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Christmas Cranberry Cosmopolitan

Nov 28, 2014 · 21 Comments

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Thanksgiving was yesterday, did you have a wonderful day? Everyone knows that the second Thanksgiving is over, the excitement and preparations begin for Christmas!

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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.

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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

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!

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And the end result? A delicious and beautiful cocktail that is sure to bring some Christmas cheer to you!

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Christmas Cranberry Cosmopolitan

This Cranberry Christmas Cosmopolitan is made with festive flavors and colors that any cosmo lover will enjoy.
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Prep Time: 1 minute minute
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Inactive Time: 9 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cups Fresh Cranberries
  • 3/4 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Cups Water
  • 1 tsp Lime zest zest from 1/2 lime
  • 1 Tbs lime juice
  • 2 oz gin per cocktail

Instructions

  • In a small pot bring cranberries, sugar and water to a boil (about 5 minutes) stirring occasionally. The cranberries will pop and open when done, you want most of them opened. Remove from heat and put in refrigerator to cool (about 1 hour- you want it cooled but not congealed.)
  • After an hour pour cranberry mixture in a food processor and pulsate until it is a smooth liquid.
  • Pour contents of food processor through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl or pitcher. Discard the cranberry skin remnants in the strainer. Add lime zest to the cranberry syrup and stir.
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then pour 4oz cranberry syrup in the cocktail shaker, and then 2 oz gin (it's a 2 to one syrup to gin ratio) and squeeze in 1 tbs lime juice (1 lime wedge).
  • Shake in the cocktail shaker and then pour into cocktail glasses. Garnish with a lime wedge and cranberry

 

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  1. Sian @ Cakey Dreamer says

    December 31, 2014 at 5:37 am

    This looks amazing! I can definitely still have this even though Christmas is over, right? I’m sure that’s fine! Haha.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      January 2, 2015 at 8:44 pm

      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 🙂

      Reply
  2. Ashley // My Midwest Table says

    December 3, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    Cheers to this! So pretty, so festive!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 4, 2014 at 9:26 am

      Thank you so much Ashley! Cheers to you as well 🙂

      Reply
  3. atasteofmadess says

    November 30, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    Wow, this is so gorgeous!! I am so ready for the Christmas themed food 🙂

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 1, 2014 at 10:13 pm

      Christmas everything this time of year, right? Thank you for commenting 🙂

      Reply
  4. I Wilkerson says

    November 30, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    These are beautiful. And I love that you start with real cranberries. Definitely on my Christmas drink list!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 1, 2014 at 10:12 pm

      Thank you so much, the real cranberries really add a beautiful tart flavor.

      Reply
  5. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    November 30, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    You had me at gin and lime!!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 30, 2014 at 6:25 pm

      Haha, thanks girl! Gin and lime are just so perfect together, right?

      Reply
  6. cheri says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    Hi Phi, love the color of this drink , so festive!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 30, 2014 at 6:24 pm

      Thank you so much Cheri! This year I’m totally in the holiday spirit 🙂

      Reply
  7. chelsabea8 says

    November 29, 2014 at 11:37 am

    These look amazing! I cannot wait to make them after the baby!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 30, 2014 at 6:23 pm

      Thank you so much! How about after you have the baby I’ll come over and make them for you 🙂

      Reply
  8. Amanda says

    November 28, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    This is gorgeous! So festive!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 30, 2014 at 6:23 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  9. Lynn Lovejoy says

    November 28, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    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!!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 28, 2014 at 4:28 pm

      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!!

      Reply

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