Homemade Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes are infused with angostura bitters for an easy and unique party treat. Perfect for your Valentine!

a bottle of angostura bitters shown alongside a canister of sugar and the text Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes

A few years ago, I was having a party, and I wanted to have sugar cubes to serve alongside my coffee bar, because SO FANCY.

Only I couldn’t find sugar cubes, and Amazon Prime had not yet been invented. (I am 1 million years old).

So because I didn’t want my party planning to be a complete waste, I decided to make my own. The idea is pretty simple- sugar and water pressed together and left to dry out overnight.

heart-shaped sugar cubes infused with angostura bitters shown in a pink bowl

Fast forward to 2016. Amazon Prime has been invented (praise be!), and I order this adorable heart-shaped silicone mold for no reason at all. One day as I was pretending to listen to my children talk about Minecraft, I thought these little hearts would make cute sugar cubes.

heart-shaped sugar cubes in a pink bowl shown with a bottle of champagne

Only it was 20 minutes till date night, and I was also thinking about champagne. Homemade bitters-soaked sugar cubes for Valentine’s Day was born. As it turns out, I am not the first person in the history of the world to make angostura sugar cubes, but I may be the first person to make them positively adorable.

In my excitement, I forgot to add a twist of lemon to the cocktails. It was also 10:00 AM when I was shooting these, so that could have something to do with it.

heart-shaped sugar cubes shown in and around two champagne flutes and bottle

Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes

What you’ll need:

  1. Angostura bitters
  2. Super-fine sugar
  3. Heart-shaped silicone mold

bottle of Angostura bitters beside a canister of sugar and heart-shaped sugar cubes

These Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes are, of course, perfect for Valentine’s Day, but I will certainly be enjoying them for date night all year and, of course, on New Year’s Eve!

Alternative to a heart-shaped mold:

If you don’t have the heart silicone mold, you can pour the sugar into a container of any sort. Just score the wet sugar into squares with a paring knife. When dry, the perforated cubes will break apart easily.

heart-shaped Sugar Cubes shown in and around a pink bowl and champagne flutes

How to Store Sugar Cubes

Store Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes in an air-tight container for up to one year.

Homemade Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes Recipe

Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes

Yield: 48 cubes
Prep Time: 5 mins
Drying time: 1 d
Total Time: 1 d 5 mins
Homemade Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes are infused with Angostura bitters for an easy and unique party treat. Perfect for your Valentine!
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup extra-fine sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon angostura cocktail bitters

Instructions
 

  • COMBINE sugar and bitters in a small bowl. STIR until incorporated.
  • SPOON into molds. Press down firmly.
  • Let DRY overnight.
  • For champagne cocktails, PLACE a sugar cube into a champagne flute. TOP with champagne (and a twist of lemon if desired).
  • STORE Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes in an air-tight container for up to one year. 

Notes


Course: Drinks
Cuisine: French
Author: Katrina Bahl
Keyword: champagne, cocktail, New Year's Eve, sugar cubes, Valentine's Day

Original recipes and images © In Katrina's Kitchen

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heart-shaped sugar cubes in the bottom of two fizzy champagne flutes

More Valentine’s and Date Night Recipes

Try our simple Strawberry Chantilly Cocktails, or bake up these Double Chocolate Chip Cookies for Two.

Looking for a mocktail? These Valentine Layered Drinks For 2 are an impressive non-alcoholic drink. If you’re not into baking, whip up a quick and delicious batch of our Chocolate Truffle Dip.