The Velvet Kiss

Name: The Velvet Kiss
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz raspberry puree (fresh or frozen, strained); 1 oz vanilla syrup (Monin or homemade); 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice; 0.5 tsp rose water (Nielsen-Massey); 3 oz oat milk or light cream; Ice; Fresh raspberries and dried rose petals, for garnish

A silky raspberry-rose mocktail with vanilla cream. Deep red, romantic, and perfect for Valentine's Day or date night.

By Larry Leo | Prep: 10 min | Servings: 2 | Difficulty: Medium

The Velvet Kiss mocktail — deep red raspberry rose drink with vanilla cream in a coupe glass

Ingredients

4 oz raspberry puree (fresh or frozen, strained)
1 oz vanilla syrup (Monin or homemade)
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 tsp rose water (Nielsen-Massey)
3 oz oat milk or light cream
Ice
Fresh raspberries and dried rose petals, for garnish

Instructions

Blend 1 cup raspberries and strain through a fine mesh strainer to make smooth puree.
In a shaker, combine raspberry puree, vanilla syrup, lemon juice, and rose water with ice.
Shake for 10 seconds to chill the berry base.
Add oat milk or light cream and shake gently for 5 more seconds.
Strain evenly into two coupe glasses.
Garnish with a raspberry skewer and a dried rose petal on top.
Serve immediately — the cream can separate if it sits too long.

Category: date-night

Tags: date-night, romantic, raspberry, rose, vanilla, red, creamy, valentines