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Full of fresh flavors, this light and refreshing Strawberry Pineapple Martini is made with vanilla vodka and fresh, easy-to-find produce.
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When the pandemic cut my time at my favorite local establishments, I worked to recreate some of the drinks and dishes I missed the most at home. One of my favorite restaurant cocktails is the Cold Hearted martini at Bistro Bella Vita in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They use pineapple juice, vanilla vodka, and strawberry liqueur to shake up a perfect, icy cold cocktail.
But finding strawberry liqueur has proved to be pretty challenging, so I decided to use the flavors of a Cold Hearted martini as inspiration for something a little easier to create at my home bar.
A delicious cocktail for a hot summer day, fresh fruit gets used instead of strawberry syrup or strawberry puree to keep the fruit flavors bright and refreshing. The result is this Strawberry Pineapple Martini, made with fresh strawberries and vanilla vodka.
A definite shift from other pineapple cocktails, there's no cranberry juice or lemon juice here. This Strawberry Pineapple Martini is the perfect easy cocktail recipe for a back porch happy hour on a warm evening.
I love to serve this cocktail with an easy, make-ahead snack like these slow cooker savory spiced nuts or some BBQ oyster crackers.
Ingredients for a Strawberry Pineapple Cocktail
- Fresh strawberries - You'll want fresh berries for muddling in this recipe. If you can't find them, frozen strawberries (thawed) will work. Thaw the slices first and add them - including whatever juice they produced while thawing - into your cocktail shaker in place of the fresh strawberry slices. If you have whole, frozen strawberries, use 1 small berry.
- Fresh mint leaves - You'll need some for muddling in the cocktail as well as garnish.
- Simple syrup - Make this easy syrup at home with sugar and water a few hours before you're going to make your cocktails so it has time to cool.
- Vanilla vodka - Choose your favorite brand of vanilla vodka for this recipe. I like Absolut Vanilla.
- Pineapple juice - Use 100% juice for this recipe.
- Fresh orange - There are only 6 ingredients in this recipe, so it’s important to use fresh squeezed orange juice. You need the juice from ½ of a medium-sized orange for this recipe.
How to Make a Strawberry Pineapple Martini
Place the pineapple juice, orange juice, strawberries and mint leaves into a cocktail shaker.
Muddle together until strawberries are completely crushed.
Add vanilla vodka, simple syrup and ice to the cocktail shaker.
Shake well.
Double strain through a fine mesh sieve into a martini glass.
Enjoy!
How to Garnish This Martini
This cocktail is fun to garnish because you have so many options! A slice of orange, a slice of fresh pineapple, a strawberry, a big sprig of mint, an orange peel - take your pick! Or combine several of these options for a garnish all your own!
Recipe Tips
No, but skipping the fine mesh sieve and only straining your drink out of your cocktail shaker will result in some pieces of fruit and mint in your cocktail. If you don’t mind this, then feel free to not use a fine mesh sieve.
The strawberry pieces and mint leaves can sometimes get in the way when pouring your drink out of the shaker. If this happens, tip your cocktail shaker upright and make sure the strainer in the top of your shaker isn’t blocked. Then slowly pour your drink, tipping your cocktail shaker more sideways than vertical. You may have to repeat this a few times to get all of your cocktail to pour out. This is a large cocktail, so it should completely fill your martini glass.
If you don’t have a muddler, use the handle of a wooden spoon to break down the strawberries and mint.
Looking for More Vodka Cocktail Recipes?
Use the vanilla vodka you bought for this recipe to make my Blackberry Vanilla Martinis. Or save some pineapple juice for this super popular Pineapple Vodka Martini. Want something more tropical? Try a Blue Lagoon Cocktail.
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Strawberry Pineapple Martini
Ingredients
- 2 slices fresh strawberry
- 5 mint leaves
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 2 oz vanilla vodka
- 3 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz orange juice fresh squeezed
Instructions
- Place the pineapple juice, orange juice, strawberries and mint leaves into a cocktail shaker.2 slices fresh strawberry, 5 mint leaves, 3 oz pineapple juice, 1 oz orange juice
- Muddle together until strawberries are completely crushed.
- Add vanilla vodka, simple syrup and ice cubes to the cocktail shaker.2 oz vanilla vodka, 1 oz simple syrup
- Shake well.
- Double strain through a fine mesh sieve into a martini glass.
- Enjoy!
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