Jolly Rancher Martinis

Jolly Rancher Martinis

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

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!

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.

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!

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!

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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 mins

Total Time5 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

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