Easy Holiday Mocktail
This festive non-alcoholic drink combines cranberry, apple, and lime with a bubbly finish—perfect for holiday entertaining.
Equipment
- - Cocktail shaker or mason jar
- - Muddler or wooden spoon handle
- - Serving glass
- - Strainer (optional)
Ingredients
- - 6 mint leaves
- - 1 tsp maple syrup or sweetener of choice
- - 2 oz cranberry juice
- - 1 oz apple cider or cloudy apple juice
- - ½ oz fresh lime juice
- - Top with sparkling water or ginger beer
- - Optional: splash of apple cider vinegar or a pinch of icing sugar
Instructions
- Clap mint leaves and add to shaker with maple syrup. Muddle gently.
- Add cranberry juice, apple juice, and lime juice.
- Fill shaker with ice and shake well.
- Strain into a glass with fresh ice.
- Top with sparkling water or ginger beer.
- Garnish with mint, cranberries, lime, and dust with icing sugar if desired.
Notes
- Use chilled juices for best results.
- For lower sugar, choose low-sugar cranberry juice or monk fruit syrup.
- To make a batch: scale ingredients and mix in a pitcher. Add fizz just before serving.
- For lower sugar, choose low-sugar cranberry juice or monk fruit syrup.
- To make a batch: scale ingredients and mix in a pitcher. Add fizz just before serving.