Tart cranberry juice, sparkling water, and a hint of lime come together in this Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail. Make this drink for the entire family as a special addition to your holiday meal. Made with only 4 ingredients – you can add this to your last minute menu.
What Is A Cranberry Mocktail?
The word “mocktail” is play on the word cocktail, and means a mixed drink without the alcohol. Mocktails, an abbreviation for “mock cocktails”. The word “mock” implies a facade of the alcoholic cocktail without any of the alcoholic content. We’ve made this special drink kid friendly, but still special and delicious.
What Do I Need To Make This Cranberry Mocktail?
You will need:
- frozen cranberry juice concentrate
- limes/lime juice
- sparkling water or soda
Pro Tip: Try looking for frozen cranberry juice concentrate at grocery stores rather than bog box stores like Walmart and target. Grocery stores are more likely to have a variety of frozen concentrates.
How Do You Make Cranberry Mocktails?
1. Add your thawed cranberry juice cocktail to a large pitcher.
2. Add the juice of 4 limes.
3. Add sparkling water and mix. Gently stir the drink. Mix until combined, but dont vigorously mix or over mix to preserve the carbonation of the soda water.
4. Pour into glasses that have been rimmed with sugar.
How Do You Add The Sugar Rim To Your Glass?
I really love a little crunchy sugary class rim for this drink. Especially because it is a little tart the sweetness of the sugar is sooo good!
STEP 1: Dip the end of your glass rim in a small amount of syrup. I use a clear Torani (coconut, vanilla) but you can use a homemade simple syrup that has no flavor.
STEP 2: After dipping into sugary syrup dip into sugar, or a mixture of coarse sugar and fine. I used a mixture of coarse sugar and fine for a more dramatic effect.
PRO TIP: Leave cups upside for about 10-15 minutes until the syrup and sugar has dried. This help so no drips down the side of the cups.
Cranberry Mocktail Q&A
CAN I MAKE THIS DRINK AHEAD OF TIME?
Because of the carbonation the further ahead you make this drink the less carbonation it will have. I suggest making right before serving time.
WHAT DO I GARNISH THIS DRINK WITH?
You can garnish this drink with:
- easy, beautiful sugared cranberries
- sprigs of rosemary
- lime wedges
- fresh cranberries (they float!)
WHERE CAN I FIND FROZEN CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE?
Try looking for frozen cranberry juice concentrate at grocery stores rather than bog box stores like Walmart and target. Grocery stores are more likely to have a variety of frozen concentrates.
WHAT IF I CANT FIND 100% CRANBERRY JUICE?
You can use a cranberry juice blend, just su the sparkling water for ginger ale.
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Tart cranberry juice, sparkling water, and a hint of lime come together in this Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail. Make this drink for the entire family as a special addition to your holiday meal. Made with only 4 ingredients - you can add this to your last minute menu.
- 11.5 oz frozen cranberry juice concentrate thawed
- juice of 4 limes
- 32 ounces sparkling water
- course decorating sugar for ganish
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In a pitcher combine cranberry concentrate, lime juice, and sparkling water. Stir to combine.
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To garnish glasses with sugar dip the rims in simple syrup and then in sugar.
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Serve chilled.
CAN I MAKE THIS DRINK AHEAD OF TIME?
Because of the carbonation the further ahead you make this drink the less carbonation it will have. I suggest making right before serving time.
WHAT DO I GARNISH THIS DRINK WITH?
You can garnish this drink with:
- easy, beautiful sugared cranberries
- sprigs of rosemary
- lime wedges
- fresh cranberries (they float!)
WHERE CAN I FIND FROZEN CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE?
Try looking for frozen cranberry juice concentrate at grocery stores rather than bog box stores like Walmart and target. Grocery stores are more likely to have a variety of frozen concentrates.
WHAT IF I CANT FIND 100% CRANBERRY JUICE?
You can use a cranberry juice blend, just su the sparkling water for ginger ale.
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I love the colored sugar for a spectacular presentation.
What an awesome recipe! I have a family party coming up and I think I’ll have to use this!
Sugar in lieu of salt; brilliant
did this giveaway end? i know it’s been awhile, but i don’t see a winner listed. If not, i would LOVE to have a chance to win this. The style and look of it is wonderful, plus would be so much fun to make different drinks!
Hi Jenn,
Yes the giveaway has ended. The winner is displayed in the gleam form above the recipe. Keep an eye out for future giveaways though! We do them all the time. :)