Cranberry Margarita
A festive cranberry margarita with tequila, cranberry juice, fresh lime and homemade cranberry syrup, served with a salted rim and sugared cranberries.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Cost: $3
Ingredients
Cranberry Simple Syrup
- 2 ounces sweetened cranberry juice
- 1 1/2 ounces blanco tequila
- 1/2 ounces Cointreau
- 1 ounce lime juice fresh squeezed
- 1/2 ounce cranberry simple syrup More if you like it sweeter!
- 1 tbsp fresh orange zest
- sugared cranberries garnish
- salt for a salted rim
Instructions
- Run a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass and dip it in coarse salt.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 1 1/2 oz tequila, 2 oz cranberry juice, 1/2 oz Cointreau, 1 oz lime juice, 1/2 oz cranberry syrup and the orange zest.
- Shake for 20 seconds.
- Strain into the glass over fresh ice. Garnish with cranberries.
Notes
- Pitcher (8 drinks): 1 1/2 cups tequila, 2 cups sweetened cranberry juice, 1/2 cup Cointreau, 1 cup fresh lime juice, 1/2 cup cranberry simple syrup. Chill for up to 4 hours, then pour over ice. Chill for up to an hour, then pour over ice.
- Less sweet: use 100% cranberry juice and add syrup to taste.
- Too strong: top with a splash of sparkling water.
- Cranberry syrup: see my cranberry simple syrup. Agave or simple syrup work too.
- Mocktail: skip the tequila and Cointreau and add orange juice and sparkling water.
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
