After reveling in the wintry mix for hours on end, the evening draws near & it's time for the favorite fair isle sweaters to come out to play. After warming by the fire, a pretty little cranberry cocktail is just what the menu calls for.
Cranberry Margarita
1 1/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail, divided
1/2 cup sugar, divided
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, rinsed
3/4 cup fresh lime juice
3/4 cup tequila
1/2 cup Cointreau
3 cups coarsely crushed ice
Pour 1/4 cup cranberry juice into a shallow bowl. Pour 3 Tbsp. sugar onto a plate. Dip rims of 4 to 6 widemouthed glasses into juice, then sugar. Set glasses aside.
Reserve 12 cranberries. In a blender, mix the remaining cranberries, cranberry juice, and sugar, the lime juice, tequila, Cointreau and ice until smooth & slushy. If necessary, blend in 2 batches, then mix together. Divide among glasses and garnish with reserved berries, skewered 3 at-at-time, on toothpicks. Serves 4 to 6.
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of le petit happy
just delighful - as we head into summer enjoy your winter wonderland - best Le
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious and refreshing!!
ReplyDeletesub my sugar for extra tequila and i'm in! =) YUM!
ReplyDeleteShelly: The Cranberry Martini sounds so good........I am having a Christmas Tea for 20 gals and I think I am going to add this to the tea party menu! Many thanks for the recipe. Plus, the photo looks amazing and so festive.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and the martini sounds delish!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious! I am having a holiday gathering next weekend and will definitely add this to my cocktail list! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletethis sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy, and now that we can actually buy cranberry juice in Paris I can actually recreate this drink. Yay!
ReplyDeleteCranberry+Margarita may be the most perfect holiday drink to date. Yummy! I can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteyum! I most surely will be trying this:)
ReplyDeleteLove a cranberry margarita!!! I have a slightly different recipe...but I'm trying yours this weekend!
ReplyDeletemerry merry monday!
elizabeth
Well hello, holiday drink of my dreams! It's nice to see tequila in a cold-weather cocktail. I'm going to make this without the sugar (not a fan) and using 100% cranberry juice instead of cranberry cocktail, which tends to be full of sugars already. I almost want to throw a party just to serve these drinks! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds divine! I shall try this!
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xx
I love all of the substitution ideas - I'll have to try mixing this cocktail up a bit & make it more often! Thanks so much lovelies!
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