Raspberry Habanero Cosmopolitan

Two pink cocktails in martini glasses, with five raspberries and a habanero pepper at the base of one glass.

This Spicy Raspberry Habanero Cosmo combines habanero heat with raspberry sweetness for a sassy and delicious twist on the classic Cosmopolitan.

Course Beverage, Cocktail

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 5

Syrup Prep 15

Total Time 20

Servings cocktails

Calories 200kcal

Author Renee

Equipment

1 small saucepan
1 muddler or small blender
1 small jar or tall glass
2 martini glasses

Ingredients

Raspberry Puree

4 ounces raspberries fresh or frozen
1 tablespoon sugar

Habanero Simple Syrup

1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 whole habanero pepper quartered and seeded

For each cocktail you will also need:

2 ounces vodka Smirnoff
3-4 ounces ginger-lime sparkling water (preferred) or champagne, or club soda (see Notes)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Raspberry Puree

Place the raspberries in a small jar or tall glass, and smashed them with a muddle until they are pulverize.

Habanero Simple Syrup

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil over medium heat. Slowly stir sugar into boiling water until sugar is dissolved.
Add one quartered, deseeded habanero pepper to the sugar mixture, and reduce heat to medium-low.
Simmer until the syrup has noticeably thickened; about 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and let the syrup cool for at least 30 minutes. You should have about 1¼ cups of syrup.
Remove peppers from syrup. Refrigerate syrup in a glass jar until ready to use.

Cocktail Mix

For each cocktail, you will need ½ ounce raspberry puree, 1½ ounces habanero simple syrup, 2 ounces vodka, and 3-4 ounces Mixer (champagne, sparkling water, or club soda).
Pour raspberry puree, habanero simple syrup, and vodka into a shaker or tall glass, and shake or stir vigorously.
Strain mixture into martini glasses, and add 3-4 ounces of ginger-lime sparkling water (or champagne, or club soda) to each one.
Serve immediately.

Notes

The Sparkle in a sparkling cosmo usually comes with the addition of champagne, but sparkling water or club soda also make excellent mixers for this recipe. (Our favorite choice is ginger-lime sparkling water.)

WARNING! Do not use more than one habanero pepper to make one batch of simple syrup.

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