I assume Mrs. Claus always looks forward to a tropical vacation after Christmas. Need to get away from it all before the holidays? Just make one of her frozen alcoholic Christmas drinks. This sweet-and-tart cocktail, which combines cranberry juice with rum, simple syrup and a squeeze of lemon and lime, is a riff on a classic daiquiri recipe.
Mrs. Claus’ Frozen Cranberry Cocktail
This festive recipe makes four 5-ounce drinks.
Ingredients
- Granulated sugar, to rim the glasses
- 1 cup cranberry juice
- 1/4 cup white rum
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons simple syrup
- 1-1/2 cups ice cubes
- Sugared cranberries, for garnish
Directions
Step 1: Prep your glassware
Moisten the rim of each cocktail glass with water or citrus juice. Sprinkle sugar into a shallow bowl. Hold each glass upside down and dip the rim into the sugar. Set aside.
Step 2: Combine ingredients
Add the cranberry juice, rum, lime juice, lemon juice, simple syrup and ice cubes to a blender.
Step 3: Blend
Cover and blend until slushy. Taste and stir in more simple syrup to sweeten, if desired.
Step 4: Garnish
Pour into cocktail glasses, garnish with sugared cranberries and serve immediately. Cheers!
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Susan Bronson