Peach Bellini Cocktail

Never, never, never thought I as a mom would be taking a drink suggestion from my son. Although now that he is of legal age, he knows his drinks.
I totally fell in love!!!

Ingredients

• 4 ripe peaches, seeds removed and quartered, peeled or not – based on your preference
• 1/3 cup water
• Sugar or sweetener, if needed, to taste
• 1 750 ml bottle of prosecco or sparkling wine, chilled
• Raspberry liqueur - optional

Instructions

1. Blend the peaches, sugar if desired, and water until you have smooth puree.
2. Strain the peach puree; you should have more or less 3 cups of strained peach puree. Chill the peach puree for a couple of hours or until ready to use
3. To prepare the Bellini, pour the peach puree into champagne flutes or tall glasses, add a dash of raspberry liqueur, and gently top off with the prosecco or sparkling wine. The ratio is about 1:1 or 1:1.5 between peach puree and prosecco. For each drink I usually use about 2 liquid ounces (60 ml, 4 tbs or ¼ cup) of the peach puree about 2-3 liquid ounces of prosecco.

Notes

For a frozen peach Bellini, mix the puree, champagne, and ice in a blender, serve with a drizzle of raspberry liqueur. For a mocktail or non-alcoholic peach Bellini, replace the prosecco or sparkling wine with chilled sparkling lemonade or sparkling white grape juice.

Yield: For 8-10 people