We love a classic Italian recipe - pasta, pizza, gelato - but what about a cocktail? Look no further because this Aperol Spritz is another perfect one.
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Like how fresh and beautiful does this look? Fresh oranges, zesty aperol, bubbly prosecco, just enough ice to keep it cool for sipping. I mean, it's literally summer in a glass.
If you've never had an Aperol Spritz, it is an Italian cocktail with subtle sweetness, fruity notes, and nice and refreshing for a summer happy cocktail. If you have tried these before, you know just how good they can be. Either way, you need to try this recipe so let's get to it!
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Ingredients
0.5 ounce fresh orange juice (optional)
0.5 ounce fresh grapefruit juice (optional)
2 ounces Aperol
3-4 ounces Prosecco
1-2 ounces club soda
grapefruit or orange slices, for garnish
ice
Step 1: Slice and juice grapefruit and naval orange
If you're using fresh citrus juice for the cocktails, use a manual juicer with the grapefruit and orange. If you're not using fresh juice, feel free to use your choice of juice from the store.
Step 2: Make the cocktail
In a large wineglass, add the ice, juices, aperol, prosecco, and club soda. This really is a cocktail you can measure with your heart so feel free to "eyeball" the ingredients.
Then, garnish with orange and grapefruit slices. This makes 1 cocktail.
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Enjoy!
This really is a very easy cocktail to make so when you're craving a refreshing happy hour beverage, this is the one. If you want to share this amazing recipe with your favourite people, make a big pitcher and multiply this recipe by however many servings you want to make. You'll be very popular!