagne Flutes, Set of 4
- Manual Citrus Juicer
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Peach Bellini Cocktail Recipe
A classic Italian cocktail made with peaches and champagne. Recipe courtesy of Dole.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Frozen Peach Slices, partially thawed
- ¾ ounces peach schnapps
- 4 ounces (½ cup) champagne or Prosecco
- 1 ounces fresh sour* see link to recipe below
- ½ ounces grenadine syrup
- ½ ounce simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, cooked till sugar dissolves, then cooled)
- ¾ cup ice cubes
Instructions
- Combine peaches, schnapps, champagne, fresh sour, grenadine, simple syrup, and ice in a blender container.
- Cover; blend until smooth.
- Pour into glass. Garnish with a peach or strawberry slice.
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1 glassAmount Per Serving: Calories: 134Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 6mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 1gSugar: 26gProtein: 1g
Photo circa 2015
The Tournament of Roses Parade
Many years ago, when I was a junior in college, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, our football team won the Big 10 championship and was headed to the Rose Bowl. A few of my sorority sisters and I piled into a car and drove a couple of thousand miles to Pasadena to cheer on our team. We blasted Kool and the Gang and Luther Vandross on the 8-track and only took brief stops for gas.
We slept through the parade after staying up into the wee hours of the morning with the New Year’s Eve festivities but made it to the game. Now it’s my youngest’s turn. His college football team played in the Pinstripe Bowl in New York City on the 26th, so he, along with 4 of his friends left on Christmas Day to drive to the east coast. They’re crashing on one of his friends’ homes for SEVEN nights. Yikes. 5 extra 22-year olds hanging out for a week?!! I’d need nerves of steel to survive. I hope they don’t wear out their welcome. But they’ll make wonderful memories.
I doubt those college boys will be sipping on cocktails, beer is more their speed, but here at home, a peach bellini always hits the spot.
24 Comments on “Peach Bellini Cocktail”
I am a fan of light and fruity cocktails, so this is my kind of drink – just a quintessence of summer! I love the addition of peach schnapps, too.
Oh we love this type of drink! Looks wonderful. I’ve made them with and without alcohol and these always been a hit during peach season. Thanks for your recipe.
Yes please! I’ll be home around 5:30… Oh, and a little something to nosh on would be nice too:@)
Such a really perfect drink! My husband loved it!
This is my go-to for the weekend. So delish and refreshing.
These would be great with that White Cake I plan to make!
I think your description sounds over-the-top amazing! Beautiful-looking drink too. Never been to Italy; sound so lovely. Hope you have a wonderful and happy New Year, Liz. Here’s praying it is your best one yet! 🙂
What beautiful drinks! I adore a good Bellini, and yours look perfect. Best wishes to you for a happy new year!
Lizzy,
I’ve never been to Italy (the only one in my immediate family who hasn’t) but it sounds like you had a wonderful time. Glad to see this lovely drink came out of it. Congrats to your son; I’m sure he’ll have a great time. Happy New Year! xxoo
Annamaria
Sounds wonderful!! I would love it if you would link it up to Tipsy Tuesday at Grey is the New Black!
Mmm, the best way to end the year and begin the new one! I wish to you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year full of sweet and savory delicacies!
Just gorgeous, one sip would take me straight back to Venice!
Ho ! Ho ! Ho ! Just passing by to say , Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones !!!!! That bellini certainly looks pretty refreshing , throw a glass or two over here ;D
Wow! this sounds yummy. I would love to have a couple of these peach bellini to bring in the new year.
Yum…. Peach Bellini looks terrific! Have a wonderful 2016 year, Liz!
I have to admit that this does sound like a great drink. And what great memories, Liz! I think your son will make a few, too!
what is fresh sour?
It’s a mixture of lemon juice, lime juice and simple syrup. I’ll link a recipe to the post!
How fun for you son! Here is a toast to him, to his hosts surviving lol, and to wishing you a wonderful 2106 with a fab cocktail, sounds so good.
Sounds like a wonderful drink!
Happy New Year, Liz!
A nice cocktail sounds good as the hustle of Christmas is over and it’s time to ponder the new year-enjoy:@)