Alcohol-free passion fruit martini
Passion fruit, vanilla and lime, shaken until frothy and served with a glass of sparkling wine on the side.
- Time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Glass
- Martini glass
- Strength
- Alcohol-free
How to make an alcohol-free passion fruit martini
- Chill the glass. Put a martini glass in the freezer, or fill it with ice and water while you mix.
- Add to the shaker. Scoop the pulp of one passion fruit into a shaker. Add the passion fruit syrup, vanilla syrup, lime juice and pineapple juice.
- Shake hard. Fill with ice and shake for 15 seconds, until the tin is painfully cold and the froth has built.
- Strain and garnish. Strain through a fine strainer into the chilled glass, so the seeds stay behind. Float half a passion fruit on the foam.
- Pour the sparkling wine. Pour the sparkling wine into a small glass and serve it alongside.
- Glass
- Martini glassNo martini glass? A coupe.
- Ice
- No ice
- Garnish
- Half a passion fruit, floating on topOr: A lime wheel.
What you need to make an alcohol-free passion fruit martini
Kit
JiggerA double-ended measure, usually 25 ml and 50 ml.
Cocktail shakerA two-piece Boston tin is the easiest to use and clean.
StrainerA Hawthorne strainer fits over the tin or glass.
Fine strainerA small tea strainer catches ice shards.
Citrus squeezerFresh juice makes the biggest difference of anything.
Bottles we'd use
- Passion fruit syrupMonin and Funkin are easy to find and give a strong, true flavour.Find it on Amazon
- Alcohol-free sparkling wineA dry one balances the sweetness.Find it on Amazon
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The alcohol-free passion fruit martini story
The passion fruit martini, often called the pornstar martini, is very popular in Britain. The usual version has vanilla vodka and passion fruit liqueur, and comes with a shot of sparkling wine alongside. This one keeps the passion fruit, the vanilla and the sparkling shot.
Passion fruit syrup and the pulp of a fresh fruit give the flavour, and lime stops it being sickly. Shake it hard: the pulp makes a thick froth on top. Sip the drink, then the sparkling wine, and go back and forth.
Alcohol-free passion fruit martini: your questions answered
What is in an alcohol-free passion fruit martini?
An alcohol-free passion fruit martini is made with a ripe passion fruit, 20 ml passion fruit syrup, 10 ml vanilla syrup, 15 ml fresh lime juice, 40 ml pineapple juice and 50 ml alcohol-free sparkling wine. Garnish: half a passion fruit, floating on top.
Is an alcohol-free passion fruit martini shaken or stirred?
An alcohol-free passion fruit martini is shaken, not stirred. Shaking hard with ice chills it quickly and helps mix the juice in properly, which stirring cannot do. Shake until the outside of the shaker feels very cold.
Is this alcohol-free passion fruit martini alcohol-free?
Yes. This alcohol-free passion fruit martini is made without any alcoholic ingredients, though alcohol-free spirits and sparkling wines can still contain a trace of alcohol, so check the label if you need to avoid it completely.
What glass do you serve an alcohol-free passion fruit martini in?
Serve an alcohol-free passion fruit martini in a martini glass. No martini glass? A coupe.
