Cranberry Ginger Spritz

Nothing quite gets me in the holiday mood like a festive beverage. Cranberry, ginger, and citrus are a perfect flavor combination to complete any celebratory feast. This Cranberry Ginger Spritz can be made as either a mocktail, or a cocktail so everyone at the dinner table can enjoy it.

Cranberry juice, ginger beer, navel oranges, and sugar are the four simple ingredients you need to make this delightful drink. I love the spicy kick of ginger beer, but it can be quite a strong flavor. Ginger ale is also a great substitution if looking for a more mild taste, especially if making this mocktail for your kiddos.

How to make this recipe.

The first step to making this Spritz is making the orange sugar rim. Pour sugar into a shallow dish and stir in the zest of one orange. Next, take an orange wedge, slice it open, and run it around the entire rim of your glass to moisten the edge. Dip the glass into the orange sugar to coat, until there is a nice sugary layer on the top of you glass. Next, add the orange wedge into the glass and fill with ice and 2 oz. of cranberry juice. Top with ginger beer and enjoy!

Boozy additions.

This drink is a wonderful mocktail, but it also makes for a great cocktail! If you want some liquor to this recipe, just add a shot after the cranberry juice and then top the rest of the way with ginger beer. Some of my favorite boozy additions to this recipe are:

• Alcoholic ginger beer
• Bourbon
• Rum
• Vodka

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Cranberry Ginger Spritz

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Drinks – Holiday

By Amy – Serves: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes – Cooking Time: 0 minutes – Total Time: 5 minutes

A bright and festive beverage perfect for the holidays.

Ingredients

• 3 oz cranberry juice
• Ginger beer, (non-alcoholic or alcoholic)
• 1 navel orange
• 1/4 cup natural or organic sugar

Instructions

1

Place sugar in a shallow dish and add the zest from 1 navel orange. Stir until well-combined. Run the orange wedge around the rim of your glass, and then dip the rim into the sugar, making sure the entire edge is coated.

2

Squeeze the orange wedge into the glass, and fill with ice.

3

Add the cranberry juice and ginger beer, and stir to combine.

Notes

Ginger beer can be quite strong, feel free to substitute ginger ale.