Jack Frost Mimosa – the perfect winter cocktail!
Posted: 12/22/2020
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A gorgeous hue of blue, a Jack Frost mimosa, with its “frosty” rim of coconut, is a spectacular addition to your brunch or holiday party.
Recipe Overview
Why you’ll love it: It’s beautiful and unique!
How long it takes: 5 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: cocktail shaker, champagne flute (opt.)
Servings: 1 cocktail (with directions for how to make a pitcher, too)
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This is not your run-of-the-mill mimosa! Isn’t it beautiful? Be prepared for oohs and aahs when you serve icy cold Jack Frost mimosas. And Mr. Frost isn’t just a pretty face — he comes through with plenty of exciting flavor, too. Everyone expects eggnog during the holidays, surprise them with this fun drink too!
Pineapple, coconut, rum are lightened up with addition of bubbly prosecco. The distinctive blue color comes from Blue Curaçao, (pronounced Cure’-a-sow) a citrus based liqueur, similar to Triple Sec. It’s an essential fun ingredient in many cocktails, including a Blue Hawaiian, Blue Lagoon, Bluebird, or a Blue Motorcycle. You’ll also find it in this Mermaid Lemonade (with a cotton candy twist!)
Who is Jack Frost anyways?
The first thing that comes to my mind is the ubiquitous Christmas Song by Nat King Cole, that we hear played incessantly in stores for two months before Christmas. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose…”
Maybe Jack Frost has left his beautiful fern-like etchings on your windows. Jack Frost is the personification of winter and all its freezing attributes: frost, ice, and snow. According to the Farmers’ Almanac, his character is thought to be based on an ancient Norse giant, Jokul Frosti, who wasn’t at all friendly.
Let’s just stick to our version of Jack as a chilly friend who inspires yummy cocktails and Christmas songs.
About this Jack Frost mimosa
This cocktail is based on the simple formula for a mimosa: orange juice and prosecco. The orange juice is replaced by pineapple juice, enhanced with cream of coconut and Blue Curaçao, and fortified with white rum. Bubbly prosecco is added to lighten everything up and give the cocktail a bit of fizz.
Just a note about the cream of coconut: This cocktail uses a product called Coco Real Cream of Coconut drink mix. There’s really no substitute for it. Cream of coconut, coconut milk, or other products simply won’t work. It’s available at most grocery stores in the liquor section, and on Amazon.
This drink is served ice cold, of course. What else would you expect from Jack Frost? Get out your cocktail shaker, add plenty of fresh ice, and shake up a chilly winter cocktail!
If you want to build on the “chilly” theme, serve these darling snowman Oreo pops with your Jack Frost mimosas. Lofthouse cookies decorated with blue and white sprinkles are a fun go-along, too.
What’s in a Jack Frost cocktail?
- Pineapple juice
- White rum
- Blue Curaçao
- Coco Real Cream of Coconut drink mix (no substitutions)
- Prosecco
- Simple syrup and coconut flakes, for rim garnish (optional, but so fun!)
How to make this cocktail your own
- Make a large batch by adding the rum, pineapple juice, Blue Curaçao, and coconut cream to a large pitcher and chilling for 1 to 2 hours. To serve, pour into glasses and top with prosecco just before enjoying. You can make 12 to 13 servings with one 750ml bottle of prosecco.
- If you don’t care for prosecco, substitute champagne, or omit the bubbly altogether.
- For a less “fortified” cocktail, omit the white rum.
- The garnish on the rim of simple syrup and coconut is optional. Or, if you don’t have simple syrup but still like the garnish, substitute plain water or pineapple juice.
- Don’t have a cocktail shaker? Make sure all your ingredients are ice cold and your drink will turn out fine.
Make-Ahead Tips
Stir everything except the prosecco together and refrigerate until ready to serve. Prepare glasses, pour in mixture, and top with prosecco.
More Cocktails
Cheers! Cin Cin! Salut! Sláinte to your good health this season in whatever language you prefer! For more cocktail ideas, try:
- Classic Gin and Tonic Recipe with tips to make the best!
- White Russian Recipe – make it your own!
- Hot White Russian Recipe
- Grapefruit and Elderflower Cocktail
- Cranberry Margarita Recipe
- Pomegranate Mojito Recipe
- Cherry Martini with Elderflower and Lime
- Red Wine and Cherry Spritzer
- Cranberry Gin & Tonic
- Pomegranate Punch
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A gorgeous hue of blue, a Jack Frost mimosa, with its "frosty" rim of coconut, is a spectacular addition to your brunch or holiday party
Ingredients
- 1 ounce white rum
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- ½ ounce blue Curaçao
- ½ ounce Coco Real Cream of Coconut Drink Mix
- 2 ounces prosecco
- Simple syrup, for rim garnish
- Coconut flakes, for rim garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, add the rum, pineapple juice, blue Curaçao, and cream of coconut drink mix; shake for 15 seconds until chilled.
- Dip the rim of a champagne flute in simple syrup and then into the flaked coconut.
- Strain the cocktail into the champagne flute, top with prosecco, and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Make a large batch by adding the rum, pineapple juice, Blue Curaçao, and coconut cream to a large pitcher and chilling for 1 to 2 hours. To serve, pour into glasses and top with prosecco just before enjoying. You can make 12 to 13 servings with one 750ml bottle of prosecco.
- If you don’t care for prosecco, substitute champagne, or omit the bubbly altogether.
- For a less "fortified" cocktail, omit the white rum.
- Don’t have a cocktail shaker? Make sure all your ingredients are ice cold and your drink will turn out fine.
- Nutrition information does not include ingredients used to rim glass.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1cocktail, Calories: 185kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 12mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 16g
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
June says
I love, love, love the look of this drink, and it sounds delicious. Would a rim of sanding sugar clash with the flavors of this mimosa? I don’t think all of my guests like coconut.
Rachel Gurk says
Sanding sugar will work for the rim, but the drink also has a coconut flavor, and that’s necessary to give it the appearance and taste it needs.
MB says
I can only find Coco Real Cream of Coconut – nothing marked “drink mix”. Any chance you could post a link with a picture to the product you are using? This sounds so fun.
Rachel Gurk says
Yes, I think that’s the same thing! This is what I used.
Jen says
Hi Rachel!
This drink looks delicious! Would I be able to substitute the rum for vodka?
Rachel Gurk says
I think that would taste great!
Ally says
Any ideas on how to make a frosty blue mocktail?
Rachel Gurk says
Ooh that’s a little tricky! The Coco Real Cream of Coconut Drink Mix doesn’t include alcohol so you could use that with pineapple juice and then some sparkling water. A lime flavored spindrift or lacroix would complement the flavors well! I would just add a touch of blue food coloring to give it the nice blue color. I hope that helps!