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    Home » Vegan recipes » Drinks » Cocktails and mocktails

    Strawberry-basil French 75

    Last Modified: Apr 5, 2022 by Becky Striepe

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    This strawberry French 75 features fresh Prosecco and fresh basil. You need this naturally sweet, bubbly cocktail at your next party!

    pouring a french 75 into a champagne flute

    I whipped up this Strawberry French 75 recipe to use an unopened bottle of bubbly that had been languishing in my fridge after a party. It's a a fruity twist on a classic cocktail with less refined sugar than the original!

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    • What is a French 75?
    • Recipe notes
    • Strawberry French 75 recipe

    What is a French 75?

    A traditional French 75 is made with champagne, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. It is a very strong drink, and it's delicious, too!

    In the recipe below, I'm replacing the sugary simple syrup with fresh strawberries, a touch of (optional) sugar, basil, and vibrant lemon juice.

    picking up a champagne flute

    Recipe notes

    This fruity French 75 is all about muddling together the sweet, bright, herbal strawberry-basil-gin cocktail base.

    If you're making this for a party, there is minimal prep to do. You'll muddle two drinks at a time, so all that you need to do to get ready for guests is slice up your strawberries, juice a few lemons, and wash that basil.

    The muddled mix couldn't be easier to make, no simple syrup required. Just throw your berries, basil, lemon juice, water, sugar, and gin into your glass. Mush and mash with a spoon or a muddling tool, then top off with your prosecco.

    Throw some ice into your shaker with the fruity mix, and shake, shake shake! Then, strain the mix into a glass, top it off with champagne or Prosecco, and sip.

    straining a strawberry French 75 into a glass

    Strawberry French 75 recipe

    This strawberry French 75 features fresh Prosecco and fresh basil. You need this naturally sweet, bubbly cocktail at your next party!
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    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Keyword: french 75, strawberry french 75
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 157kcal
    Author: Becky Striepe

    Ingredients

    For the Strawberry-Basil Gin Cocktail Mix

    • 8 fresh strawberries - sliced, leaves removed, plus extra for garnish
    • 1 bunch fresh basil
    • 2 fresh lemons - or 4 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
    • 3 ounces gin
    • 1 teaspoons sugar - divided, optional

    For the French 75s

    • 1 750 mL bottle Prosecco or Champagne - chilled (this is very important!)

    Instructions

    Make the Cocktail Mix for TWO Drinks

    • Combine 4 of the sliced strawberries, about 8 leaves of basil, juice of 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoons), 1 ½ ounces of gin, and ½ teaspoon of the optional sugar in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Use a spoon or muddling tool to mash the strawberries and bruise the basil leaves, to release their flavor.
    • Fill the shaker with ice, then shake well. 

    Make the French 75s

    • Strain the mix two Champagne flutes or white wine glasses. Top the glasses off with your prosecco, garnish with a strawberry slice, and serve.

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    Notes

    The directions in this recipe are for making two drinks, which is about as much as you'll want to do in one shaker at a time. You can cut the amounts in half to prepare a single drink.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 157kcal
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    About Becky Striepe

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    Hi there! I'm Becky Striepe (rhymes with sleepy), and I love using gadgets and shortcuts to create easy vegan comfort food recipes for busy people. Whether you love your Instant Pot, your air fryer, or just love delicious plant-based meals, stick around. You'll like it here.

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    Comments

    1. Dianne

      July 30, 2018 at 1:38 pm

      I often see cocktail recipes that look good but contain too much sugar, so I skip them. So I love that you replaced the sugar with fresh strawberries! I'm looking forward to trying this next weekend!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        July 30, 2018 at 2:58 pm

        Thank you, Dianne! I'm with you - sugary cocktails make me feel so terrible, especially the next day. Cheers!

        Reply
    2. Chitra Jagadish

      August 20, 2014 at 6:06 pm

      never tried this before, sounds great...just on my to do list..thanx for sharing this...

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        August 20, 2014 at 6:16 pm

        I just made my first French 75 not long ago, and it was fun to play with the recipe! Cheers!

        Reply
    3. An Unrefined Vegan

      August 20, 2014 at 10:34 am

      I have got to get my beverage a** in gear! All of your drinks make my mouth water!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        August 20, 2014 at 10:38 am

        Haha I am happy to help! :)

        Reply
    4. Jeanee @ Finely Crafted

      August 16, 2014 at 10:18 am

      Great idea to use fruit puree as a sugar substitute. I love a good French 75, so I'll try this!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        August 16, 2014 at 10:22 am

        It's super yummy! But almost as dangerous as the cocktail we had at Runway this past week. I'm glad mom and I didn't have to be anywhere the evening that we had these!

        Reply
    5. acookinthemaking

      August 15, 2014 at 3:59 pm

      Oh YUM! I am bookmarking this one for next summer ;)

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        August 15, 2014 at 4:47 pm

        Yay!

        Reply
    6. Marilyn

      August 15, 2014 at 11:53 am

      YUM. Should I bring some prosecco on Sunday?! ;)

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        August 15, 2014 at 1:13 pm

        I do have some of the puree left - I froze it in pop molds! I can defrost it if you want to make one of these!

        Reply

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