Sweet and Fruity Cocktails
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If you like your mixed drinks to have a sweeter or fruit-forward flavor, these fruity alcoholic cocktails will please your palate. From martini-style cocktails to tropical drinks, you'll discover a wide array of sweet drinks for any craving.
Appletini
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The appletini is a crisp blend of apple and vodka. This bright green, fruity martini is both boozy and refreshing.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce green apple schnapps
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Apple slice for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, green apple schnapps, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with apple slice.
Kermit the Frog Cocktail
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This vivid, fruity green mixed drink packs itself full of the flavors of melon and coconut.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce coconut rum
- ¾ ounce Midori
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Lemon-lime soda to top off
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, coconut rum, Midori, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with lemon-lime soda
Lemon Drop Martini
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If you like a little sweet and a little sour in your fruity drinks, then you'll love the sweetly tart lemon drop martini.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces citron vodka
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Lemon ribbon for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, citron vodka, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with lemon ribbon.
Pomegranate Margarita
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Enjoy a juicy margarita on a hot summer day-- or when you're curling up with a blanket in the winter. Margaritas don't have rules.
Ingredients
- Lime wedge and salt for rim
- 2 ounces tequila
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- 2 ounces pomegranate juice
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the glass with the lime wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, orange liqueur, pomegranate juice, and lime juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into prepared glass.
- Garnish with lime wheel.
Sangria
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Sangria is a sweet and delicious red wine, though sometimes white wine, drink filled with fresh fruit.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces red wine
- ½ ounce brandy
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- 2 dashes cinnamon bitters
- 1-2 apple slices
- 1-2 orange slices
- Ice
- Strawberry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle apple and orange slices with simple syrup.
- Add ice, red wine, brandy, orange juice, lime juice, and bitters.
- Stir rapidly to chill.
- Without straining, pour into wine glass.
- Garnish with strawberry.
Fruity Caribbean Rum Punch
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Few drinks are better than a fruity punch combined with delicious rum on a hot summer day.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
- 4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
- 4 ounces pineapple juice
- 4 ounces spiced rum
- 2 ounces dark rum
- 2 ounces banana liqueur
- 2 ounces simple syrup
- Ice
- Orange wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, add ice, lime juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, spiced rum, dark rum, banana liqueur, and simple syrup.
- Stir to mix.
- Serve in rocks glasses over fresh ice.
- Garnish with orange wedges.
Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri
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This blended berry daiquiri is bright, sweet, and refreshing.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup ice
- Strawberry for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, add ice, rum, strawberries, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Blend until smooth or desired consistency.
- Pour into cocktail glass.
- Garnish with strawberry.
If you want to take this cocktail to a simply outlandish level, follow this Miami Vice drink recipe and layer your daiquiri with a pina colada!
Sea Breeze Cocktail
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If you don't like an overly sweet fruity alcoholic drink, then the Sea Breeze is for you.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- 4 ounces cranberry juice
- 1 ounce grapefruit juice
- Ice
- Lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with mint sprig and lime wedge.
Blue Hawaiia Cocktail
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The Blue Hawaiian is an electric blue drink that reminds you of the blue skies and seas of the Islands.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce silver rum
- ¾ ounce coconut vodka
- ½ ounce blue curaçao
- 3 ounces pineapple juice
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rum, vodka, blue curaçao, pineapple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into hurricane glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with cherry.
Singapore Sling
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The Singapore Sling is a popular sweet drink, with juniper notes thanks to the gin.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce grenadine
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- 1½ ounces London dry gin
- Ice
- Club soda to top off
- Cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, grenadine, lime juice, and gin.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball or hurricane glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with club soda.
- Garnish with cherry.
Miami Vice
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A frozen blended drink, the Miami Vice is a combination of a strawberry daiquiri and a piña colada. The layers make it look just as good as it tastes.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum, divided
- ¾ cup frozen strawberries
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 2½ ounces cream of coconut
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 2 cups ice, divided
- Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, add one ounce rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and one cup ice.
- Blend until smooth or desired consistency.
- Pour into hurricane glasss.
