Escape to Barbieland With This Barbie Cocktail Recipe

Are you a Barbie girl, living in a Barbie world? Or are you more of the “great Kenergy” type? Either way, life’s fantastic over here in Barbie’s dream house. And what better way to celebrate than with a Barbie inspired cocktail?

Trick question, there isn’t! This Barbie cocktail is a go-to for Stereotypical Barbie’s death-thought-evoking home parties and has President Barbie’s seal of approval (probably). Either way, it definitely reminds me of Barbie – and closely resembles the very sweet speciality cocktail my partner ordered when we saw the Barbie movie premiere.

Let me save you $18 a drink pals: make this delicious Barbie cocktail right at home. It’s easy!

What Goes Into This Sweet and Fruity Barbie Cocktail

This drink is sweet and inviting, just like Barbie! It’s a perfect summer drink, but honestly you could enjoy it any time you’re looking for a little cocktail fun. It combines several different juices, peach schappes, vodka, and grenadine – a winning combo for anyone in your life who enjoys fruity mixed drinks.

You don’t even need to be a Barbie fan to enjoy this one!

Besides the ingredients, you’ll also want to have ice, a jigger, and a cocktail shaker on hand to make this one. Trust me, it’s worth the extra effort.

Once you’re done, garnish with a lemon slice and any other cocktail garnishes you have on hand. We served ours in stemless wine glasses, but you could make this is a highball glass too.

Kids Involved? Make it a Barbie Mocktail With This Easy Swap

I admit that I’m a terrible parent, ok? Anyway, my 10 year old is obsessed with both mocktails and the Barbie movie, and I just had to give her a taste of this super sweet drink. To make it kid friendly you’ll need to remove the alcohol (obviously) and swap it with something comparable.

You can switch the peach schnapps with any other peach juice you have on hand, but you’ll also want to change out the vodka too. I strongly recommend just cutting in 2oz of water; otherwise this drink is way too sweet – even for kids.

Soda water or 7-Up (regular or diet) would also work, but you should stir that in after shaking together the other ingredients so it doesn’t go flat. You could also top up the soda a little more to give it more volume, since we all know kids don’t really get the whole sipping thing.

Besides kids, this mocktail is also great for all the pregnant Barbies in your life. (Let’s not talk about that part of the movie, though.)

How to Make a Barbie Inspired Cocktail

Enough talk! It’s time to get mixing. Thankfully, this Barbie inspired cocktail is even easier than getting a job doing “beach”. Just put everything in a shaker, shake it up, and you’re good to go!

Ingredients

2oz Peach Schnapps
2oz Vodka
1oz Cranberry Juice
1oz Orange Juice
2oz Lemonade
Ice
Splash Grenadine
Lemon Slice (Garnish)

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour in the peach schnapps, vodka, cranberry juice, orange juice & lemonade.
Shake well.
Pour into a glass.
Add a splash of grenadine.
Garnish with a lemon slice.
Cheers Barbie!

Tips and FAQs

This one is pretty straight forward, but I thought I’d share some tips to make this cocktail even better.

What’s the best vodka for a Barbie cocktail? (Do I need to use Grey Goose?)

Pretty much any vodka will work in this recipe since there’s so much juice. That being said, it’s still 2oz of vodka and it does do some heavy lifting here, so I’d stick to mid-shelf, personally. We used Grey Goose in our photo, but I personally use Tito’s, Absolut, Ketel One, Smirnoff, and Kirkland in my home bar.

This drink is too sweet, how can I tone it down?

OK there Ken, hold your horses. Just kidding – I get it, it’s a lot of juice. The trick here is to cut the sugar without removing that sweetness, so in that case I’d opt for diet versions of these juices to retain the flavor. It won’t tase the same but it will be pretty close. If you’re diabetic or keto take it a step further and use sugar free grenadine syrup. The tricky part is the peach schnapps, which is usually full of sugar. If you really want to cut it out, 1oz of vodka and 1oz of sugar free peach syrup should do the trick.

Can I make this in a pitcher?

Probably one of the best parts of this recipe is that the ingredients will keep fine in a pitcher. If you’re serving a crowd, just multiply the recipe by how many folks you’re serving, with a few exceptions. First, skip the grenadine until you’re ready to serve, or leave it out altogether. Second, leave out the ice until serving so it doesn’t melt. Third, a pitcher full of Barbie cocktail may be too hard to shake; stirring is fine. I wouldn’t leave it sitting too long, but this can definitely be made hours or even a day ahead as long as you keep it covered and chilled.