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    Jolly Rancher Martinis

    Published: Jan 5, 2021

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    Jolly Rancher Martinis are one of my favourite martini cocktails. Sweet, a bit tart, and really do taste like candy. The rim is extra fun!

    Originally Posted July 17, 2012. Updated 01/05/2021

    Two Jolly Rancher Martinis - a Red drink in a martini glass. One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.

    In yesterday's Candied Rims for Cocktails post, I mentioned that I was leading up to a post.

    Look at this! I followed through in a timely manner!

    This is my own recipe for Jolly Rancher Martinis... and an excellent excuse to smash up candy and rim your glass with it!

    Use a solid flavor - Apple, Cherry, or Watermelon work best for this, on their own - or use one each of a few flavors of candy for an even more colorful rim.

    We used individual flavours for this post, but used one each - Apple, Cherry, Grape, and Blue Raspberry Jolly Rancher candies - for the tutorial on the “Candied Rims for Cocktails” post.

    Two Martini cocktails - a Red drink in a martini glass. One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.

    As I mentioned in an earlier entry on Candy Apple Martinis & Some Martini Trivia, this drink is properly called a "Martini Cocktail", as it's not a true "Martini".

    The use of cranberry juice gives this a perfect amount of sweet/tart, yielding a VERY drinkable cocktail. Enjoy!

    Two Jolly Rancher Martinis - a Red drink in a martini  glass.  One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.

    A Disclaimer

    This is my own recipe for Jolly Rancher Martinis, the way I like them.

    They vary slightly from what I was taught: 1 oz unflavored vodka, ½ oz Sour Puss Apple, ½ oz Sour Puss Raspberry, 2-3 oz cranberry juice, splash of bar lime mix.

    Hey, it’s my blog, I’ll mess with recipes if I want to!

    Two Martini cocktails - a Red drink in a martini glass. One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.

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    Two Jolly Rancher Martinis - a Red drink in a martini glass. One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.

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    Two Martini cocktails - a Red drink in a martini glass. One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.

    Two Martini cocktails - a Red drink in a martini glass. One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.
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    Jolly Rancher Martini Cocktail

    Jolly Rancher Martinis are one of my favourite martini cocktails. Sweet, a bit tart, and really do taste like candy. Extra fun with a candy rim!
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time5 minutes mins
    Course: Beverage
    Cuisine: Canadian
    Servings: 1 Large Cocktail
    Calories: 327kcal
    Author: Marie Porter

    Equipment

    • Martini Cocktail Glass
    • Cocktail Shaker

    Ingredients

    • Jolly Rancher candies optional
    • 1 oz Watermelon Flavored Vodka**
    • 1 oz Sour Apple Pucker / Sour Puss Apple
    • 1 oz Sour Raspberry Pucker / Sour Puss Raspberry
    • ½ oz Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice
    • 4 oz Cranberry Juice

    Instructions

    • If doing a candied rim, use the candies and follow the instructions here.
    • Measure remaining ingredients into a shaker.
    • Add a handful of ice, shake a few times, strain into a prepared martini cocktail glass (~8 oz size).

    Notes

    *For the purposes of this blog entry, we picked up appropriately shaped/sized glasses at IKEA for about $3 each 
     
    ** You can substitute “99 Watermelons”, if feeling particularly ballsy 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 87mg | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Iron: 1mg

    Two Jolly Rancher Martinis - a Red drink in a martini glass. One is rimmed with crushed green candy, the other is rimmed with a red crushed candy.

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    1. kat

      July 24, 2021 at 2:20 pm

      I've always loved jolly ranchers so I'll have to give this one a try. Would love to know the name of the ikea glass!

      Reply
      • Marie Porter

        July 28, 2021 at 6:12 am

        You know, I'm honestly not sure. We bought them at least 10 years ago, I'm not even sure they still have them!

        Reply
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