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    Home » Cocktails

    Pure Passion Cocktail

    Dec 29, 2009 · Modified: Jan 1, 2021 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

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    Pure Passion Cocktail - Andrea Meyers

    New Year’s celebrations just aren’t the same without champagne, and mixing up champagne cocktails is one of our favorite ways to enjoy the bubbly. This cocktail recipe has passion fruit juice, lime juice, triple sec, and a brut cava, and the sugared rim with chili powder gives it a mix of sweet and spicy.

    Passion fruit juice may be tricky to track down in some areas, and I hit every single store we regularly shop at to find some. I finally had to give in and buy passion fruit nectar, a sweetened form of passion fruit juice, but I also had to read the labels because almost every brand I could find had high fructose corn syrup. La Fe brand passion fruit nectar was the only one to use regular sugar.

    Cava is a Spanish sparkling wine, usually white or pink, and comes in a range of dryness. The brut cava is extra dry, which works well with the sweetness of the passion fruit juice.

    This formula makes one large cocktail, but you can also make two small cocktails, just divide the passion fruit mixture between two champagne flutes and top with brut cava.

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    Pure Passion Cocktail - Andrea Meyers
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    Pure Passion Cocktail

    Adapted from The Bubbly Bar, by Maria C. Hunt.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time5 minutes mins
    Course: Beverage
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: cocktails, sparkling wine, triple sec
    Servings: 1 serving
    Calories: 136kcal

    Equipment

    • wide rimmed glass (or 2 flutes)
    • cocktail shaker

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder (or more to your liking)
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • lime wedge
    • 2 tablespoons lime juice
    • 2 ounces fresh passion fruit juice or canned
    • ½ ounce triple sec (Cointreau or similar)
    • 4 ounces brut cava
    US Customary - Metric

    Preparation

    • Combine the sugar, chili powder, and salt in a wide flat plastic container. Set aside.
    • Rub the lime wedge around the edge of the glass. Press the rim of the glass into the chili-sugar mix to coat the rim.
    • Combine the lime juice, passion fruit juice, and triple sec in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled, then carefully strain into the prepared glass. Top with the brut cava.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 257mg | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 407IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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    [DISCLOSURE: I received a copy of The Bubbly Bar from the publisher.]

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    Comments

    1. Chez Us says

      December 29, 2009 at 10:52 pm

      Andrea, thanks for the mention here - we really appreciate it! I love passion fruit and am always on the look out for fresh fruit. It is really hard to find even the nectar out in the bay area. I am going to have to try harder, so I can make this cocktail. I love the sugar rim as it gives it a very elegant look & feel.

      Happy New Year to you and your lovely family!! So, glad that I had the chance to finally meet you this year!!

    2. Rosa says

      December 30, 2009 at 12:37 am

      A gorgeous cocktail!

      Best wishes for 2010!

      Cheers,

      Rosa

    3. T. W. Barritt at Culinary Types says

      December 30, 2009 at 8:29 am

      You must have had fun "sampling" all of these! The flavors of passion fruit and chili sound pretty pretty invigorating!

      • Andrea says

        December 30, 2009 at 5:41 pm

        It's a tough job, but anything for my readers. 🙂

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