It’s no secret that I love margaritas. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite, but in the fall I especially love to make cranberry margaritas. The perfect mix of sweet and tart. A festive cocktail for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any time of the year!
This is a great recipe everyone will love so be sure to make a big batch to share!
I used Ocean Spray diet cranberry juice with lime, but you can substitute 100% cranberry juice or even Cran-grape or Cran-apple juice if you like!
Christmas Cheer Cranberry Margarita
Cranberry Margarita
Recipe adapted from Shawnda Horn, as seen on My Recipes.com
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 C fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
- 6 oz El Jimador Silver 100% Agave tequila
- 4.5 oz Cointreau or triple sec
- 6 oz Ocean Spray Diet cranberry juice with Lime (can be substituted with any other cranberry-based juice)
- 6 oz fresh lime juice (in a pinch Rose's Lime Juice will work)
- 3 oz simple syrup*
- 6 oz cold club soda
- 6 oz orange juice
Instructions
- If desired, rim margarita glasses with lime juice (take a cloth and dry the inside so that salt only covers the outside of the glass), then dip your glass into the salt/sugar.
- Fill your glasses with crushed ice.
- Place cranberries, tequila, cointreau/triple sec, lime juice, and simple syrup in a blender for approximately 30 seconds until blended.
- Pour mixture through a strainer into a pitcher.
- Add club soda and orange juice and stir to mix.
- Pour into prepared glasses.
- Garnish, with a lime wedge (optional).
Notes
*In a saucepan, combine equal parts granulated sugar and water. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves completely. Transfer to a heat-proof pitcher and refrigerate until well chilled, about 30 minutes before use in a drink. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 months.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 218Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 4mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 1g
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This looks great. I love a good margarita.
This looks yummy! I'll have to try it out! My kind of drink!
I too love Margaritas. Thanks for the recipe.
I am on the same page as you, Kate! Margaritas are my favourite beverage!
That sounds delicious. I’ve never had one with cranberry before. I think it should be excellent.
They are sooo tasty! Not overly sweet like some drinks can be.
I need this in my life. I will be trying this for sure!
Yes! It’s sooo good!
Thanks for this..! I can’t wait to try this on Christmas Eve.
My friends gonna love this. It sounds so great. Thanks for sharing.
What a perfect drink during this holiday season! My mom love margaritas so I’ll create this one for her. Thanks for the recipe!
Yes please! This looks so refreshing and festive!
Imagine that, I love margaritas too! I haven’t had a cranberry one though. Sounds delish!
Yummy, this recipe looks delicious and refreshing. I love Margaritas, so need to make this soon
This looks so refreshing! We are big fans of Ocean Spray cranberry juices and margaritas. It seems like a delicious combination.
This sounds amazing. I need this right now. I’ll have to get the ingredients so I can make it.
I usually think of margaritas in the summer when it is hot out. This Christmas cranberry one sounds incredibly festive. I’ll try making this season.
My mom would love this recipe. She is into all kinds of margaritas.
Planning of making our own cocktails over the weekend and glad I came over this post. I think I can do this too!