This Valentine's cocktail with cherries is sweet, fizzy and very low-effort. You stir cherry juice with vanilla in a glass, add ice and top with prosecco, then finish with juicy cherries. It looks like a little love potion in a champagne flute, but it's ready in five minutes.
At a Glance
- ⏲️ Prep time: 5 minutes • 🍽️ Servings: 1
- 🥄 Calories: 86 kcal per glass
- ⭐ Difficulty: very easy
🥘 Main ingredients: cherry juice, vanilla extract, prosecco, cherries, ice - 📋 Why this works: romantic color, vanilla twist, quick and simple, easy to scale, works beyond Valentine's
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Easy Cherry Valentines Cocktail (5 Minutes)
Valentine's Day at home usually involves in my house a mix of candles, a bit of clutter, and a pile of school supplies on the table somewhere. While the food is still simmering, I pour in this cocktail. The cherries give it that deep red color, the prosecco adds bubbles, and the vanilla smooths it out.
I'll take two glasses, perhaps adding a few extra cherries on a skewer. The first sip is fresh and sweet, with that hint of vanilla. No complicated syrups, no cocktail shaker-just a glass that instantly screams "Valentine's." It's always a winner.
What You'll Need
Exact amounts are in the recipe card.
- Cherry juice: Base flavor and color of the cocktail.
- Vanilla extract: A few drops for depth and aroma. Make your own vanilla extract if you use it often.
- Ice cubes: Chill the drink and keep it refreshing.
- Prosecco: To top up the glass and add sparkle.
- Cherries (fresh, canned or frozen): For garnish and a bite.
How to Make It
You'll find the full, step-by-step recipe card below.
- Step 1: Pour cherry juice into a glass.
- Step 2: Add vanilla extract and give it a stir.
- Step 3: Add ice cubes and op with prosecco until the glass is almost full.
- Step 4: Garnish with cherries and serve immediately.
Top Tips
- Chill the cherry juice and prosecco first so the ice doesn't melt too fast.
- Taste the cherry juice; if it's very sweet, use a drier prosecco.
- Thread a few cherries on a cocktail stick for an easy garnish.
- Make a non-alcoholic version with sparkling water or lemonade instead of prosecco.
- If using frozen cherries, drop them in frozen, they work like little ice cubes.
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons cherry juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ice cubes
- ¼ cup Prosecco wine
- 1 tablespoon cherries, fresh, canned or frozen
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Instructions
- Pour cherry juice and vanilla extract into a glass and stir.3 tablespoons cherry juice, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Fill the glass with ice cubes.ice cubes
- Pour prosecco into the glass until it's almost full.¼ cup Prosecco wine
- Garnish with cherries and serve immediately.1 tablespoon cherries
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