This Baby Yoda Cocktail combines the flavors of fresh kiwi, sweet simple syrup, and vodka into a beautiful green beverage. Serve this kiwi martini for St. Patrick’s Day, May the Fourth (Star Wars Day), or anytime you want an adorable green drink.
If you love Star Wars cocktails and are looking for more appetizer ideas, try out our Pretzel Bites. They are the perfect choice for parties especially when served with this Beer Cheese Dip! Your guests will also love these Caprese Salad Skewers or snack on these Air Fryer French Fries.
Who Is Baby Yoda?
I don’t know about you, but Baby Yoda is my absolute favorite!! I was obsessed with the little guy the moment I laid eyes on him on The Mandalorian. I just really want a little Baby Yoda to float around in a pod with me everywhere I go.
Baby Yoda is the STAR of The Mandalorian, along side Mando. It’s a show that is a spin off from Star Wars. I’m not going to give anything away. Go watch it you must.
I know, I know…his name isn’t actually Baby Yoda, but he just looks like Yoda would as a baby. In the show he is called “The Child,” but later we find out his name is Grogu.
After season 2 of The Mandalorian ended (insert sad face emoji here), I just knew I needed to create this Yoda Cocktail.
The Perfect Yoda Drink for May the Fourth
The cool thing about this drink is that you can customize it. If there is another green alcoholic cocktail you like better (like a Baby Yoda Margarita) you can substitute it in and still dress it up like Baby Yoda.
Make it a mocktail (a cocktail without alcohol in it) if you want to make it for kiddos or if you don’t drink alcohol. You could use any green drink like virgin margarita mix or green kool-aid. My kids really like it when I make it a kiwi drink or Yoda juice. I add a little kiwi juice to the simple syrup (kiwi simple syrup) and pour in a little club soda or Sprite.
This would be the perfect Star Wars cocktail for May the Fourth, St. Patrick’s Day, serve it at your New Year’s get together, or pretty much anytime of the year (as long as you can find kiwis). If you love martinis try this red velvet martini.
How to Assemble the CUTEST Kiwi Martini
It’s easy to create the cutest Yoda drink around!
Create the Baby Yoda accessories first. Cut a kiwi in half lengthwise. With a sharp paring knife, peel the furry brown skin off of one half of the kiwi and cut it in half again lengthwise. These are his ears. Place two olives on a long toothpick or cocktail pick. Cut out a small rectangle from a brown paper lunch bag for his cute little outfit.
Easily make a simple syrup with the recipe below (super simple) or buy it. Put kiwis in a metal shaker with simple syrup OR a large glass (or a metal Yeti tumbler, guilty as charged) because you don’t have an actual shaker. Smash kiwi with a muddler OR use a wooden spoon because you don’t have a muddler either, HA!
Add in a bunch of ice and pour in vodka. Put the lid on your metal shaker (or Yeti tumbler, cover the hole) and shake it all about. Strain into a coupe glass. Top with kiwi ears, olive eyes, and wrap his outfit around the stem of glass, securing with a piece of tape.
That’s it! Mere minutes to cuteness overload. And this drink isn’t JUST cute, it also really tastes good. You can even just make kiwi martinis without the cute Yoda accessories.
Simple Syrup Ingredients
- Sugar: Granulated sugar.
- Water: Filtered water.
How to Make Simple Syrup
- Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil. Stirring until all of the sugar is dissolved. Let it cool completely before using.
Star Wars Cocktail Ingredients
Here are the basic ingredients to make this delicious drink recipe. Check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full ingredient amounts.
- Kiwi: You will need one whole kiwi for the drink and half a kiwi for his ears.
- Simple Syrup: It’s very easy to make your own (instructions below) or use store bought.
- Vodka: We like Grey Goose, but use whatever you like.
- Olives: Black olives. You will need two black olives needed for each drink for Baby Yoda’s eyes. These look the most like his eyes to me, but you could switch them up for blueberries if you like.
How to Make Yoda Cocktail
STEP 1: Create the Baby Yoda outfit, instructions are above or in recipe card.
STEP 2: Cut a kiwi in half and use a spoon to scoop out the insides from the skin. You will need one whole kiwi per drink.
STEP 3: Put the kiwi in a metal cup with simple syrup.
STEP 4: Muddle the kiwi with the syrup.
STEP 5: Add in ice to about 3/4th of the way full. Pour in vodka.
STEP 6: Shake it for at least 10 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass (it’s like a rounded martini glass).
STEP 7: Top with the ears on either side of the rim of the glass. Rest the stick of olives across the front. Wrap the rectangle of brown paper bag around the glass stem and secure with tape.
Baby Yoda Cocktail Tips & Tricks
- Use a cut lime for the ears instead of using kiwi.
- Store simple syrup in an airtight container for up to a month in the fridge.
- You could use brown burlap for the outfit instead of brown paper bag.
- I folded down the top of the brown bag to create a little collar.
- To secure the paper bag outfit, fold a small piece of tape sticky side out into a loop, re-sticking it to itself. This creates a piece of two-sided tape (or just use two sided tape). Place inside the jacket towards the top to keep the “jacket” closed.
Try these other party favorites!
