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mint lemon syrup in a shaker, fresh mint, prosecco, and mint lemon sparkler in glasses garnished with mint ready to enjoy
Christine miller

Lemon Mint Prosecco cocktail

5 from 1 vote
With just four simple ingredients, (sparkling wine, fresh mint leaves, lemon juice, and sugar), you can make this delicious effervescent cocktail. It's the perfect drink for a hot summer day!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Steeping the Syrup 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 6 serving
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 162
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Mint Simple Syrup
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 oz. Fresh mint leaves
Lemon Spritz
  • 5 large Lemons juiced
  • 1 batch Mint simple syrup
  • 1 bottle Prosecco or sparkling nonalcoholic cider
  • 6 sprigs Fresh mint for garnish
  • Ice for shaking the simple syrup and lemon juice

Equipment

  • 1 Cocktail Shaker
  • 1 small saucepan
  • 1 Set measuring cups
  • 1 Kitchen knife to cut the lemons
  • 1 Cocktail Strainer
  • 1 citrus juicer or a fork for juicing the lemons
  • Glasses for Serving

Method
 

Making the Simple Syrup
  1. Add the water and sugar to a small saucepan, add place over medium heat.
  2. Once the sugar is dissolved, add the mint leaves and remove from heat.
  3. Once it's cool enough, place in a container and refrigerate 12 hours or more.
Creating the Cocktail
  1. Strain the syrup into a mason jar or pitcher with ice.
  2. Cut the lemons in half and juice them into the container containing the mint syrup and ice.
  3. Add ice and shake!
  4. Pour into glasses dividing evenly (more syrup mixture equals a sweeter cocktail) top off with Prosecco, garnish with fresh mint sprigs, and enjoy! Cheers!

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 1gFat: 0.5gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 184mgFiber: 3gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 464IUVitamin C: 51mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg

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