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Two glasses of cranberry orange mocktail displayed on a table

Holiday Cranberry Orange Mocktail

LingLing Deng
A sweet and tart non-alcoholic drink with a holiday spice twist! Made using freshly squeezed orange juice, cranberry juice, cranberry sauce, tonic water, and a house-made holiday spice syrup.
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Total Time 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 2 12oz glasses

Ingredients
  

Holiday Spice Syrup

  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 2 whole cloves
  • ½ sprig fresh rosemary
  • 1 piece fresh ginger, pinky-sized, peeled

Cranberry Orange Mocktail

  • 1 large orange, juiced, ~3oz
  • 3 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 tsp cranberry sauce

Other

  • Ice cubes
  • 7.5 oz can tonic water, club soda, or sparkling water, (1 can)

Garnish

  • Sugar coated cranberries
  • Thin orange slices
  • 2 sprigs sugar coated rosemary

Instructions
 

  • Make the holiday spice syrup: bring the water to a simmer and melt in the sugar while stirring constantly. Add the spices and ginger and simmer on low for 10 mins, or until the syrup is fragrant. Remove the spices and ginger and allow the syrup to cool completely.
    ½ cup water, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 small cinnamon stick, 2 whole cloves, ½ sprig fresh rosemary, 1 piece fresh ginger, pinky-sized
    holiday spice syrup simmering in a saucepan
  • Make the mocktail: In a shaker, add the ingredients for the cranberry orange mocktail with a handful of ice cubes, and minus the tonic water. Shake for 10 seconds. Fill two 12oz glasses with half glass of ice each. Strain the shaker contents into the two glasses and top each off with your choice of flavourless sparkling beverage.
    1 large orange, juiced, 3 oz cranberry juice, 2 tsp cranberry sauce, Ice cubes, 7.5 oz can tonic water, club soda, or sparkling water
    pouring contents of shaker into a glass with ice cubes and a sprig of sugar coated rosemary
  • Garnish each drink with a slice of fresh orange, sugar coated cranberries, and a sprig of sugar coated rosemary.
    Sugar coated cranberries, Thin orange slices, 2 sprigs sugar coated rosemary
    hand placing a couple of sugar coated cranberries on top of the drink

Notes

  • Use leftover Holiday Spice Syrup to make the sugar coated cranberries and rosemary for the garnish! The syrup can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
  • Use store-bought orange juice for a sightly quicker and easier recipe
See post above for more tips and tricks!
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