- Pretzel Bites
- Beer Cheese Dip
- Caprese Salad Skewers
- Apple Cider Cocktail
- Dill Pickle Wrap Dip
- Cheeseburger Bites
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Baby Yoda Cocktail
Ingredients
For Simple Syrup
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
For Kiwi Cocktail
- 2 kiwi fruit ripe
- 1 teaspoon simple syrup
- 1 1/2 ounce vodka
- 2 black olives for garnish
Instructions
To Make Simple Syrup
- Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stirring until all of the sugar is dissolved. Let it cool completely before using.
To Make Kiwi Cocktail
- While simple syrup is cooling, create the Baby Yoda accessories. Cut a kiwi in half lengthwise. With a sharp paring knife, peel the furry brown skin off of one half of the kiwi and cut it in half again lengthwise. These are his ears. Place two olives on a long toothpick or cocktail pick. Cut out a small rectangle from a brown paper lunch bag for his cute little outfit. Set these aside to make cocktail.
- Cut a kiwi in half and use a spoon to scoop out the insides from the skin.
- Put the kiwi in a metal cup with the simple syrup. Muddle the kiwi with the syrup.
- Add in ice to about 3/4th of the way full. Pour in the vodka. Shake it for at least 10 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass (it's like a rounded martini glass).
- Top with the ears on either side of the rim of the glass. Rest the stick of olives across the front. Wrap the rectangle of brown paper bag around the glass stem and secure with tape.
Notes
- Use a cut lime for the ears instead of using kiwi.
- Store simple syrup in an airtight container for up to a month in the fridge.
- To secure the paper bag outfit, fold a small piece of tape sticky side out into a loop, re-sticking it to itself. This creates a piece of two-sided tape (or just use two sided tape). Place inside the jacket towards the top to keep the “jacket” closed.
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This is not only a great cocktail but also the cutest!
Baby Yoda is my faaaaavorite!! You are right, this cocktail is great AND cute. Thanks Kathy!!
I love this recipe!
That is so great to hear, love this one too 😀 This is the cutest drink ever!! Thanks for your sweet comment.
Wow. I love the presentation of this drink. I want to try it just for the look of it. And it sounds delicious, too. Thanks for sharing this.
Aww, thanks so much Kate! I really hope you enjoy it.
This looks beyond cute and I can’t take my eyes off the Baby Yoda! I am sure my boys would want it when I am making this and I will make it as a mocktail for them. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creativity!
I love making these as mocktails, too for my kiddos! They like when I use Sprite and the juice of the kiwi. Thank you for your sweet comment Sandhya!
This baby yoda brings so much happiness in how it looks and how it tastes! Can’t wait to make this and have a sip
It’s so good Linda! I love the flavor and hope you enjoy! Cheers!
This is one cute cocktail! It would be great for parties or even to enjoy a movie night with.
A Star Wars movie night! Such a cute idea. Thanks Sharon.
This is the cutest cocktail and so tasty and refreshing for spring! I just love the little brown wrap — it adds such a cute touch.
Thanks so much Amanda
OMG! This is the cutest cocktail I’ve ever seen! I love baby Yoda and have to try this adorable drink ASAP!
I love him too, hope you enjoy Veronika!
This cocktail is just adorable! And I love all the ingredients. They are all in my pantry, so I am making Baby Yoda cocktails tonight! Thanks so much for this fabulous idea!
He is super adorable and thought it would be so fun to make him with kiwis. Hope you enjoy Jenny! Thank you!!
This cocktail looks super cute and festive. What a unique recipe- thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, Marwin! I hope you really like it.
I adore this Baby Yoda Cocktail! So cute and so simple, I will be serving this on my next date night with my husband, he will totally get a kick out of this.
That is so cute, Debbie. I hope you have fun making it and your husband likes it.
Oh my goodness talk about fun!!! This is such a fun and cute idea. Totally awesome and so creative too!
It was so fun to make, Addison! Thanks so much!
This baby Yoda cocktail is just too adorable! Great use of kiwis, too! I also like that you can make it a mocktail. Thank you!
My kids love drinking this as a mocktail. Thank you so much, Nicoletta!
simple syrup should be made at 2 cups sugar / 1 cup water to make it shelf stable not 1/1 other than that great stuff!
Jeff, thanks so much for the great tip!
This could not be more adorable!! Wow! Thanks for sharing. But I’ll have to make a non alcoholic version for the kiddos or they’ll be envious…=)
Awww, thanks so much, Katia. I also have to make my kids the virgin version lol, when I make these!
Please figure out how to make a pitcher of this so I can make it for a group!! I can’t do math, so I really need your help!
Easy peasy girl! All you need to do is scroll to the recipe card and hover over “servings” (it’s a blue 1 right now). It will give you a sliding scale so you can adjust the amounts to how ever many servings you would like to make. You don’t need to make a huge amount of the simple syrup because you only need 1 teaspoon per serving. Let me know if you need more help, Trish.
I would use blueberries rather than black olives to keep the flavor profile on the sweeter side. To make a more savory one, use the olives with a cucumber muddled syrup, but maybe do a 4:1 syrup so it’s not too sweet and add some lemon to it to balance.