Lemon Mint Pineapple Mimosa Drink Recipe is the perfect easy drink recipe for a warm spring day.
Hello! My name is Chelsey and I am rebelling against winter.
It’s not just that I’m sick of cold weather. Zach and I bought a house last month! And we have a yard! And a patio! So I keep dreaming of sitting out on the porch in the summer with a nice mimosa and relaxing. Which means this cold weather needs to end.
Since I prefer to be a do-er than a dreamer, I said, good-bye to winter and decided to just make some sunny, citrus-y mimosas anyway.
This is my rebellion. It’s pathetic, but it’s mine.
Let’s talk about the mimosas!
Lemon Mint Pineapple Mimosa Drink Recipe
Like many of you, when I start getting that spring-time itch, what I want most is lemon. Probably because it’s so refreshing and bright. Regardless of the reason, I knew my mimosas would be centered around lemons.
I’m going to be honest here–I came up with this in the middle of the grocery store at the last minute. Because I walked by the mint and thought, “Mint goes so well with lemon!” Then all I needed was one more thing…to make it less bitter. But I wanted to maintain that yellow and green color, so pineapple it was! It was also a great snack while I mixed the rest of the ingredients. Nom.
For the wine, I decided to go with Cupcake’s Angel Food…mostly because I was dying to know what it tasted like. 😛 It was really good! But if I did this again, I would use Cupcake’s Moscato. While I thought the mimosas were pretty well perfect, Zach thought they were a tad bitter (he’s not the biggest fan of lemon). I wound up adding more Sprite to his. But Cupcake makes a REALLY sweet Moscato (and it’s soooo good). I think that would balance out the bitterness nicely.
As far as a light drink that makes you think warm weather might really be just around the corner…boy, does this deliver. I let mine sit for 30 minutes, initially. If you let it sit longer (I’d give it at least an hour or two), the mint becomes stronger and makes this drink so refreshing.
Want some more summer drink recipes? Check out my sweet orange sangria and my strawberry kiwi sangria.
Feeling more adventurous? Beermosas are my absolutely FAVORITE mixed drink. Camille has peach beermosas. You can find strawberry beermosas, apple beermosas, and cranberry beermosas on my own blog.
Also, do me a favor and check out the post I wrote for St. Patrick’s Day last year–Irish Carbomb Cupcakes. My husband’s co-workers said they were the best cupcakes they had EVER had. And they don’t get nearly enough love.
Lemon Mint Pineapple Mimosas
Lemon Mint Pineapple Mimosa Drink Recipe
Made with lemon juice, a citrus soda, fresh pineapple, and white wine, this mimosa is perfect for spring.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 pound fresh pineapple, cubed (plus any juice left in the container)
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup Sprite, 7UP, or other citrus-y sodas (plus more for taste)
- 750 mL semi-sweet white wine (I used Cupcake's Angel Food)
- sliced lemon, for garnish
Instructions
- Put the fruit and mint leaves in a carafe or pitcher. Add the lemon juice, soda, and wine. Stir briefly, to loosen the fruit and mint.
- Let this sit in the fridge for at least an hour, so the flavors can be absorbed.
- Serve chilled!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 238Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 30mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 2gSugar: 27gProtein: 1g
This pineapple mimosa drink recipe is actually great and impressive.
Absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing with our Pretty Pintastic Party.
I bet this tastes so good! Thank you for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday!
This looks fantastic!!! Thanks for linkin’ up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
This looks great! Thanks for sharing on the Whats for Dinner link up
Those lemons are so bright and beautiful in that delicious drink. Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Oooh I love Mimosas and different versions of them! I often blog about them as well! #TurnitupTuesday thanks for stopping by.
That draws me in, because warm weather is coming. Thanks for sharing this with us at the Dishing It & Digging It Link Party, we loved reading it. Have a great week.
Oh my goodness this looks so refreshing! I especially love your photography 🙂 Have a great day xo
This looks like such a refreshing cocktail! I can’t wait to try it! And I’ll be featuring it tonight at #FoodieFriDIY!
LOVE a good mimosa. My daughter (adult) loves pineapple. Looks like a winner for us!
Yum, what a gorgeous cocktail. I’ve just recently tried a cupcake wine and it was surprisingly quaffable! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
Oh, I really want to try one of those wines!
Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party.Pinned & sharing.
Mimosa’s are always a good idea in my eyes, love love love this combination!
Is it brunch time yet? 😉
This looks so delicious…pinning for later! I love the new look of your blog, too! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Share The Wealth Sunday! xoxo
Thanks, Lisa! I’m still tweaking it. I was just wondering if maybe I should’ve picked a different look, too. So really – thank you! 🙂
mmm! I’d love to go sit in my garden right now with a pitcher of these. Thanks for sharing on the Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party. I hope you will join us again next week.
This is RIGHT up my alley! Looks amazing! Now I’m counting down the days until this babe comes out and I can enjoy one of these!
Aw, congratulations!
I never thought about mixing mint and grapefruit before. It sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing at #overthemoon
What a pretty and refreshing-looking cocktail. I’ve pinned this one to remind me to make it soon!
–G
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It’ll be great for spring.