Strawberry gin fizz

Name: Strawberry gin fizz
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 1 jug; serves 6-8
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 400g fresh, ripe strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped; Small bunch fresh mint, leaves torn, plus extra small sprigs to serve; 2 tsp caster sugar, dissolved in 30ml boiling water to make a syrup; 100ml gin; 2 handfuls ice cubes; 1 bottle prosecco

Easy
June 2015

Easy
June 2015

Test kitchen approved

Makes 1 jug; serves 6-8
Hands-on time 10 min

We’ve combined some of our favourite ingredients to make this refreshing summer drink recipe – strawberries, gin and prosecco.

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Ingredients

400g fresh, ripe strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
Small bunch fresh mint, leaves torn, plus extra small sprigs to serve
2 tsp caster sugar, dissolved in 30ml boiling water to make a syrup
100ml gin
2 handfuls ice cubes
1 bottle prosecco

Method

Put the strawberries, torn mint and half the sugar syrup in a large jug and muddle with the end of a rolling pin or handle of a wooden spoon until lightly crushed and bruised and releasing their juices.
Add the gin, ice cubes and prosecco, then stir and taste, adding extra sugar syrup if needed. Serve in chilled champagne flutes or glasses garnished with sprigs of fresh mint.