Are you ready to kick your brunch party up a notch with the best recipes for mimosas?
A mimosa bar is a great place to start.
For instance, whether it’s a DIY mimosa bar or one with an awesome bartender, mimosas are a great way to spice up any brunch-type event.
There’s nothing wrong with a little alcohol to lighten the mood right?
What Makes A Mimosa Recipe the Best?
The best recipes for mimosas offer a refreshing citrus taste with an alcoholic kick. However, most have only experienced mimosas that are a mixture of orange juice and champagne.
However, as an above average party planner, you’re looking for mimosas that are different.
Most importantly, you want to take your mimosa bar to the next level.
So our specially curated list of the best mimosa bar recipes for 2024 will definitely change things up at your 2024 events. In our opinion, these out-of-the-box recipes for mimosas will have your guests saying, “Wow! This is amazing!”.
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#1: The Tequila Sunrise Mimosa Recipe
Created by The Sweetest Occasion and includes layers of mouthwatering flavors to tantalize your taste buds.
Tequila in a mimosa? Yes, you read the heading right. The Tequila Sunrise is for those people who love to feel the warmth of strong alcohol as it enters their bellies.
| Ingredients: 1 ounce of chilled tequila 1 ounce of champagne 1 cup of orange juice 1 tablespoon of grenadine |
Steps: 1. Pour the tequila into a champagne flute. 2. Pour champagne into the champagne flute until it is half full (add more if necessary to get it to this level). 3. Pour in orange juice until the champagne flute is almost full.Add the grenadine. |
#2: Lemon Mint Matcha Mimosa Recipe
Our second recipe was created by What Great Grandma Ate and is perfect for a party with health conscious guests.
Matcha is grounded green tea leaves packed with a ton of health benefits.
Furthermore, not only will your guests get the warm feeling of alcohol but they’ll also experience the health benefits of the potent green tea.
In short, here are the steps for creating this semi-healthy mimosa bar recipe.
| Ingredients: At least 4 mint leaves Juice from ½ a lemon 2 tsp. honey ¼ cup sake 1 tsp. Matcha powder ½ cup of chilled champagne 2 thinly sliced lemon wheels for garnish |
Steps: 1. Use a cocktail shaker to mix the lemon juice and mint leaves. 2. Combine the sake and honey in a small bowl. 3. Add the sake and honey mixture, along with the matcha powder and ice, to the cocktail shaker and shake thoroughly. 4. Strain the mixture into a cocktail glass and top off with the champagne. 5. Add the lemon wheels and some mint leaves as garnish. |
#3: The Sherbet Mimosa Recipe
Sherbet isn’t a sweet item that should only be found at the dessert table. The Cookie Rookie created this delicious sherbert mimosa recipe that’s sure to impress your guests.
For those who have a sweet tooth, this mimosa recipe is perfect. Sherbet includes a bit of dairy and is made from sugar-sweetened water with flavoring.
However most often confused with sorbets, sherbets do have a dairy element.
| Ingredients: 4 small scoops of sherbet 1 tablespoon clementine vodka 1 cup of champagne Fresh fruit for garnish |
Steps: 1. Fill the champagne flute withthe sherbet. 2. Add the vodka. 3. Pout in the champagne and garnish with the fresh fruit. |
#4: Pomegranate Kombucha Mimosa Recipe
Stacie Hassing from The Real Food Dieticians created this gorgeous mimosa recipe made with LIVE Beverages Kombucha which is packed with powerful probiotics to help digestion.
Kombucha is an interesting standalone beverage. It’s a fermented tea with probiotics, antioxidants, and bacteria-killing properties.
As a result, this recipe for mimosa is great for a party with health aficionados.
