Have fun with this fresh and fruity dragon fruit cocktail with vodka. Dragon fruit is in season, adding delicious flavors that combine perfectly with vodka.

Don’t forget to check out my fancy drinks recipes; they are all delicious for happy hour.

Dragon Fruit

Have you tried a dragon fruit? Perhaps you know it as a pitaya? Whatever you call it, you will find that it is hard to miss in the market because it is large and hot pink! These fruits are from Mexico and Asia, but you can usually find them during the summer here in markets.

You know I love to combine healthy components into my cocktail recipes, so it shouldn’t surprise you that this dragon fruit cocktail packs a healthy punch.

Dragon fruit sitting on a cutting board.

You can make many things with dragon fruit, like this sweet and spicy Dragon Fruit Salsa. Don’t you think the way the dragon fruit looks in that salsa recipe almost looks like little dice?

The best way to eat a dragon fruit is to slice it in half and peel the thick skin off. You don’t want to eat the peel. This fruit grows cactus-like, and the outside is bitter and tough. If you love vodka in cocktails, you can make fun drinks with vodka like this tasty Vodka Sour.

glasses of dragon fruit vodka cocktails. Each glass has a slice of dragon fruit as a garnish.

This drink can be served on the rocks, straight up with a fun sugar rim, or frozen for those hot summer days. Any way you mix it, the flavor will impress your guests. If anything they will ask about the large hot pink fruit on the kitchen counter :-).

I love using my Vitamix when making my cocktails because it purees the whole fruit, making my drinks more nutritious than canned or bottled juices. Vitamix cocktails are made fresh; you can freeze the drinks into adult popsicles or slushies.

Many ask if Cointreau (orange liquor) is gluten free. Most orange liquor should be safe, but always double-check the labels.

Try this dragon drink if you want a nonalcoholic drink with dragon fruit.

Appetizers to serve:

Tools:

  1. Blender or Vitamix to blend the dragon fruit pulp.
  2. A bar set to strain the liquid if you are serving straight up.

Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail

Sandi Gaertner
Deliciously fruity dragon fruit vodka cocktail recipe.
5 from 6 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Cocktail Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 2 drinks
Calories 240 kcal

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup dragon fruit
  • 2 limes
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 blood orange
  • 3 ounces vodka
  • 1 ounces orange liquor

Instructions
 

  • Remove the thick peel from the dragon fruit.
  • Add dragon fruit, blood orange pulp, and lime juice to the Vitamix. Blend until smooth.
  • Add honey and liquors. Blend quickly.
  • Serve over ice, straight up, or add ice to the blender and serve frozen.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSodium: 7mgFiber: 5gSugar: 19g
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21 Comments

  1. Simply consolidate a balance of white sugar and water in a pan over medium intensity. Mix until the sugar completely breaks down into the water,

  2. I’ve always seen dragon fruit in the store but never felt confident enough to pick one up. This cocktail recipe is enough motivation for me to try!

  3. I could so make this a mocktail! It sounds great! I love that you put dragon fruit in it!

  4. What a fun drink! We love dragon fruit too – such a fun change from the usual apples and bananas! 🙂

  5. Dragon fruits are such a fun ingredient to work with! I haven’t used any in cocktails since I was in Hawaii last year and this is the tropical concoction I need to bring me back to tropical bliss!

  6. 5 stars
    Dragon fruits are in abundance in Asia. What a fun cocktail! Love the addition of the orange as dragon fruit needs a little punch of flavor. Sharing, of course!