Enjoy a sweet and bubbly beverage this holiday season with this Cranberry Fizz Cocktail. It does more than taste delicious, it'll match your festive decorations, too!
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About this Cocktail
Fa la la la la! The holidays are the most joyful time of the year—and they're great for yummy and festive cocktails!
This Cranberry Fizz Cocktail is a great option for your next Christmas party. Whether it's an Ugly Sweater, Favorite Things, or White Elephant party, this sweet and bubbly drink is perfect for the occasion. You can enjoy quite a few glasses without the nasty hangover thanks to some diet cranberry juice, which is low in sugar.
In addition to the delicious taste and no hangover bonus, this fizzy cocktail is also gorgeous! Garnished with fresh rosemary, pomegranate seeds, and cranberries, it'll fit in great with your holiday lights, garland, and other decorations. 😉
And if your looking for other festive and holiday cocktails, try this Pomegranate Champagne Punch, this Cranberry Whiskey Sour, or this Crown Apple Slush.
Recipe Ingredients
- Vodka: I used cranberry flavored vodka.
- Cranberry Bubbly: You can use ginger ale, club soda, or another cranberry bubbly. Cranberry Truly works great, too.
- Diet Cranberry Pomegranate Juice: I used OceanSpray. Using diet juice lowers the sugar in the drink and lessens the hangover, too.
- Garnish: Rosemary sprigs, pomegranate seeds and sugared cranberries give this drink a fun holiday feel.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to Make This Recipe
- Add ice, vodka, and cranberry juice to a cocktail shaker.
- Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- Split 1 can of bubbly (club soda, ginger ale, or Truly) between each glass.
- Fill the remainder of the glasses with cranberry juice & vodka mixture, straining out the ice.
- Mix with a spoon. Then, garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds, sprigs of rosemary, and cranberries. You could also garnish with limes, mint, or apple slices!
- Cheers!
Recipe FAQs
Although I believe the holidays are a time for enjoying and not counting calories/dieting, no one likes a nasty hangover. Diet cranberry juice has less sugar and helps minimize the repercussions the next morning. Obviously, regular cranberry juice will also work fine!
This Cranberry Fizz Cocktail would also be delicious with gin. The recipe would take a new direction, but you could also try bourbon if that's your thing. I recommend garnishing with a cinnamon stick if you decide to use bourbon!
Quite possibly the most perfect holiday cocktail garnish! Burnt rosemary releases a very herbal, fragrant smoke and when used to garnish a cocktail, it brings about flavors like lemon and pine. To do this, simply light a sprig of rosemary using your stovetop burner or a handheld lighter, allow a few of the leaves to burn to ash and dunk straight into your cocktail glass. This extra step can really elevate your cocktail game and bring you to bartender status in no time.
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Recipe
Cranberry Fizz Cocktail
Equipment
- Cocktail glasses
- Cocktail shaker
- Jigger
- Spoon
Ingredients
- ½ cup ice
- 3 oz cranberry flavored vodka
- 1 can Club Soda, or Truly Cranberry Seltzer or Ginger Ale
- 1 cup Diet Cranberry Pomegranate Juice
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds, for garnish
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, for garnish
- ¼ cup cranberries, for garnish
Instructions
- Add ice, vodka, and cranberry juice into the cocktail shaker.
- Shake vigorously for 30 seconds.
- Split 1 can of bubbly (club soda, ginger ale, or Truly Cranberry Fizz seltzer) into each glass.
- Fill the remainder of the glasses with cranberry juice & vodka mixture, straining out the ice.
- Mix with a spoon. Then, garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds, sprigs of rosemary, and cranberries. You could also garnish with limes, mint, or apple slices!
- Cheers!
Nutrition
Notes
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Courtney Paige says
Fa la la la la, la la la la!! There are probably too many la's in that, but this cocktail has me rockin' around the Christmas Tree. GAHH it's a good one. Cranberry Fizzed UP!
Sydney Van Acker says
i dont love truly but it was PERFECT for this cocktail