Serve brunch mimosa with some apple pancakes, smoked salmon eggs benedict, or this indulgent gruyere and white cheddar strata. Making this classic mimosa recipe with orange juice and champagne is super simple and easy to customize to taste with more bubbles or juice. It’s also easy to make a non-alcoholic version so everyone at the party feels included.
To keep the pitcher chilly without diluting the mimosa, you have a few options:
Add large-format ice cubes. These are the ones we use. Freezing water in muffin tins or even small bowls works, too! You can also freeze orange juice so that your mimosa will simply become juicier as the ice melts. Or you can freeze water or juice in the bottom of a (plastic – glass will break) pitcher ahead of time.
To find the perfect balance we recommend starting with a 50/50 ratio, equal parts orange juice and champagne. Fill half of your glass with sparkling wine and half with orange juice. From there you can experiment with more wine or more orange juice, depending on your taste. The recipe below is based on this 50/50 ratio.
Late breakfast/brunch party. Baby shower or wedding shower. Afternoon on the patio. As a pre-dinner drink. At a birthday party. New Year’s Eve celebration.
If you serve mimosas later in the day, appetizers are the way to go. Here are some that go well with this champagne orange cocktail:
Mini Cucumber Smoked Salmon Bites Mini BLT Tomato Cups Caramelized Shallot and Gruyere Cheese Fondue Deviled Eggs with Bacon
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