
Bomb pop
Grenadine, vodka lemonade and blue-tinted vodka layered over ice into red, white and blue stripes. The popsicle of summers past, rebuilt for adults.
Hard
Difficulty
6 min
Time
302 Cal
Calories
Flavor profile
Vodka
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Food Coloring
- Lemonade1/4 cup
- IceTop up
- Grenadine1 oz
- Vodka3 oz
Ingredient substitutions
No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep Bomb pop close to the original.
Instead of Lemonade
- Limeade— lime twist
Instead of Grenadine
- Raspberry Syrup— berry-forward, same blush
Instead of Vodka
- Gin— adds botanical notes
- White Rum— a touch sweeter
Instructions
Add 0.5 ounce of grenadine into a glass.
Carefully fill glass with ice leaving about 1 inch at the top.
Mix 1/4 cup of lemonade with 1.5 ounces vodka.
Slowly pour half into each glass, over the back of a spoon.
Mix 1.5 ounces vodka with 1 drop of food-safe blue coloring, and slowly pour over the back of a spoon.
Garnish with a Bomb Pop Popsicle.
Pairs well with
Layered red-white-and-blue vodka lemonade pops like the popsicle — fair snacks salute:
- Kettle corn
- Watermelon wedges
- Blueberry hand pie bites
- Salted pretzel rods




