Holiday Margarita (Cranberry Margarita Recipe)
Light, refreshing, and festive, this simple cranberry margarita recipe is sure to be a new festive-season favorite!
Servings: 1 Serving
Equipment
- Glasses for Serving
Ingredients
- ice (for shaking and for serving)
- 3 ounces 100% cranberry juice
- 1 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 1 ounce orange liqueur (Grand Marnier, Cointreau, or Triple Sec)
- 1.5 ounces blanco tequila
- 1 ounce simple syrup
Instructions
- If rimming your glass, add a swipe of simple syrup (or lime juice) to your glass and gently roll it in sparkling sugar. Set aside.
- Add the cranberry juice, lime juice, orange liqueur, tequila, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Cap and shake vigorously until the outside of the cocktail shaker is very cold (about 15 seconds).
- Strain into a rocks or margarita glass with ice.
- If desired, garnish with a sprig of rosemary, slice of lime, and fresh cranberries.
Notes
Need to make some simple syrup? Use our easy simple syrup recipe. This will add about 10-minutes.
Variation Ideas:
- Rim your glasses with salt, sugar, or a mixture! We're showing our glasses with a sparkling "shimmer" sugar for all the festive vibes, but you can use regular salt, sugar, or a salt/sugar mixture if desired.
- Garnish with sugared cranberries and/or sugared rosemary. For an extra "frosty" look, use sugared cranberries and rosemary sprigs for your garnish.
- Swap in some pomegranate juice for a cranberry pomegranate margarita! You can replace up to half of the cranberry juice with pomegranate juice for a fun twist!
- Use cranberry juice cocktail instead of 100% cranberry juice. Since cranberry cocktail is already sweetened, skip the simple syrup and taste after shaking to determine if you'd like it any sweeter.