Read below on how you can make this healthy, yet delicious, mimosas.
| Ingredients: 1 bottle of champagne 3 fresh oranges juiced 2 bottles of Dreamy Orange LIVE Kombucha ½ cup pomegranate seeds Orange peel Coconut sugar |
Steps: 1. Coat the rims of the champagne flutes with the coconut sugar. 2. Add 1-2 tablespoons of pomegranate seeds to each champagne flute. 3. Add juice from ½ of a freshly squeezed orange. 4. Top each glass with champagne. 5. Garnish with an orange peel or orange slice. |
#5: Raspberry Float Mimosa Recipe
Next, we have a recipe created by Makinze Gore from Delish!
It’s an interesting take on a combination of at least three different types of beverages – a root beer float, a milkshake and a mimosa.
It’s the perfect addition to your table of dessert treats that your guests will love. You could even spice it up a bit by allowing guests to choose their favorite ice cream flavors.
Here’s how to make this sweet dessert-style mimosa.
| Ingredients: Vanilla ice cream 2 cups champagne ½ cup Chambord Whipped topping for garnish Raspberries for garnish |
Steps: 1. Scoop ice cream into champagne flutes. 2. Fill with moscato and top off with Chambord. 3. Garnish with whipped topping and raspberries. |
#6: Pineapple Slushie Mimosa Recipe
Want to keep your guests coming back for more?
Then here’s another Delish mimosa recipe with the right texture.
If you want a mimosa with a tropical feel, this scrumptious pineapple slushie mimosa does the trick.
| Ingredients: 3 cups Prosecco 1 cup frozen mango 1 cup pineapples plus more for garnish Juice of half a lemon 2 cups of ice |
Step: 1. Just put all the ingredients into a blender, mix well and serve. |
#7: Mimosa Sangria Recipe
Gimme Some Oven has put a special twist on a classic mimosa recipe.
Unlike the classic recipe, this mimosa packed with fruit bits that give this mimosa an extra fruity flavor.
See below on how to create this chunky fruity mimosa recipe.
| Ingredients: 3 cups orange juice ½ cup orange liquor 1 navel orange, quartered and thinly sliced 2 cups fresh strawberries hulled and thinly sliced 1 cup diced fresh pineapple 1 chilled bottle of champagne |
Steps: 1. Combine the orange juice, Cointreau, orange, strawberries, and pineapple together in a large pitcher. 2. Stir to mix the flavors a bit. Refrigerate for 10 minutes to 2 hours. 3. When ready to serve, fill the serving glasses 1/3 full of the orange juice and fruit mixture then slowly top each glass with champagne until full, adding extra ice if needed and garnishing each glass with a strawberry if desired. |
#8: Watermelon Mimosa Recipe
Juli from 1000 Lovely Things created this refreshing mimosa recipe. It’s great for a hot summer day and for a not so hot day.
A light, thirst-quenching mimosa can help set the stage for good conversations and fun activities at your next event.
The Watermelon Mimosa is the perfect drink to add to your collection of recipes for mimosas.
| Ingredients: 1/2 medium watermelon 1 bottle prosecco or champagne Juice of one medium lime approx 1/3 cup A handful of mint leaves ice cubes or crushed ice to serve |
Steps: 1. Blend watermelon, lime juice and mint until smooth. 2. Pour mixture into glasses and add ice until the glass is half full. 3. Top off with your preferred amount of prosecco or champagne to taste. |
#9: Hibiscus Rosé Mimosa Recipe
Unlike the other recipes, adding Hibiscus will instantly add a unique, flowery flavor to your drink that is often irresistible.
Lastly, this mimosa recipe is from The Mess is Ours.
As you can see, showcasing this attractive mimosa creates a great way to get your guests in the mood for some fun.
| Ingredients: 1 edible hibiscus flower 2–3 tablespoons wild hibiscus flower syrup Sparkling Rosé |
Steps: 1. Place the edible hibiscus at the bottom of a champagne flute. 2. Fill the flute with sparkling rosé. 3. Add 2-3 tablespoons of the wild hibiscus flower syrup. |
Mimosas Take Your Event Planning to the Next Level
Above all, these 9 fun and easy recipes for mimosas should give you the confidence to serve the right beverage to your event guests.
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