🍓 Eton Mess Cocktail – Dessert Meets Drink in One Delicious Chaos 💕🍸
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8 mini servings or 4 full-size cocktails
Perfect For: Brunch parties, dessert cocktails, girls’ nights, bridal showers, spring soirées
đź’« Introduction: What Happens When Eton Mess Meets Boozy Brilliance?
Traditional Eton Mess—a gorgeous jumble of strawberries, cream, and crunchy meringue—gets a boozy glow-up in this over-the-top cocktail slush. The Eton Mess Cocktail is what happens when a dessert tumbles into a blender with your favorite liqueurs, swirls into a pink tornado of flavor, and ends up in your glass looking like a pastel fever dream.
It’s sweet. It’s rich. It’s a total mess… and you’ll want to drink every last drop. Whether you’re throwing a party, serving a show-stopping finale for date night, or just indulging your inner dessert lover, this one’s for the maximalists.
đź›’ Ingredients
For the Purée:
125g fresh raspberries
100g caster sugar
½ cup water
For the Cocktail Blend:
350g fresh strawberries, hulled
4 cups ice cubes
250ml Baileys Irish Cream
125ml strawberry liqueur (like Teichenne, Bols, or homemade)
For the Toppings:
40 pink mini marshmallows
8 mini meringues
Extra fresh strawberries, chopped
Fresh mint leaves
Additional raspberries (for garnish or skewers)
Optional Add-Ins:
1 scoop vanilla ice cream (for extra creaminess)
Torched brûléed meringue swirl (for a showstopper finish)
🧊 Instructions
🍓 Step 1: Make Raspberry Purée
In a saucepan, simmer raspberries, sugar, and water over medium heat for about 5 minutes until soft and syrupy.
Blend until smooth.
Chill completely in the fridge. (This will give your glasses that dreamy berry swirl.)
❄️ Step 2: Chill the Glasses
Pop your cocktail or highball glasses into the freezer to get them frosty.
🌀 Step 3: Decorate the Glasses
Once the purée is chilled, swirl a generous spoonful around the insides of each glass.
Return to the freezer for another 5–10 minutes to set that vibrant, dripping effect.
🍹 Step 4: Blend the Cocktail
In a high-powered blender, combine:
Fresh strawberries
Ice cubes
Baileys
Strawberry liqueur
Remaining raspberry purée
Blend until thick, slushy, and smooth. You’re aiming for frozen dessert vibes here, not thin juice.
🏗️ Step 5: Build the Mess
Pour your blended cocktail into the raspberry-decorated glasses.
Top with chopped strawberries, mini marshmallows, crushed or whole meringues, and fresh mint.
Optional: Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top for a float-style twist.
🍢 Step 6: Garnish to Impress
Skewer a few fresh raspberries on a cocktail stick or mini skewer and perch across the rim.
Bonus points: Use a brûlée torch to toast a swirl of meringue right on top (just be careful—it’s sugar art!).
đź’– Why This Cocktail Works
It’s Instagram Gold: A swirl of pink, marshmallows, berries, and glossy meringue? Yes, please.
It’s a Total Dessert Replacement: Skip cake—serve this.
It’s Flexible: Make it a party punch, a boozy dessert, or a romantic after-dinner drink.
🥂 Hosting Tips & Variations
👯‍♀️ Make It a Crowd-Pleaser (Party Punch)
Multiply the recipe x3 or x4
Blend in batches and freeze ahead of time
Serve in coupe glasses or champagne flutes for a glam finish
🍨 Mocktail Option (Non-Alcoholic Eton Bliss)
Replace Baileys with a combo of heavy cream + condensed milk
Use strawberry syrup instead of liqueur
Blend with ice and fruit, top the same way!
đź’Ą Want Drama?
Use cotton candy or spun sugar clouds as toppers
Freeze edible flowers into the ice cubes
Dust with edible glitter before serving
📸 Perfect for Social Sharing
This is the cocktail version of a Pinterest board come to life. Make sure you:
Photograph from above to capture the “mess” of toppings
Use soft lighting to show off the pink tones
Tag your post with #EtonMessCocktail and @zacrecipes.online
đź’¬ Final Sip
The Eton Mess Cocktail is more than just a drink—it’s a dessert, a conversation starter, and a celebration of all things sweet, slushy, and spectacular. It’s proof that sometimes, a little chaos in a glass is exactly what you need.
So go ahead—make a mess. 🍓🍸💕