Cranberry Margaritas
Want to participate in the holiday drinking but hate eggnog? This Cranberry Margarita is for you! Loaded with sweet, holiday flavor and free of the richness you'll be getting plenty of in your desserts.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: Beverages
Ingredients
Scale
For Margarita
2 oz 100% cranberry juice (unsweetened)
1 1/2 oz tequila
1 oz orange liqueur
1/2 oz rosemary simple syrup (see below)
juice of 1/2 lime
flake salt for rim
For Rosemary Simple Syrup
1 c water
1 c sugar
4 sprigs rosemary
Instructions
- Make the Simple Syrup: To make rosemary simple syrup, bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Once mixture comes to a boil once more, add in rosemary sprigs. Boil rosemary for one minute and then remove pot from heat. Allow mixture to sit for 30-60 minutes to steep. The longer the rosemary steeps the stronger the flavor in your rosemary simple syrup will be. Place in a sealed jar in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Rim the Glass: To prep your margarita glass, poor a small amount of rosemary simple syrup onto a plate and carefully roll the rim of the glass in the syrup. Place about a tablespoon of flaky sea salt onto another plate. Roll the sticky rime of your glass through the salt. Add desired amount of ice to the glass and set aside.
- Prepare the Margarita: To make the margarita, combine cranberry juice, tequila, triple sec, simple syrup and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Cap and shake for 30 seconds. Poor drink over ice in prepared glass. Serve with a garnish of rosemary, cranberries or orange slices if desired.
Equipment
Notes
*If you don't have a cocktail shaker you can still make this drink pitcher style! Multiply the recipe by how many drinks you would like to make and mix ingredients together in a large pitcher. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Serve over ice.
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