Grapefruit Mimosa: A Simple Brunch Cocktail

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This grapefruit mimosa is a twist on the classic brunch cocktail! Sweet and tangy fresh grapefruit juice is combined with champagne and a sprig of thyme for a beautiful and easy brunch drink.

Grapefruit mimosas in champagne flutes garnished with fresh thyme and wedge of grapefruit.

Easter brunch would be the perfect time to debut this refreshing Grapefruit Mimosa with a sprig of fresh thyme to friends and family. It would pair well with my favorite vegan Easter Brunch recipes including a gorgeous vegan breakfast casserole that’s served with my sweet potato brussel sprout hash. And for a few sweet brunch items, I’ll make my homemade vegan pop tarts that are filled with fresh strawberries in a flaky puff pastry, and my mango pancakes, and vegan oatmeal bake too!

This Grapefruit mimosa isn’t just for Easter, think Mother’s day or other spring holidays.

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💗 Why You’ll Love This Recipe
🥣 Ingredients and Notes
📋 Step by Step Instructions
❓Grapefruit Mimosa FAQS
❄️ Storage
💭 Expert Tips
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Tips for Making Grapefruit Mimosas

💗 Why You’ll Love This Recipe

An easy-to-make cocktail!
Perfect for a special occasion brunch like Easter or Mother’s Day!
Only three ingredients!
No special equipment is needed.
Done in minutes
Gorgeous pink color!
Light, refreshing, and totally delicious!

🥣 Ingredients and Notes

Ingredients needed for a Grapefruit Mimosa: grapefruit slices, prosecco, fresh thyme. Also mimosa glasses.

Sparkling Wine, Champagne, or Prosecco: Choose your favorite sparkling wine, champagne, or prosecco. I usually opt for prosecco because I like the dry flavor.

Fresh Grapefruit Juice: I recommend juicing your own grapefruits, rather than using store-bought grapefruit juice. It has less sugar, and a more authentic tart and sweet flavor. Ruby red grapefruits are my favorite.

Fresh Thyme: This ingredient is optional, but sure does make for a gorgeous garnish and refreshing flavor.

📋 Step by Step Instructions

Traditional mimosas call for one part juice, and one part champagne or sparkling wine.

Here is where it gets fun!

You can add more or less juice depending on your preference. If you want a light mimosa, opt for a bit more juice. Or if you want a stronger mimosa, add a bit more champagne. It will taste great either way!

Sparkling wine, champagne, and prosecco are on the dryer side. So the added grapefruit juice adds a nice complementary sweetness.

Toss in a sprig of thyme for a gorgeous garnish and a special herbal finish.

sliced grapefruit beside bowl of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

❓Grapefruit Mimosa FAQS

What is a Grapefruit Mimosa called?

The official name for this variation on a classic mimosa is called The Megmosa.

Is pink grapefruit the same as red?

The color of the pulp and the sweetness factor are the main differences between red and pink grapefruit. Red grapefruit pulp is a vibrant red color and the grapefruit is smaller than a pink one. The pink grapefruit is pale pink in color.

What color grapefruit is the sweetest?

Red grapefruit is the sweetest of them all. They say the redder the flesh on the inside, the sweet it is. So a white and pink grapefruit would be less sweet than the red.

What to garnish your mimosa with?

Just because you’ve got your champagne and grapefruit juice, doesn’t mean you need to stop there! Make it extra special with these gorgeous and delicious garnish ideas.

Fresh Sprig of Thyme: Adds a refreshing herbal flavor, and looks beautiful!

Fresh Sprig of Rosemary: Same as with thyme the green of the rosemary contrasts beautifully with the pink of the mimosa and adds a nice herbal touch.

Chunks of Grapefruit: Peel and slice small chunks of grapefruit and drop them in your flute.

Wedge of Grapefruit: Slice a small wedge of grapefruit, and place it on the edge of the glass.

Grapefruit Sugar Ring: Dip the edge of your flute in grapefruit juice, and then dip in a shallow bowl of sugar to create a grapefruit sugar ring around your flute.

👩‍🍳 Serving Suggestions

Serve this Grapefruit Mimosa anytime you’d regularly want to serve a Mimosa. It’s a great celebratory drink and perfect for holiday drink ideas.

This grapefruit mimosa recipe is excellent to serve at Easter, Mother’s Day, baby showers, or bridal showers.

Serve alongside your favorite brunch items like a vegan lemon loaf, dairy-free biscuits, or zucchini muffins.

❄️ Storage

Keep your prepped ingredients for your Grapefruit Mimosas in the fridge before you make your cocktails. Cocktails should be enjoyed immediately. I don’t recommend making them ahead of time or keeping them for later.

💭 Expert Tips

Chill your juice and champagne before making your cocktails!
Pour the champagne into your flute first. Angle the glass at 45 degrees while pouring to reduce foam.
Add the juice after you’ve poured the champagne.
Use freshly squeezed juice if possible. It will have less sugar and a more fresh and authentic grapefruit flavor.
Use another favorite fresh fruit juice such as pomegranate, papaya, cranberry, or peach nectar for a fun variation!
Change up the champagne. Any sparkling wine will do, opt for a dryer Brut, or a sweeter sparkling rosé for another drink option.
Depending on whether you choose to squeeze your own grapefruit juice, which is what I recommend, or use store-bought juice, you may want to slightly change the ratio of juice to champagne.
Store-bought grapefruit juice is higher in sugar, so if you use store-bought, then I recommend using less juice and more champagne.
If you squeeze your own grapefruit juice, you won’t have any added sugar, so go ahead and use a 1:1 ratio of juice to champagne.

Easter mimosas in champagne flutes garnished with fresh thyme and wedge of grapefruit.

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