Sparkling Cranberry Lime Mocktail
Nov 11, 2024
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Cheers to the holiday season with this sparkling cranberry lime mocktail recipe. Full of bubbles, bright cranberry flavor, with a zesty hint of lime, this festive drink is sure to impress your holiday guests.
The holiday season is fast approaching and I am already dreaming about all of the delicious food and drinks to add to my entertaining menu. One thing I enjoy creating are special mocktails so all of my guests feel like they can be a part of the festivities.
This cranberry mocktail is one of my favorites to make because of the fizzy, festive bubbles. Sparkling lime water gives this drink a refreshing, crispy taste, along with adding a touch of sparkly bubbles.
I made an easy cranberry simple syrup to make this mocktail extra special. It’s so simple to make and can be saved for other drinks. I finished the drink with a skewer of sugared cranberries and a twist of lime for a special touch.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Great for every guest. This drink is perfect for people of all ages.
- Festive and delicious. Not only does this drink have a beautiful red color and bubbles, but it tastes delicious.
- Easy but special. This is a simple recipe with few ingredients but it has a special feel that will impress your guests.
Ingredients
- Cranberries – You can use fresh or thawed, frozen cranberries.
- Sugar – Granulated sugar is needed to make the simply syrup.
- Water – Used for the syrup.
- Lime sparkling water – Choose your favorite sparkling water. If you can’t find lime flavor, you can use plain sparkling water and add fresh lime juice.
How to make sparkling cranberry lime mocktail
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- Cranberry simple syrup. Place cranberries in a food processor or blender. Pulse to roughly chop the cranberries.
- Place sugar, water, and chopped cranberries in a medium sized saucepan. Heat over medium heat and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture into a strainer. Refrigerate the cranberry simple syrup for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Mocktail. Fill a glass with ice. Pour in cranberry simple syrup and then top with the sparkling water. Serve cold.
Heather’s recipe tips and variations
- Make it a cocktail. You can add a splash of vodka for a festive cocktail.
- Bubbles. If you would like to use something other than sparkling water, substitute with ginger-ale, Sprite, or ginger beer.
- Garnish ideas. You can add sugared cranberries, lime wedges, frozen cranberries, or a sprig of fresh rosemary.
- Large batch. You can make this in a pitcher by pouring in all of the simple syrup into a pitcher. Top with soda water.
Storage
I recommend storing the cranberry simple syrup in a jar or container in the refrigerator until ready to use. It will last up to 1 week.
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Sparkling Cranberry Lime Mocktail
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz bag of frozen cranberries or 1 bag fresh cranberries
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 16 ounce Sparkling Lime Water
- Optional: additional frozen cranberries and twist of lime wedges for garnish
Instructions
- Place cranberries or thaw frozen cranberries and blend in a blender or food processor until chopped.
- In a medium saucepan, add water, sugar and chopped cranberries and cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. About 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and strain the mixture using a cheesecloth or small strainer to remove cranberry chunks.
- Place remaining liquid in a covered jar and store in refrigerator.
- Fill 2 highball glasses with ice and about 1/4 cup frozen cranberries each if desired.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons cranberry simple syrup to each glass.
- Fill glasses with sparkling lime water.
- Garnish with twist of lime and sugared cranberries.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can this be made for a large crowd as a punch?
Yes you could serve it as a punch for more people 🙂 Happy Holidays!
How much cranberry syrup does one recipe make? I’d like more than 2 mock tails so need to know how any times to increase the recipe. Thanks!!!.
Thanks Rebecca!
Delicious!! Looks so fancy too🤩