Frosty Kumquat Martini (One of the Best Ways to Use Kumquats!)
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4.7
Frosty Kumquat Martini (One of the Best Ways to Use Kumquats!)
Description
This Frosty Kumquat Martini incorporates roughly a dozen kumquats, cut and seed-removed to avoid bitterness, combined with vodka, Grand Marnier, and caster sugar. The mixture is blended with ice until smooth, creating a refreshing, frosty cocktail with a bright citrus flavor from the kumquats enhanced by the orange liqueur.
The glasses are rimmed by rubbing with kumquat and dipping in sugar, adding a tactile sweet tang before each sip. Garnishing with thin kumquat slices adds visual appeal and a slight fresh aroma.
The cocktail can be tuned by adjusting sugar and alcohol quantities for desired sweetness and strength, making it flexible to personal preference. Using vodka variants like Ketel One Citroen can subtly affect flavor.
Ingredients
- 12 Kumquat
- 1 ½ cups ice cubes
- 1 oz Grand Marnier
- 2 oz vodka or substitute plain vodka if you like, Ketel One Citroen
- 3 tsp caster sugar plus extra sugar for rimming the glasses
Instructions
- Prepare the glasses by rubbing half a kumquat around the rim and dipping in sugar.
- Cut the kumquats in half and remove all the pits. Keep two or three thin slices aside to garnish the glass.
- Put the ice, kumquats, Grand Marnier, vodka and sugar in the blender jar.
- Blend until smooth and pour into martini glasses.
Notes
- Adjust sweetness and alcohol levels to your preferred taste and strength.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2cocktails
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cocktail | |
| Calories | 213kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 22mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 217mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 331IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 50mg | 56% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
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