6 Easy cocktail recipes to try using a hand blender
The festive season heralds merry-making, feasting, festivities, and get-togethers with family and friends. If you’re planning to throw parties this season, these easy-to-make refreshing and piquant cocktails are sure to please everyone young or old. Take out your hand blender and add a personal touch to your drinks with these 4 easy-to-make cocktails and 2 child-friendly mocktails.
1. Classic daiquiri with a fruity twist – Peach Daiquiri
Everyone's heard of a strawberry daiquiri but personalise your daiquiri with any seasonal fruit or what you crave. Here we show you how to make a Peach Daiquiri using the versatile hand blender.
You can use fresh peaches or frozen or canned peaches for this recipe. Of course, fresh peaches taste better with the natural sweetness and a hint of tartness but don’t be too hung up on getting them if you can’t find them.
2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 Peaches
- 1Tbsp Honey
- Juice of 2 medium limes
- White rum (as desired)
- Ice
Method
If using fresh peaches, remove the pit. In a tall container, add pitted peaches, honey, fresh lime juice, and white rum and blend using a hand blender till smooth.
MultiQuick 7 Hand blender comes with a 600ml beaker that would be ideal for making a single portion. The MultiQuick 7 ultrahard stainless steel blade is capable of breaking ice cubes but not as finely as a jug blender.
Thanks to the ice-crushing blade that crushes ice effortlessly, get a silky smooth Peach Daiquiri simply by blending all the ingredients using the MultiQuick 7 's 1.25L jug blender attachment. It's especially a great help when making large quantities while easily controlling the consistency of the daiquiri with our intuitive speed control. Learn more here.
If you don't own an appliance capable of crushing ice very finely to get a smooth cocktail, we share a hack in the next recipe.
Tip: Serve with whipped cream and slices of lime if desired. Use the hand blender to make whip cream in seconds and grate some lime zest for extra zing
2. Frozen Pina Colada
Can't get away this Christmas to turquoise-coloured water and a white sandy beach, transport your guests to the Caribbean with this Frozen pina colada right here in sunny Singapore. This cocktail screams tropical.
https://www.shekeepsalovelyhome.com/frozen-pina-colada/
4 servings
Ingredients
- 210ml Coconut milk – full fat
- 90 ml Coconut cream
- 175ml White rum
- 175ml Pineapple juice
- 235ml Water
- Fresh lime juice - Juice from half a lime
Method
- Prepare a large ziplock bag that can fill the pre-frozen pina colada.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir or whisk to combine all the ingredients till evenly mixed. Be sure to remove lumps from coconut cream or strain the mixture for an extra smooth cocktail.
- Pour the mixture into the ziplock bag, seal and lay it flat in the freezer overnight or until completely frozen.
- When ready, break the frozen ingredients inside the bag into a few chunks using your hands or a rolling pin. While frozen, pour it into a tall container if you are using a hand blender like the MultiQuick 7 to blend finely or use a jug blender.
Tip: Prepare the pre-frozen pina colada in advance and you will save time preparing the cocktail on the day of your party
3. Blueberry Lavender Vodka Spritzer
A sure hit with the ladies, this violet-coloured spritzer is a pick-me-up, soft on the eyes and oozes femininity. Perfect for an all-girls night and any other occasion. Enjoying this cocktail in a lavender aroma-infused room with scented candles or diffusers enhances the flavours.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/blueberry-lavender-vodka-spritzer-4133980
8 servings
Ingredients
For Blueberry Lavender Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup blueberries - fresh or frozen
- 4 sprigs organic fresh lavender, or 1 tablespoon dry culinary lavender
For the Vodka Spritzer:
- 2 cups vodka
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 litre club soda / soda water/ seltzer
- 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
- Fresh lavender sprigs, for garnish (substitute with lemon thyme or rosemary sprigs)
Tip: Fresh and dried lavender are sold at organic grocers and supermarkets in the organic food section. Start by making the simple syrup since it takes time for the flavours to infuse into the syrup.
Method
Simple syrup
- Add all the ingredients except the lavender in a deep saucepan, bring to a boil over medium heat, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. You may want to use a hand blender to juice the blueberries before combining them with the other ingredients.
- Add in the lavender sprigs or dried flower buds and continue to simmer on low heat for 10min. When the flavours of the lavender and blueberry have been infused, the syrup is ready.
- Strain the syrup into a container for later use.
