Giadas Limoncello Mint Spritzers Recipes

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine the limoncello, sparkling water, blueberries, and mint sprigs.
• Fill highball glasses halfway with crushed ice. Pour about 1/2 cup of the limoncello mixture over the ice in each glass.
• Garnish with mint sprigs and serve.

Steps:

• Coarsely crush the ice cubes, then fill 4 tall skinny drink glasses halfway full with the ice.
• Add 1/4 cup mint leaves to each glass and, using a muddle stick or the handle of a wooden spoon, crush the mint leaves together with the ice (this is called "muddling").
• Add 1/2 cup limoncello to each glass, and stir.
• Add 1/4 cup of club soda to the top of each drink, and serve.
• Note: on the show, Giada made her own limoncello from limes rather than from lemon, vodka, and simple syrup, with a week or marinating; if you can find a lime-based limoncello in the store, wonderful (we've only made it ourselves at home) - but otherwise you can use conventional limoncello.
• Also, you could quarter a lime and put each quarter on the edge of the glasses, so that guests could add a squeeze of lime juice into their spritzer.

Steps:

• Fill a white wine glass halfway with ice. Add the Aperol, prosecco and sparkling water, and stir twice with a spoon. Serve with an orange slice if desired.

Steps:

• Add ice cubes to pitcher. Pour the seltzer in and mix in the limoncello. Pour into individual glasses. Garnish with a lemon slice on the rim of each glass.

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• Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peel from the lemons in long strips (reserve the lemons for another use). Using a small sharp knife, trim away the white pith from the lemon peels; discard the pith. Place the lemon peels in a 2-quart pitcher. Pour the vodka over the peels and cover with plastic wrap. Steep the lemon peels in the vodka for 4 days at room temperature.
• Stir the water and sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. Pour the sugar syrup over the vodka mixture. Cover and let stand at room temperature overnight. Strain the limoncello through a mesh strainer. Discard the peels. Transfer the limoncello to bottles. Seal the bottles and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 month.

Steps:

• To make limoncello:
• Using a vegetable peeler, remove the peel from the limes in long strips (reserve the limes for another use).
• Place the lime peels in a 1-quart jar.
• Pour the vodka over the peels and screw on the lid.
• Steep the lime peels in the vodka for 1 week at room temperature.
• Stir the sugar and water in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
• Cool completely, then stir in the vodka mixture.
• Strain the liquids into bottles, pressing on the peels to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Seal the bottles and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 month.
• To make spritzers:
• Fill 4 tall glasses halfway with ice.
• Add the mint leaves.
• Using the handle of a wooden spoon, coarsely crush the mint leaves into the ice.
• Pour some limoncello over, and stir to blend.
• Add a splash of club soda and serve.

Steps:

• Chill Prosecco, limoncello, and soda water. Place glasses in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes before using.
• Pour sugar onto a small plate or saucer and spread out. Run lemon slice around the edge of each glass. Turn a glass upside down and place into the sugar, coating just the rim of each glass.
• Fill each glass about 1/2 full with ice.
• Pour 1/4 cup limoncello over the ice in each glass, and top with 1/3 cup Prosecco. Add chilled soda water to taste and gently stir.
• Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint sprigs. Serve ice cold.