Festive Cranberry Mocktail Recipe (3 Ingredients!)
This bubbly cranberry mocktail mixes tart juice with fizzy soda. It's ready in minutes, looks beautiful, and everyone can drink it. Perfect for holidays and parties.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cranberry juice
- 1/2 cup sparkling beverage (Sprite, 7-UP, ginger ale, or sparkling lemonade)
- Ice cubes
- sugared cranberries optional, for garnish
- lemon slices optional, for garnish
- rosemary sprig optional, for garnish
Instructions
- Fill glass with ice: Pack your glass full of ice cubes. You want it really cold from the start.
- Pour cranberry juice: Measure out 1/2 cup cranberry juice and pour it over the ice. Your glass should be halfway full now.
- Add sparkling beverage: Pour 1/2 cup sparkling beverage slowly on top of the juice. This keeps all those lovely bubbles intact.
- Stir gently: Take your spoon and give it a soft stir. Mix the juice and soda together without going crazy.
- Garnish and serve: Drop in sugared cranberries, add a lemon slice, and stick in a rosemary sprig. Serve it while it's still fizzy!
Notes
- Need more drinks? Just multiply everything by however many people you're serving. Math is your friend here.
- Keep your juice and soda in the fridge before you start. Cold ingredients mean less ice needed and better taste.
- Roll fresh cranberries in simple syrup first. Then coat them in sugar and let them dry completely before using.
- Taste as you go and adjust. More juice makes it bolder. More soda makes it lighter and fizzier.