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Grapefruit Sparkler

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 8

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
8 whole star anise
6 cups ruby red grapefruit juice, chilled
1/3 cup Campari
2 cups champagne, chilled

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water with the sugar and star anise; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat; let cool completely.

    Step 2

    Pour the mixture through a fine sieve into a measuring cup (to yield 1 cup); discard the star anise. Cover the syrup with plastic wrap, and chill.

    Step 3

    In a large pitcher, combine the grapefruit juice, Campari, and chilled syrup. Divide among 8 glasses; top with champagne. Serve immediately.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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