Thanksgiving was yesterday, did you have a wonderful day? Everyone knows that the second Thanksgiving is over, the excitement and preparations begin for Christmas!
And Christmas means holiday parties, get togethers, and of course red-and-green-themed everything, which is why I’d like to throw this Cranberry Christmas Cosmopolitan in the mix, because let’s face it, everything is better with a cocktail!
This isn’t just any ‘ole Cosmo (vodka, cranberry juice, lime and gran marnier), this Cranberry Christmas Cosmopolitan is made with a rich cranberry simple syrup and with Tangueray, giving it a hint of earthy pine-needle flavor.
I was feeling in the Christmasy cocktail mood and asked my husband if he could help me craft this drink, because he is mixologist in our household. It didn’t take much arm twisting, especially since we had all the ingredients in house and I agreed to be the sous chef.
The whole time we were making this cocktail I kept saying how gorgeous all the colors were. Deep beautiful reds…just looking at the ingredients had me all jazzed up about the Christmas season starting!
To make this Cranberry Cosmo you need to start with some fresh cranberries
And then you boil the cranberries with some sugar and water to make the cranberry syrup, then you want to cool the boiled cranberries long enough so that it’s cool (but not too long so that it congeals) then pulsate the cranberries in a food processor, strain it, stir in some lime zest, then pour a little into a cocktail shaker, squeeze in a lime wedge, then add in some gin, shake and serve!
And the end result? A delicious and beautiful cocktail that is sure to bring some Christmas cheer to you!
Christmas Cranberry Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
Instructions
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Oh girl how did you know that I needed a cocktail after yesterday’s chaos?! It’s ALMOST like we are best friends or something… crazy 😉 This recipe looks amazing and I can’t WAIT to try it!!
Haha, girl you are too sweet. This recipe is so good, you definitely should make yourself one (or two 😉 ) and is perfect for the upcoming holiday season!!
This is gorgeous! So festive!
Thank you so much!
These look amazing! I cannot wait to make them after the baby!
Thank you so much! How about after you have the baby I’ll come over and make them for you 🙂
Hi Phi, love the color of this drink , so festive!
Thank you so much Cheri! This year I’m totally in the holiday spirit 🙂
You had me at gin and lime!!
Haha, thanks girl! Gin and lime are just so perfect together, right?
These are beautiful. And I love that you start with real cranberries. Definitely on my Christmas drink list!
Thank you so much, the real cranberries really add a beautiful tart flavor.
Wow, this is so gorgeous!! I am so ready for the Christmas themed food 🙂
Christmas everything this time of year, right? Thank you for commenting 🙂
Cheers to this! So pretty, so festive!
Thank you so much Ashley! Cheers to you as well 🙂
This looks amazing! I can definitely still have this even though Christmas is over, right? I’m sure that’s fine! Haha.
Haha, yes, definitely enjoyable all year round. I am making them for a girls night next week – they’re just all all-around fun cocktail 🙂