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This sparkling cocktail is made for celebrations. The lemon berry prosecco cocktail blends tart Meyer lemon with rich blackberry jam, adding vanilla vodka for a smooth finish and topping everything with bubbly prosecco. Fresh blackberries and gold star accents make it look as festive as it tastes. Whether you’re planning a party, brunch or simply treating yourself, this cocktail feels fancy but is surprisingly easy to make. Just whip up the syrup, pop the cork and pour.
This refreshing lemon berry prosecco cocktail features Meyer lemon, blackberry jam, vanilla vodka and prosecco for a fun, fruity, sparkling celebration drink.
Serve this with a pineapple cranberry brie crescent ring or cowboy caviar dip. Spiked pineapple bourbon cranberry sauce is another tasty festive idea.
Why You’ll Love It
Looks stunning: The ombre layers, floating berries and gold rim give it a party-perfect finish.
Easy to prep: Make the syrup ahead, then mix drinks in seconds.
Refreshing flavor: The lemon, berry and fizz combo is crisp and vibrant.
Customizable: Adjust sweetness or switch up the berries to suit your mood.
Lemon Berry Prosecco Cocktail Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Meyer lemon juice: Adds fresh, tart citrus flavor with a subtle sweetness. This variety isn’t as sharp or bitter as other kinds of lemon. Meyer lemons are a little sweeter, a bit like a mixture of lemon and orange actually. If you prefer to use another kind of lemon though, you absolutely can.
Granulated sugar: Sweetens the syrup and balances the acidity.
Seedless blackberry jam: Deepens the berry flavor and gives the syrup body.
Meyer lemon blackberry syrup: The flavorful base that ties the cocktail together.
Vanilla vodka: Adds warmth and smoothness with a hint of vanilla.
Prosecco: Brings bubbles, brightness and balance.
Blackberries: Float for a dramatic effect and gentle infusion.
Lemon wedge: Used to prep the rim with gold accents.
Edible gold stars or sanding sugar: Adds a sparkling, decorative finish.
How to Make a Prosecco Cocktail with Berries
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Make the syrup: Whisk lemon juice and sugar over medium heat until dissolved, then stir in blackberry jam. Cool fully.
Rim the glass: Rub lemon around the rim and dip into gold stars or sanding sugar.
Assemble the drink: Add syrup to the glass, then slowly pour in vanilla vodka and prosecco to create layers.
Finish and serve: Drop in blackberries and optionally add a swizzle stick for mixing.
Substitutions and Variations
Use regular lemon: If Meyer lemons aren’t available, use regular lemons and add a small splash of orange juice.
Switch the jam: Raspberry, cherry or even fig jam work beautifully.
Make it a mocktail: Use sparkling water or non-alcoholic prosecco, and skip the vodka.
Serving Suggestions
With savory snacks: Enjoy jalapeno popcorn and chicken parmesan meatballs.
With sweet treats: Serve up caramel pretzel apple bites, honeycomb bread or banana bark with your cocktails.
How to Store Lemon Prosecco Cocktail
Store: The syrup will keep for a week in the refrigerator in a sealed container. As for the cocktails, once made they don’t really last because they will lose their fizz in a matter of hours.
Freeze: I don’t recommend freezing this recipe.
Top Tips
Chill everything: Keep prosecco and syrup cold for best fizz and flavor.
Pour slowly: Pouring vodka and prosecco gently helps keep the layered effect.
Prep the syrup ahead: Store in a jar in the fridge for up to a week to save time.
Lemon Berry Prosecco Cocktail FAQs
Yes, frozen blackberries work well and help keep the drink cold.
Definitely, the drink still looks and tastes amazing without it.
Yes, make a larger quantity of syrup and scale the ingredients for a pitcher or punch bowl.
Sparkling Meyer Lemon Blackberry Jam Prosecco Cocktail Recipe
Lemon Berry Prosecco Cocktail
Equipment
- Saucepan Small
- Swizzle Sticks Optional
Ingredients
For the Lemon Blackberry Syrup (Makes Enough for 8 Drinks)
- 1/2 Cup lemon juice, Meyer, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons jam, seedless blackberry
For the Cocktails
- 1 Ounce Meyer lemon blackberry syrup
- 1 Ounce vodka, vanilla
- 4 Ounces prosecco, chilled
- blackberries, fresh or frozen
- edible gold confetti stars or gold sanding sugar
- lemon wedges
Instructions
Make the Syrup
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, add freshly squeezed lemon juice and granulated sugar. Whisk until sugar dissolves.
- Add blackberry jam and, whisk again, until blackberry is completely incorporated, and no clumps are left in the pan. Don't allow the mixture to boil. It just needs to be warm enough to dissolve the ingredients. Store prepared syrup in a sealable jar or bottle in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Allow it to cool down to at least room temperature before using – about 10 minutes in the freezer or about 25 minutes in the refrigerator.
Assemble the Cocktails
- Lightly run a lemon wedge around the rim of a champagne flute. Be careful you don’t wet the rim too much as the edible confetti is meant to start breaking down when it gets wet. Dip the wetted rim into the edible gold stars to make them stick.
- Pour Meyer lemon blackberry jam syrup into the bottom of the rimmed champagne coupe. Add the vanilla vodka to the glass by pouring it down the sidewall of the glass. This makes it less likely to mix-in with the syrup, creating a layered effect.
- Repeat this step with your chilled prosecco, leaving enough room to top with your blackberries.
- Add fresh or frozen blackberries to each glass. They will rise and fall due to the carbonation and, as the drinks sit, the blackberries will begin to slightly mix the drink, creating a pink-to-berry-red ombre effect.
- Optional: Serve the cocktails with decorative swizzle sticks if you’d like to give your guests the option to mix in the lemon-blackberry syrup before drinking.
Notes
Pour slowly: Pouring vodka and prosecco gently helps keep the layered effect.
Prep the syrup ahead: Store in a jar in the fridge for up to a week to save time.
Nutrition
This lemon berry prosecco cocktail is just the thing for holidays, birthdays or any time you want a festive sip that impresses. The balance of tangy citrus, lush berry and crisp bubbles is refreshing and easy to love. With its gorgeous color and gold-rimmed glass, it’s as much fun to serve as it is to drink. Make this birthday, brunch, Christmas or New Year’s Eve cocktail just once and you’ll be looking for excuses to shake it up again.
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Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
Saving this for NYE! Love the gold rim