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Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail Recipe

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This Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail is a refreshing non-alcoholic beverage perfect for festive occasions or any time you want a delightful fruity drink. Featuring a sweet and tangy blend of unsweetened cranberry juice and raspberry cranberry sparkling water, it’s elegantly garnished with homemade sugared cranberries that add both color and texture. The sugared cranberries are crafted by coating fresh cranberries in simple syrup and then rolling them in sugar for a sparkling, crystalized finish. This mocktail combines sophistication with simplicity, offering a crisp, bubbly drink that’s both visually stunning and delicious.

Ingredients

For Sugared Cranberries

  • ¾ cup organic cane sugar, divided
  • ½ cup water
  • 6 oz cranberries, rinsed

For Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail

  • Organic cane sugar (for rimming the glass)
  • 5 oz cranberry juice, unsweetened, chilled
  • 5 oz raspberry cranberry sparkling water, chilled (or sparkling water of choice)
  • Sugared cranberries, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare simple syrup: Place a cookie rack on a baking sheet. In a small saucepan, combine ½ cup organic cane sugar and ½ cup water. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar completely dissolves into a syrup.
  2. Coat cranberries in syrup: Remove the saucepan from heat and gently stir in the rinsed cranberries, coating them evenly with the warm simple syrup.
  3. Dry cranberries: Using a slotted spoon, transfer the coated cranberries to the cookie rack placed over the baking sheet and allow them to dry for 2 hours.
  4. Sugar coat cranberries: After drying, place the remaining ¼ cup of organic cane sugar into a medium-sized bowl. Spoon the slightly sticky cranberries into the sugar and stir gently to coat all surfaces in sugar crystals.
  5. Final drying: Return the sugared cranberries onto the cookie rack and allow them to dry for an additional hour until they harden and sparkle.
  6. Rim the glasses: Moisten the edges of your serving glasses with water, then dip the rims into organic cane sugar to coat them evenly, creating a festive sugared rim.
  7. Assemble the mocktails: Pour 2.5 oz of chilled unsweetened cranberry juice into each glass.
  8. Add sparkling water: Top each glass with 2.5 oz of chilled raspberry cranberry sparkling water or your preferred sparkling water to add effervescence and balance the tartness.
  9. Garnish and serve: Place sugared cranberries on a cocktail pick and garnish each glass for a stunning presentation. Serve immediately and enjoy your sparkling cranberry mocktail.

Notes

  • For best results, use fresh, firm cranberries when making sugared cranberries.
  • You can substitute raspberry cranberry sparkling water with any flavored sparkling water of your choice.
  • Sugared cranberries can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
  • Adjust the sweetness by modifying the amount of sugar in the simple syrup or for rimming the glasses.
  • This mocktail is naturally gluten free and vegan.

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