Making the cocktail
In a serving jug or bowl, mix the vodka, soda and lime juice together. Add in the blueberry syrup to sweeten. Add the sprigs of lavender and whole blueberries for garnish.
To serve in glasses, you can prepare by adding a few blueberries and a sprig of lavender as a garnish for a presentable cocktail.
Hack: You can substitute flavoured soda water and use simple syrup if you're short of time or don't have the ingredients.
Tip: Any time you find your cocktail flat, a quick whizz with the hand blender will add some fizz to the drink.
4. Classic Whisky Sour cocktail
https://cocktails.lovetoknow.com/classic-delicious-whiskey-sour-recipe
https://www.liquor.com/recipes/whiskey-sour/
You can never go wrong with this evergreen Whisky Sour that dates back two centuries ago in the famed “Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide". The thought of raw egg white in your cocktail might seem peculiar but it's what adds richness to the body and mellows the tartness of the cocktail. What's more, you can feel good drinking protein in your cocktail.
1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 egg white (make sure to use fresh eggs)
- ¼ ounce vanilla simple syrup
- ½ ounce lemon juice
- 1½ ounce whiskey
- Dash Angostura bitters
- Ice
Method
Blend the egg white, simple syrup, lemon juice, whiskey, and bitters in a tall container like the MultiQuick 7's beaker till the egg white is foamy. You can also use the whisk attachment to beat the egg white. Pour into a glass with ice, garnish with orange peel and serve.
Alternatively, add all the ingredients except the ice into the jug blender attachment and blend till the egg white is frothy and the drink is well mixed. Throw in large cubes of ice and pulse for a few seconds repeatedly to chill the drink without crushing the ice into small bits. Immediately, strain the mixture into a glass with fresh ice cubes. Garnish with orange peel and a cocktail cherry to serve.
5. Watermelon, coconut, and basil mocktail
https://www.braunhousehold.com/nordic/recipes-household-tips/recipes/braun-juicer-recipes/watermelon-coconut--basil
December used to be a wet month but we can't predict how the weather will surprise us this year. Rain or shine, Watermelon, coconut, and basil mocktails make a refreshing and thirst-quenching Christmassy drink. Ideal for family gatherings with children and non-drinkers.
4 servings
Ingredients
- 12 fresh basil leaves
- 600 g peeled watermelon
- 200 ml coconut milk
- The juice of 2 fresh limes
Method
Dice watermelon in large chunks. Inside a tall container, blend all ingredients together using a hand blender until well combined.
Alternatively, combine all ingredients with ice inside the MultiQuick 7 jug blender attachment for an ice-blended mocktail.
Tip: For those who enjoy their tipple, replace the coconut milk with Malibu rum.
For an impressive cocktail presentation, refer to our watermelon cocktail recipe in our 7 blender hacks you wish you knew article.
6. Chocolate Martini mocktail
Delight the young ones with this velvety chocolate drink and spoil the adults with a perfect after-meal decadent chocolate martini mocktail or cocktail variation.
https://mindfulmocktail.com/chocolate-mocktail-recipe-easter/
https://mocktail.net/non-alcoholic-chocolate-martini-mocktail/
1 serving
Ingredients
For the chocolate rim
- 1-2 Tbsp of baking chocolate (Your choice of white, milk or dark chocolate, we recommend using good-quality chocolate)
- 2 Tbsp chocolate sprinkles
For the chocolate mocktail
- 125ml fresh milk
- 1 Cup milk/dark chocolate chips
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 30ml condensed milk
- ½ tbsp cocoa powder
- 1tsp chocolate sprinkles/ flaked chocolate for garnish optional
Method
For the chocolate rim
Melt chocolate in a microwave (about 30-60 seconds) or in a bain-marie until melted.
Dip the rim of the glass into the melted chocolate. You can coat the rim with chocolate sprinkles or flakes too. Place in the fridge to let it set.
For the mocktail
In a tall container, blend all ingredients together until combined using a hand blender.
Pour into glass and garnish with chocolate flakes and cocoa powder.
Tip: For a decadent chocolate martini mocktail, make whipped cream using the MultiQuick 7 hand blender and pour a thin layer on the mocktail for a creamy mocktail.
For the adults, add vanilla coffee syrup or coffee-based liquors like Kahlua or Baileys
Conclusion
The hand blender’s versatility opens a world of culinary possibilities in your home kitchen, in this article we shared easy-to-make cocktails using your hand blender. Check out our other articles on hand blenders (link to articles) and learn what else you can prepare with the hand blender.
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