Strawberry Mimosa Recipe
This strawberry mimosa recipe is proof you don't need any fancy bartending skills to make something that looks straight out of a magazine. Just three ingredients get you the prettiest pink mimosa you've ever poured.
FROM THE COOK
"These strawberry mimosas have the most gorgeous bright pink color! I serve them every Mother's Day, and they are always a hit."
- CASSIE
Recipe at a glance
Why I Love This Recipe
I've always been a big mimosa fan. It's my favorite way to celebrate, well, anything! A few years ago, my husband made me a batch of strawberry mimosas for Mother's Day, and I was instantly hooked.
These taste like a regular mimosa's more whimsical, colorful cousin. You still get that classic bright, dry fizz from the champagne, but the fresh strawberry and orange juice blend adds a real fresh, fruitiness up front. Plus, it's just the cutest bright pink color!
I now serve these mimosas (alcoholic or non-alcoholic, I'll explain how below!) at pretty much any spring or summer event that calls for a little celebration: Easter brunch, Mother's Day breakfast, and always at my birthday in June. Here's why you'll love them:
- Just three ingredients. Sparkling wine, orange juice, and fresh strawberries, no simple syrup or specialty liqueurs required.
- Real fruit, not syrup. Fresh strawberries and orange juice blended together, so you get actual fruit flavor instead of the cloying sweetness bottled mixers tend to have.
- That gorgeous pink color. 😍 It happens naturally, straight from the strawberries, no food coloring needed.
- Made for a crowd. One batch serves eight, and it's easy to scale up even further if you're hosting a bigger brunch.
- Bright, balanced flavor. Sweet and fruity without tipping into syrupy, with the champagne's dry fizz keeping every sip crisp.
Ingredients
Head's up: Check the recipe card below for the full ingredients list
- Sparkling Wine: Honestly, anything works. Don't waste your money on a top-shelf bottle here, most of that flavor gets covered up by the orange juice and strawberries anyway. A dry brut will give you a crisper, bubblier cocktail-and that's what I prefer-but a sweeter style leans into fruitier, sweeter territory if that's your bag. Any type of sparkling wine works, champagne, prosecco, cava, whatever you've got. Want to skip the alcohol entirely? A non-alcoholic sparkling wine works great here, too. I've used the FRE brand non-alcoholic Sparkling Brut many times with great results!
- Strawberries: Fresh, in-season strawberries give you the best flavor, but frozen work just fine too, just make sure they're completely thawed before blending, or you'll end up with icy chunks instead of a smooth puree.
- Orange Juice: I go with store-bought, no pulp, but if you're a pulp person, knock yourself out. Same deal as the sparkling wine, the mix of flavors doesn't really warrant spending your time on freshly-squeezed unless you happen to have an orange tree in your back yard (can I come over?). Reduced-sugar OJ works great here too, if that's more your speed.
How to Make Strawberry Mimosas
Step 1: Blend the fruit. Add the strawberries and orange juice to a blender or food processor. Blend until very smooth.
Step 2: Pour the wine first. Fill each champagne flute about 50% with chilled sparkling wine. Pour it at a slight angle. Straight down and you'll end up chasing foam over the rim.
Step 3: Top it off. Carefully pour the strawberry-orange puree over the wine to fill the rest of the glass. It'll fizz up as the two meet. That's exactly what you want.
Step 4: Garnish and serve. Top each glass with a fresh strawberry on the rim and serve immediately. Mimosas wait for no one.
👩🏻🍳 Cassie's Tips
- Any sparkling wine works, but I prefer a brut here, it gives you the perfect balance between sweet and tart.
- Pour the sparkling wine at an angle into the flutes to minimize froth.
- Want a super smooth mimosa? Strain the pulp out of the strawberry puree using a nut milk bag or cheesecloth.
- The puree will last 2-3 days in the fridge. It can separate, so give it a shake or stir before using.
- Can't get through a full bottle of champagne before it goes flat? Grab the 4-pack mini bottles (Korbel makes a decent brut in this size). Each 6-ounce bottle is perfect for making two strawberry mimosas.
- These are best served fresh. They only take a few minutes to make, so there's no real need to prep the drinks themselves ahead of time, though the puree can be made ahead per the tip above.
- You can really use this recipe for just about any fruit! Peaches, blueberries, pineapple-blend it into the OJ and have fun drinking your experiments. If you're looking for a autumnal version, skip the OJ and try my apple cider mimosas.
FAQs
The drinks themselves are best served fresh since. That said, the strawberry-orange puree can be made 2-3 days ahead and kept in the fridge, just give it a shake or stir before using since it tends to separate.
For this recipe, fill each champagne flute about halfway with sparkling wine, then top the rest of the glass with the strawberry-orange puree. It's a roughly even split between wine and fruit puree, not the more wine-heavy ratio you'd get with a classic mimosa.
Yes! This recipe already makes enough for eight, so it's easy to batch. Put the strawberry-orange puree in a pitcher or carafe ahead of time, then fill glasses with sparkling wine and top with the puree as you go. If you want to combine everything in one pitcher, do so just before serving and keep a long spoon handy for stirring, the puree tends to settle and separate the longer it sits. The mimosas will also lose their carbonation faster this way.`
This recipe is built on a simple ratio, so scaling is easy. Each glass gets filled about halfway with sparkling wine and topped with the strawberry-orange puree, so as long as you keep that same 50/50 split, you can make as many or as few as you need. For a single serving, blend a small handful of strawberries with a splash of orange juice, then top with sparkling wine. For a bigger batch, just multiply the ingredients, one 750ml bottle of sparkling wine with 2 cups each of orange juice and strawberries makes 8 drinks, so doubling everything gets you 16.
However you serve them, one sip of these and it's officially a celebration. Grab a glass, pour generously, and let the mimosa do the rest.
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📖 Recipe
Strawberry Mimosa Recipe
Ingredients
- 1, 750 ml bottle sparkling wine chilled
- 2 cups orange juice chilled
- 2 cups fresh strawberries hulled and chopped
Instructions
- Combine the orange juice and fresh strawberries in a blender or food processor.
- Pulse the mixture just until pureed.
- Pour champagne flutes 50% with sparkling wine.
- Carefully pour the strawberry orange juice over the wine to fill each glass.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Any sparkling wine works here, brut is my favorite because it's a nice balance between sweet and tart.
- Fresh or frozen strawberries both work, just make sure frozen ones are fully thawed before blending.
- The strawberry-orange puree keeps 2-3 days in the fridge (give it a stir before using, it separates).
- Assemble the drinks fresh right before serving, the puree can be made ahead, but the finished cocktail is best right away.
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These pretty pink mimosas are perfect for a Mother's Day or Easter brunch!