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