Get ready for the perfect happy hour drink: a bourbon prickly pear cocktail! This playful yet delicious drink requires only three ingredients and five minutes to make. Not only does it taste great, but it also looks beautiful.
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Mr. Fearless Dining and I love to enjoy a refreshing drink after a crazy day or an ordinary day! That is why I developed this bourbon cactus pear cocktail. It is a fun cocktail to make, and all you need are a few easy ingredients.
The lime juice gives it the perfect zesty tang, and I have a feeling you will enjoy it as much as we do. The star of the show is my homemade prickly pear syrup, and it is out of this world!
To learn more about prickly pears and how to use and cook with them, check out my Guide to Prickly Pears. I have several delicious fancy drink recipes on the blog if you enjoy craft cocktails.
Ingredients for this prickly pear cocktail:
- Bourbon – I usually do not use our more expensive bourbons to make this recipe. If you are mixing bourbon in a cocktail, you really won’t taste any difference in bourbon quality, so why waste the good stuff?
- Prickly Pear Syrup – See this recipe for how to make the Prickly Pear Syrup.
- Lime – For a splash of flavor and garnish
Frequently Asked Questions:
Thankfully, bourbon doesn’t go bad. (I would seriously cry if it did!!) After you open the bottle, if it takes you a long time to drink it, you will eventually see that it begins to evaporate. The flavor will remain the same, so you don’t have to try to drink the bottle within a certain time limit.
If you haven’t tried prickly pear, now is a great time to start! Prickly pear tastes very similar to a mild watermelon with maybe a hint of citrus, not like a pear, as you would think. It does have a very subtle natural sweetness to it.
Bourbon is gluten-free. Bourbon is a spirit that has been distilled and barrel-aged. It is made primarily of corn. You can enjoy bourbon as a mixer, on the rocks, or neat. It perfectly complements this cocktail’s prickly pear syrup and lime.
Elderberry Syrup and this Vanilla Sauce are also great for making craft cocktails.
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Easy Appetizer Recipes:
Appetizers are always fun to serve with cocktails. Here are a few of my favorites:
- Crispy Turmeric Chicken Wings
- Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip
- Sweet and Sour Meatballs
- Hot Cream Cheese Dip with Scallions
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Prickly Pear Bourbon Cocktail
Ingredients
- ½ cup prickly pear syrup
- 2 ounces bourbon
- Lime
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Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add all of the ingredients and ice. Optional: I add a squeeze of lime juice, but this is optional.
- Close the lid and shake to mix.
- Pour into a glass. Garnish with lime.
Notes
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, my rule of thumb is to add more flour if your dough or batter is wet and add more liquid if the dough or batter is too dry!
Nutrition
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I truly hope you enjoy this recipe. I have been testing and creating gluten-free recipes for over 15 years. Creating gluten-free recipes that do not taste gluten-free is my goal for every recipe. Sometimes I only have to test a new recipe a couple of times, and others it takes multiple times. I do this so you get reliable, delicious results every time!
I’m looking for signature cocktail inspiration for my wedding. Do you think this recipe would fair well being pre-made in a large batch?
Hi Lacey, I haven’t tried this to be honest with you. I love the idea, but I am not sure how far in advance you would want to make it.
Or just buy the Prickly Pear syrup. Love CRAFT, but much less hassle and spot on taste
So excited to try this! I grow and harvest my prickly pears. Its a labor of love, but the end result is so many unique recipes.
Wow, I can’t imagine growing them and pulling out the spikes! The syrup is good on so many things including pancakes :-).