
Frozen Cosmopolitan
Cranberry, fresh lime and orange zest spun with vodka and orange liqueur into a pink, tart and elegant slush. Contains alcohol.
- Hands-on
- 10 min
- Freeze
- 24 h
- Program
- Frozen Drink
- Makes
- 4 glasses6 glasses
Nutrition
Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 113 g), estimated
Whole tubpint: 506 kcal, 0 g protein759 kcal, 0 g protein (709 ml24 oz). No common allergens in the ingredients. Contains alcohol: for adults only.
Ingredients
6 ingredientsTap an ingredient when it is in the bowl
434 of 473 ml651 of 709 ml
In the tubpintScale reads
Put the empty tubpint (or your pan) on the kitchen scale and press zero. Add each ingredient until the scale shows the number on the right.
Add right before spinning
Mix everything in one big bowl, then divide it evenly between 2 tubspints.
Steps
- Rub 1 tsp finely grated orange zest1 tsp finely grated orange zest1 tsp finely grated orange zest1½ tsp finely grated orange zest1½ tsp finely grated orange zest1½ tsp finely grated orange zest into 20 g caster or granulated sugar1½ tbsp caster or granulated sugar1½ tbsp granulated sugar30 g caster or granulated sugar2½ tbsp caster or granulated sugar2½ tbsp granulated sugar in a bowl with your fingertips until it smells of orange.
- Stir in 270 ml cranberry juice270 ml cranberry juice1 cup + 2 tbsp cranberry juice drink405 ml cranberry juice410 ml cranberry juice1¾ cups cranberry juice drink and 45 ml fresh lime juice3 tbsp fresh lime juice3 tbsp fresh lime juice70 ml fresh lime juice70 ml fresh lime juice¼ cup fresh lime juice for about 1 minute, until the sugar dissolves.
- Pour the base into an empty tubpint. It stays well below the max fill line, which leaves room for what you add before spinning. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
- Dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the frozen tubpint. Pour in 75 ml vodka75 ml vodka⅓ cup vodka115 ml vodka110 ml vodka½ cup vodka and 30 ml orange liqueur2 tbsp orange liqueur2 tbsp orange liqueur45 ml orange liqueur3 tbsp orange liqueur3 tbsp orange liqueur, then lock it into the machine and run Frozen Drink.
To serve: Serve in chilled martini glasses with a twist of orange peel on the rim.
My notes
Tips
- For an alcohol-free version, use the same amount of cold cranberry juice in place of the vodka, and the same amount of orange juice in place of the liqueur.
- Use sweetened cranberry juice drink. Pure, unsweetened cranberry juice is too sour and freezes hard: if that is all you have, mix it half and half with water and stir in 2 tbsp more sugar (3 tbsp in a 709 ml24 oz tubpint).
- Citrus-flavored vodka gives the lemony note of the bar classic. Chill the glasses in the freezer for 10 minutes so the slush stays frosty.
Why it works
Sweetened cranberry juice with a little extra sugar lands at about 16% sugar, so the base freezes firm enough to shave into fine ice. The vodka and orange liqueur go in at the end, where their alcohol loosens it into a smooth slush.
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