Ok. I am bordering on basket case. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and I have not finished my shopping. Like AT ALL.
I have been busy making merry every night. I have actually been a little too merry! With all of the holiday parties and my birthday, I am actually exhausted. But there is no time to rest, right?! We are in the home stretch! I am literally hitting the mall first thing Monday morning and going to finish up my shopping before doing a marathon grocery store trip. Is that how your Monday is shaping up too?
I am cooking dinner Christmas Eve and then helping with dinner on Christmas. Obviously I am crazy and I have already made detailed shopping and prep lists for both meals. In addition to the meal, I love to start “cocktail hour” with a special cocktail. Holiday dinners are just like a fun dinner party in most ways, so a signature drink is always appreciated.
Since there are the most beautiful persimmons in season right now (In Seattle I found gorgeous ones at Costco!!) I thought I would do a drink with them. I pureed them with sugar and then mixed in Vodka and Champagne for a festive and delicious punch! I hope you enjoy them! I will be back with another fast and easy recipe tomorrow on Christmas Eve. XOXO, H
Recipe: Persimmon Crush
Ingredients
- ½ cup persimmon, rough chopped (about 1 whole persimmon)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon of water
- 2 ounces vodka
- 12 ounces champagne or sparkling wine, chilled
Instructions
- In a mini food processor or a blender, combine the persimmon and sugar and the water and puree until the persimmon is a fine pulp.
- Spoon the pulp into the bottom of two high ball glasses.
- Add the vodka and then top with chilled champagne. Serve immediately.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 2
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This is so gorgeous!
Hey, tomorrow is not Christmas eve unless you are in a seriously different hemisphere! You have TWO days. So take a deep breath, ok? And have one of these amazing-sounding cocktails. 🙂
Ha!!! I know what you mean about too much merry & I see no sign of it ending any time soon 😉 Great cocktail!
This looks so good! I do not use persimmons nearly enough!
So pretty Heather! Merry Christmas!!
Good luck getting it all done! Hope you have some rest time afterwards too. (And btw, I’m going out to get a few more gifts later on today too!)
I’ve had 3 persimmons and no plans to use them until now! Genius. I am going to get off my computer to make two cocktails right now. It’s okay it’s already evening in England. 🙂
YES!! I hope you enjoy these cocktails!
Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this beautiful and creative cocktail, m’lady. Best wishes to you and yours for a meaningful and joyous Christmas holiday! xo
thank you so much, same to you Stacy!
So festive!! Merry Christmas to your beautiful family Heather! xoxo
You’re just the entertaining queen! I don’t know how you do it and have recipes for the blog every day. You’re a rock star. This cocktail is perfect for the holiday. Merry Christmas! xoxo