- In a clean blender, add one ounce rum, strawberries, lime juice, simple syrup, and remaining ice.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour on top of piña colada mix, allowing to layer, but do not mix.
- Garnish with pineapple wedge and cherry.
Bourbon Peach Sweet Tea
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Make this delicious alcoholic peach sweet tea pitcher with a bourbon kicker.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces chilled brewed tea
- 4 ounces simple syrup
- 4 ounces bourbon
- 4 ounces peach nectar
- 2 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 peach, pitted and sliced
- Ice
- Mint sprigs and peach wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a pitcher, add ice, tea, simple syrup, bourbon, peach nectar, lemon juice, and peach.
- Stir to mix.
- Serve in highball glasses over fresh ice.
- Garnish with mint sprig and peach wedge.
Peach Bellini
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This fruity, peachy cocktail is a brunch favorite, perfect for when you're stuck in a mimosa rut.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce peach schnapps
- Prosecco to top off
Instructions
- Chill a Champagne flute.
- In chilled glass, add peach schnapps.
- Top off with prosecco.
Fig Old-Fashioned
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If you prefer your fruity cocktails more on the classic side, then the fig cocktail is the drink for you. Slightly sweet, a little fruity, and classic as can be, the fig old-fashioned is a lovely take on a classic cocktail.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces rye whiskey
- ¼ ounce Luxardo liqueur
- ¼ ounce fig simple syrup
- 2-3 dashes orange bitters
- 2-3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
- Fig slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, add ice, rye, Luxardo liqueur, fig simple syrup, and bitters.
- Stir rapidly to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with fig slice.
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Beachside
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Dig your toes into some imaginary sand with this cocktail.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces coconut vodka
- 4 ounces orange juice
- 1 ounce cranberry juice
- ¾ ounce maraschino liqueur
- ½ ounce grenadine
- Ice
- Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, orange juice, cranberry juice, maraschino liqueur, and grenadine.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball or hurricane glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with pineapple wedge and cherry.
Fineapple
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Sweet, sour, and refreshing, cocktails made with pineapple are the perfect amount of fruit and citrus.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce cream of coconut
- Ice
- Pineapple wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and cream of coconut.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with pineapple wedge.
Hurricane Cocktail
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The hurricane cocktail was created in New Orleans and is a perfectly sweet yet boozy cocktail.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces light rum
- 1½ ounces dark rum
- 2 ounces passion fruit juice
- 1 ounce pineapple juice
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¼ ounce grenadine
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Orange slice and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, rums, passion fruit juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, grenadine, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into hurricane glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with orange slice and cherry.
Fuzzy Navel
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Invented in the early 1980s, when not a lot of creative updates were occurring on the cocktail scene, it's a simple combination of orange juice and peach flavors.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces orange juice
- 3 ounces peach schnapps
- Ice
- Peach wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a highball glass, add ice, peach schnaps, and orange juice.
- Stir to mix.
- Garnish with peach wedge.
Jello Shots
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Jello shots are a fun and colorful way to enjoy a fruity cocktail.
Ingredients
- 3-ounce package cherry gelatin
- 8 ounces boiling water
- 4 ounces cold water
- 4 ounces citrus vodka
- Small 2-ounce molds, such as a plastic or paper ramekin
Instructions
- In a large heat-safe mixing bowl, stir together boiling water and cherry gelatine.
- Stir for approximately two minutes or until the gelatine has completely dissolved.
- Stir in cold water and citrus vodka.
- Mix until well combined.
- Carefully pour into 2-ounce cups.
- Chill in refrigerator until firm, approximately 4 hours.
Fruity Cocktails for Everyone
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Whether you like your drinks sweet or with just a hint of fruit, classic or modern, Caribbean or all-American, there's a fruity alcoholic drink, or even a fruity shot, for every taste. So get out some fresh fruit or fruit juice, grab some spirits and mix up a fruit-forward blend of your favorite mixed drink. These recipes make wonderful summer alcohol drinks too!
Want even more fruit? Try a banana monkey cocktail for some tropical, fruity goodness.