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Easy Aperol Spritz Recipe
My 4-ingredient aperol spritz is bubbly, zesty, and refreshing! You don't need any special tools or skills, it takes seconds to make. I used some freshly squeezed orange juice from a cara cara orange to add some sweetness to counter the bitterness of the aperol. But any navel orange will work instead. Serve this cocktail before a meal with light Italian or Mediterranean-style nibbles (check out my ideas up in the post).
Prep Time
1 min
Servings: 1 glass
Calories: 1931 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- ice
- 1 ½ ounces fresh orange juice, I used juice of 1 small cara cara orange, plus orange slices for garnish
- 3 ounces chilled Aperol, 2 shots
- 3 ounces chilled dry prosecco, 2 shots
Instructions
- Fill a wine goblet with ice nearly to the top.
- Pour in the orange juice, Aperol, and prosecco.
- Add an orange slice for garnish. Enjoy immediately!
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Notes
- This recipe is best made one by one, instead of making a large batch. This makes a fresh fizzy drink as it is easier to control the amount of ice used. Make more as needed.
- This is not supposed to be too sweet a cocktail. Any good wine shop or liquor store would be able to recommend the right prosecco (medium dry or dry would work). I find the
- squeezed orange juice tames the bitterness of aperol without making the drink too sweet.
- Chill the prosecco and aperol: You don’t want the ice to dilute the drink too much or it will taste watered down, and having chilled ingredients will help.
- Make one cocktail at a time: This recipe is best made one by one, instead of making a large batch. This makes a fresh fizzy drink as it is easier to control the amount of ice used. Make more as needed.
- Use a dry prosecco: This is not supposed to be too sweet a cocktail. Any good wine shop or liquor store would be able to recommend the right prosecco (medium dry or dry would work). I find the squeezed orange juice tames the bitterness of aperol without making the drink too sweet.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
193.1kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
4.4g
(1%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
Sodium
0.4mg
(0%)
Potassium
85mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
3.6g
(7%)
Vitamin A
85IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
21.3mg
(24%)
Calcium
4.7mg
(0%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1glass
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1931
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 193.1kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 4.4g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 85mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 3.6g | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 85IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 21.3mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 4.7mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.