Spiked Pink Lemonade Barbie Drink
Make your favorite Barbie cocktail or mocktail using this hot pink dragonfruit simple syrup. My favorite is this refreshing spiked pink lemonade that only needs a handful of fresh ingredients.
Servings: 4 drinks
Ingredients
Hot Pink Simple Syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup filtered water
- 2/3 cup frozen dragonfruit chunks
Spiked Pink Lemonade
- 2 cups ice cubes divided among 4 glasses
- 3 lemons Two for squeezing, one for slicing
- 2 cans sparkling water lemon/limoncello flavor
- 1 cup pink lemonade vodka regular vodka works too
- sanding sugar for the rim
Instructions
- Combine equal parts water and granulated sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the dragonfruit and bring to a low boil. Use a potato masher to lightly smash the dragon fruit pieces. Cook at a low boil for just 2 minutes. If you cook it longer it will lose it's vibrant color. Transfer to a glass bowl over a fine mesh strainer to separate all the solids. Discard the solids. Allow the syrup to cool to room temp. Place in the fridge/freezer for rapid cooling.
- Place sanding sugar in a shallow dish. Rub the rim of each glass with a lemon wedge and rotate your glass to add sanding sugar on the rim. To each glass add: ice cubes, juice from 1/2 a lemon, 2 ounces vodka, 1 oz. dragonfruit simple syrup, and top it off with sparkling water. Serve with slices of lemon and cute girly straws.