This attractive Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzer recipe has bright, fresh-squeezed citrus juice and bubbly effervescence with sparkling water. It’s decorated with frozen cranberries, aromatic rosemary sprigs, and tart lime slices. This mocktail recipe also includes a cocktail option using white wine!
Hello everyone! I’m Sara Maniez from Life’s Little Sweets! I am so happy to share this Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzer recipe with you in time for your holiday feast and New Year’s Eve. It’s festive with aromatic rosemary sprigs and bright, colorful, frozen cranberries that act as the “ice cubes” for this drink. And that festive flair adorning them? I give the full instructions on how to make those Cranberry-Rosemary Flair Skewers below.
This recipe has fresh-squeezed lime and tangerine juice along with orange juice which can be either fresh-squeezed or from the carton.
To make this recipe a cocktail, just add white wine! I recommend Pinot Grigio, Riesling, or Moscato white wine varieties. Those are listed in the order of sweetness from the more bright and citrus-y Pinot Grigio, then the slightly sweeter and fruity Riesling, to the sweetest being the Moscato wine. You can make this wine spritzer exactly to your liking depending on your tastes. If you do not have those particular varieties, other white wines will work as well.
Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzer Recipe
It takes less than 10 minutes to put this Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzer recipe together so it’s perfect for your holiday entertaining.
How to Make Cranberry-Rosemary Flair Skewers
Cranberry-Rosemary Flair Skewers decorate these Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzers and they are so pretty and easy to make! (5-10 minutes to make 2+ skewers)
Materials and Ingredients Needed for Cranberry-Rosemary Flair Skewers
- 8 inch wooden skewers
- cranberries
- fresh rosemary sprigs
- crafting pipe cleaners
Directions for Cranberry-Rosemary Flair Skewers
- Remove the rosemary needles from the lower 3rd of the rosemary stems (the part that will be covered by the pipe cleaners).
- Holding 1-3 rosemary springs and the wooden skewer, wind the pipe cleaner around them. Trim any ends of the springs.
- Skewer the cranberries on the remaining end of the wooden skewer until it is filled.
- Place in the finished Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzer and enjoy!
Make sure to freeze the cranberries overnight or for six hours to get them frozen solid. They make wonderful “ice cubes” that will not water down your mocktail.
The wine glasses pictured here are “Chardonnay” wine glasses. They have ample room to accommodate the frozen cranberries.
I know you will love this Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzer; it’s perfect for this time of year!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lime juice (½ a lime)
- 1/4 fresh-squeezed tangerine juice (1 tangerine)
- ½ cup orange juice (fresh-squeezed or from the carton)
- 1 cup sparkling water or more, if desired
- Frozen cranberries (1/4-1/2 cup per wine glass)
- 1-2 lime slices for garnish per wine glass
- Cocktail Option: ½ cup or more, depending on preference of your favorite white wine (I suggest Pinot Grigio, Riesling, or Moscato varieties, chilled)
- 8" inch wooden skewers
- fresh cranberries
- fresh rosemary sprigs
- crafting pipe cleaners (1-2 per skewer)
- festive paper straws (1-2 per wine glass)
Instructions
- Juice ½ lime and 1 tangerine juice into wine glass.
- Add ½ cup orange juice (freshly squeezed or from the carton).
- Add 1 cup sparkling water, or more, as desired.
- Optional: Add ½ cup or more white wine (I suggest Pinot Grigio, Reisling, or Moscato varieties).
- Add a handful of frozen cranberries (1/4-1/2 cup per glass).
- Add a couple of lime slices to the edge, paper straw, and a Cranberry-Rosemary Flair Skewer and enjoy!
- Remove the rosemary needles from the lower 3rd of the rosemary stems (the part that will be covered by the pipe cleaners).
- Holding 1-3 rosemary springs and the wooden skewer, wind the pipe cleaner around them. Trim any ends of the springs.
- Skewer the cranberries on the remaining end of the wooden skewer until it is filled.
- Place in the finished Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzer and enjoy!
Notes
Home Chef Tips: Freeze the cranberries overnight or 6 hours before making the recipe and don't forget those festive Cranberry-Rosemary Flair Skewers to decorate your Citrus Cranberry Mocktail Spritzers!
For more tips and tricks for making this mocktail the best it can be for your upcoming party, watch Sara make one for you as she did for our SoFabFood Facebook audience on our Live in the Kitchen series.
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Disclosure: The cocktail option within this recipe is intended for our readers 21+ only. Please drink responsibly!
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