Bellini cocktails - tinned peaches?

chumbasmum

Bit of a strange one but does anyone know if you can get away from blitzing tinned peaches to make a Bellini cocktail. The book says fresh peaches but I am trying to cut a few costs by buying tinned.
I am also using Cava instead of champagne - it'll be fine!!!

It's only for friends but they have quite fine tastes and think that I am a bit of a bumpkin anyway so don't want to make gak cocktails and show myself up on a special girls night.

v8monkeyboy

Hiya! :hello:

I've never made this cocktail before, but I Googled it to see what answers came up. On the BBC Food website there is a recipes which says you can use both fresh or tinned peaches, as long as the tinned ones are on juice, not syrup.

The recipe can be found here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/bellinicocktail_67941.shtml

Hope this helps

T xx

SUESMITH_2

ive made it with tinned peaches and cava

not sure if it tastes like a bellini but it was delicious and it got drunk very quickly

got-it-spend-it

I think in a way it might be safer to use tinned than fresh, as you would have to make sure the fresh ones were really ripe (which they never seem to be unless you keep them for a week these days). I think tinned ones in juice would be fine.

charliee_3

maybe you could see if tesco (or wherever) do froze peaches?? tey woudl probably blitz up nicely and woudl be nice and cold??

bluecandy5

I've used tinned ones and turned out just fine. I think i the juice in the tins adds a certain....something juicy!!! lol

chumbasmum

My goodness!! Thank you so much from all of the clever replies. You have saved me money and time - I shudder at the thought of chopping and peeling peaches.

THANK YOU!!
Now.... about the hangover..
What do you recommend there?

My only sworn by remedy is puffy cheesy crisps and diet coke. Classy eh?

SUESMITH_2

lots of water and a lie in, lol

phunkles

Sprite and a mcbreakfast sausage and egg muffin thing
:j

Im sure theyll be gorgeous
and if not m&s do bottles of ready made bellini for under 4 quid i think it is

LameWolf

chumbasmum wrote: »

Now.... about the hangover..
What do you recommend there?

My only sworn by remedy is puffy cheesy crisps and diet coke. Classy eh?

Drink a large glass of water before you go to bed. It stops the dehydration brought about by the alcohol, so you don't get such a doozy of a hangover. It works for me.:o

Penelope_Penguin

bluecandy5 wrote: »

I've used tinned ones and turned out just fine. I think i the juice in the tins adds a certain....something juicy!!! lol

Great :beer: I've just been drinking Bellinis in Venice, and was hoping I'd be able to reproduce them at home. We'll be doing this for our big summer barbeque :T

Penny. x