Raspberry Daiquiri (Shaken or Frozen)

Stay cool and refreshed during those sweltering summer days with a raspberry daiquiri in hand! You can make this drink shaken for a more traditional daiquiri, or you can blend it up like you're on vacation at a beach resort. Both methods will give you a summery cocktail full of fresh, fruity flavor.

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• Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• Ingredients
• Step-by-Step Instructions
• How to Make a Pitcher of Daiquiris
• Recipe FAQs
• Variations and Substitutions
• Expert Tips
• Perfect Pairing
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Make it your way: The cocktail purists say a proper daiquiri should be shaken, but you can’t deny that a frosty, frozen drink isn’t delicious. So you do you and make this daiquiri frozen or shaken — or better yet, try both methods.

Prepared with real ingredients: For the best, freshest flavor, we prepare our own homemade raspberry simple syrup and raspberry purée. 

Batch it for parties: To make your hosting duties streamlined and simple, we’ll chat about a batching option.

Related: For more fruity tropical cocktails, you'll also love this strawberry mojito, passion fruit margarita or Painkiller cocktail.

Ingredients

White rum: A classic daiquiri is made with white rum, so that’s what we use here. You can put that dark rum to use with my Bajan rum punch if you need another summer sipper.

Raspberry purée: You can make the purée from fresh or frozen raspberries. If making a shaken daiquiri, thaw the berries first, but you want to keep them frozen if you opt for a frozen raspberry daiquiri. 

Raspberry simple syrup: All we need here are water, sugar and raspberries. You’re welcome to check out my homemade raspberry simple syrup recipe for more details.

Freshly squeezed lime juice: We absolutely want fresh lime juice. Bottled lime juice doesn’t deliver the same brightness, and our drink won’t taste nearly as good without fresh lime. 

Ice: If you plan to make a shaken daiquiri, use whole ice cubes. For a frozen daiquiri, I like crushed ice because it’s easier to blend, resulting in a creamier texture.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Make the Simple Syrup

Step 1: We need to first make the raspberry syrup. For this step, we add the berries, white sugar and water to a small saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil. Once it boils and the sugar dissolves, we crush the berries, let the mixture steep and then strain the syrup (photos 1-3).

Shaken Method

Step 1: With our syrup prepared, we’re ready to start on the drink by adding the raspberry purée, white rum, lime juice, raspberry simple syrup and a handful of ice to a cocktail shaker (photo 4).

Step 2: Now we seal the cocktail shaker and shake the daiquiri vigorously. Shaking for about 15-30 seconds takes care of the job (photo 5).

Step 3: We then strain the shaken daiquiri into a chilled coupe glass or martini glass (photo 6). For a pretty garnish, we add some fresh raspberries and a lime wedge or lime wheel to the rim of the glass.

Frozen Method

Step 1: If you prefer a frozen raspberry daiquiri, we add frozen raspberries, crushed ice, white rum, lime juice and raspberry simple syrup to a blender (photo 7).

Step 2: We let the blender work its magic until our ingredients turn smooth (photo 8).

Step 3: Just like that, we’re ready to pour the contents of the blender into our glass (photo 9).

Now take a frosty sip and savor those summer days on the patio.

Bonus: For more raspberry cocktails, make sure you also check out recipes for my raspberry martini, raspberry margarita and raspberry mojito.

How to Make a Pitcher of Daiquiris

As promised, here’s how to make a pitcher of fresh raspberry daiquiris. These directions are for the shaken daiquiri. If you’d like a pitcher of frozen daiquiris, simply scale up the quantities for what your blender can handle.

• Stir the daiquiri ingredients to make a cohesive mixture in a large pitcher, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to a day.
• Once you’re ready for drinks, stir the pitcher well to keep the raspberry purée from settling on the bottom.
• Now add 6 ounces per drink — the equivalent of ¾ cup — to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake as originally directed. Most cocktail shakers can handle two drinks at a time.

Yes, even though we prepared this drink in a pitcher, we still want to shake the drink. Shaking aerates it for a better texture and gives us the correct dilution.

You can find the exact proportions for an eight-serving pitcher in the recipe card’s notes section. To customize your servings, multiply the ounces of each ingredient by the number of desired servings and divide that number by eight for the cup measurement. Cocktails are traditionally listed in ounces, but the cup measurement is much easier when batching.

Recipe FAQs

Variations and Substitutions

Swap the raspberries for other fresh fruits: Just like in my peach daiquiri, other fruit purées work beautifully. Think strawberries, blackberries, passion fruit or watermelon.

Try another syrup: While I love the raspberry flavor, you can also throw in a different flavor. My ginger syrup, for instance, would add a nice touch of spice that’s lovely with fruit. 

Use a raspberry-infused rum: This daiquiri is full of raspberry flavor, but you can amp up those fruity notes even more with a raspberry rum.  

Add some orange liqueur: While traditional daiquiris don't have an added liqueur, some people like adding a little orange liqueur to the mix — just 1 ounce will do the trick. Cointreau or Grand Marnier are great for a top-shelf daiquiri, or you can use triple sec for a more economical option.

Expert Tips

Serve in a chilled cocktail glass: Simply place your glass in the freezer for 15-30 minutes, and it will be nice and cold. If you forget, you can fill your glass with ice water and let it sit as you make the drink. Right before filling your glass, stir the ice water for 30 seconds and then dump the contents — your chilled glass is ready.

Pick limes that have some give when you press into them: If the lime is rock hard, that means it’s dried out.

Strain your purée if you don’t like seeds: After blending, you can run the purée over a fine-mesh sieve. You just want to make sure it’s thin enough that it doesn’t get stuck in the sieve. If it does, you can always pour it back into the blender and add more water. 

No crushed ice, no problem: If you don’t have an ice maker, you can crush your own ice by placing the ice in a sealable bag and smashing it with a rolling pin or meat mallet.

Perfect Pairing

When it’s daiquiri night, we need some equally tropical dishes to pair with our drink. Of course, some jerk chicken or jerk pork are perfect summer-inspired options, and you’ll love how the fruit and spice play together.

Some light and refreshing tacos are also delightful here. Try my blackened salmon tacos or lobster tacos — bonus points if you use my smoked lobster to go with those tacos.

And let's not forget dessert. This raspberry pie was made for this daiquiri.

Make your next summer happy hour one to remember with this fresh raspberry daiquiri recipe. Whether you enjoy it frozen or shaken, you’ll love every fruity, refreshing sip.

Cheers!

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