Simple Champagne Punch Cocktail
When it comes to celebrating a special occasion, you can't pick a better drink than champagne. But plain champagne is so boring! The next time you're ready to celebrate, try dressing up your plain cocktail with one simple ingredient...sorbet! This easy champagne punch cocktail is a beautiful drink that's perfect for any occasion.
What Do I Need to Make Champagne Punch Cocktail?
When looking at this pretty cocktail, you wouldn't believe how simple it is to make! In fact, you only need two ingredients, a pretty garnish and a few minutes of your time to create this punch:
- Chilled champagne or Prosecco
- Sorbet
- Flower or fresh fruit for garnish
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How Do I Make this Elegant Adult Beverage?
Making this simple champagne punch cocktail recipe couldn't be easier. Follow these three quick steps to whip up a delicious cocktail for your next get-together.
Step One: Chill Your Glasses
Before you put your champagne punch together, you'll need to start with cold glasses. Place your glasses in the refrigerator or freezer for at least 30 minutes before serving to ensure the glasses are cold when you start building your cocktails.
Step Two: Add the Sorbet
Add two to three small scoops of sorbet to each chilled glass, making sure the scoops line up on top of each other inside the glass for the best presentation.
Step Three: Top with Champagne
Pour the chilled champagne over the top of the sorbet immediately before serving, adding a garnish to each glass if desired.
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Champagne Punch Variations
Since this champagne punch recipe is so simple to make, you can create your own variations based on your preferences and the occasion. Try these ideas to change up your cocktail every time you make your own punch recipe:
Try different sorbet flavors
One of the simplest ways to adjust the recipe is to try different flavors of sorbet with your champagne. There are a variety of different flavors to choose from when creating your own punch, like lemon, raspberry, strawberry, pomegranate, blackberry, orange or grapefruit.
Add a garnish
Garnishing your champagne punch cocktail is a simple way to dress up the cocktail for different occasions. Use the flavor or your sorbet to determine the garnish or match the garnish to your party's décor. Try using these pretty garnishes to decorate your champagne punch:
- Flowers: Decorative flowers, like lavender sprigs, are a great option for adding a pop of color to your cocktails.
- Herbs: Fragrant herbs are another popular punch garnish. Fresh mint leaves or rosemary stems are perfect for decorating your cocktails.
- Fruit slices: Decorating the rim of your glass with a piece of sliced fruit is perfect for accenting the flavor of your sorbet. Fresh pineapple or lemon slices placed on the rim of the glass are an easy way to decorate your drink.
- Fresh berries: While you won't be able to place your fresh berries on the rim, you can still use them to decorate your drink. Place your berries on a pick or simply add them to the top of your drink to add color and flavor to your punch. Strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries are a delicious addition to any champagne cocktail variation.
- Citrus peel: Another easy way to decorate your punch is with a citrus peel. In addition to adding some color to your drink, it also adds more flavor when placed in the glass.
- Sugared rim: Instead of adding a garnish, why not decorate your glass? Wet the rim of the champagne glass and dip it in some sugar before building the cocktail.
Add a straw
Instead of using a garnish, try decorating your drink with a fun straw. A striped paper straw is a cute way to decorate your cocktail without the need for extra embellishments.
Use a dry champagne
To enjoy the flavor combination of champagne and sorbet, a dry or Brut champagne is the best choice. Another option for this simple drink is a dry sparkling white wine. This will keep your punch from becoming too sweet when you add the champagne to the sorbet.
What's the difference between sorbet and sherbet?
This champagne cocktail is made with sorbet. But don't confuse sorbet with sherbet. Although the two frozen treats are similar, there is a slight difference. Sherbet is made with milk and sorbet is not. And neither of the two frozen desserts are considered ice cream, which must contain at least 10 percent milkfat according to the USDA.
Since sorbet isn't made with milk, it's a great dairy free option when you're craving a cold treat. And it works well in alcoholic punch recipes because the is no milk to conflict with the alcohol's flavors. When added to a drink with a fizzy beverage, like champagne, milk-based frozen treats often create a foam on top of the drink. Without the milk, this sorbet-based cocktail still provides plenty of bubbles to enjoy while you drink, but that unsightly foam that comes along with ice cream isn't there! Instead, you have a beautiful, clear drink that looks amazing as you're drinking it.
Simple Champagne Punch Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Chilled Champagne or Prosecco
- 1 pint lemon sorbet or your favorite flavor!
- Fresh fruit or edible flowers for garnish. I like to use lavender and other edible flowers
Instructions
- Chill your glasses for 30 minutes to an hour before using.
- Fill each glass with 2 to 3 small scoops of sorbet.
- Slowly add chilled Champagne or Prosecco.
- Garnish with fresh fruit or flowers.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
