Cosmic Crisp® Frosé

Ingredients

  • 6 Cosmic Crisp® apples, cored and roughly chopped, skins left on
  • 1 750 ml bottle of dry rosé wine
  • 4 oz. apple brandy
  • 2 oz. elderflower liqueur
  • Cosmic Crisp® apple slices to garnish

Directions

INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE COSMIC CRISP® APPLE JUICE

  1. Place chopped apples in a large pot and fill with enough water to just barely cover the apple chunks.
  2. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  3. Uncover and simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Then remove from heat and cover and allow to cool somewhat.
  4. Strain apples and juice through a fine mesh strainer, mashing the apples into a pulp and getting as much juice out of them as possible. This should yield about 1.5-2 quarts of juice.
  5. Transfer liquid to an airtight container and store in fridge for up to a week.

INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE FROSÉ

  1. Reserve 4 oz. of apple juice, but mix the rest with your bottle of rosé.
  2. Pour this mixture into standard ice cube trays (you want about 4 standard ice cube trays full).
  3. Freeze at least 6 hours ahead.
  4. When you’re ready to serve, place pre-made cubes in blender, add brandy, elderflower liqueur, and reserved apple juice and blend until smooth.
  5. Distribute the frosé evenly amongst coupe glasses, garnish with apple slices and serve immediately.