Cranberry Margaritas
Tonight, I’m getting festive with my jelly jar full of Cranberry Margarita, because everyone’s healthy. Because the tree is up and lit. And because my latest car repair cost less than $3. Amen.
To make the margaritas, fill a cocktail shaker with ice; combine the cranberry juice, tequila, Triple Sec and lime juice; and, in the words of recipe writer Rebecca Rather, shake like hell. Then strain the margarita mixture into some glasses full of ice, and start sipping.
If you’re feeling particularly festive, you can garnish the drink with thinly sliced limes, fresh cranberries or a small ornament threaded with a skewer. To make the sugar rim, just run a wedge of lime around the edge of your glass, and dip it into a saucer of sugar. Because it’s pretty. Because everyone’s healthy. And because my latest car repair cost less than $3. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Cranberry Margaritas
Adapted from Rebecca Rather’s “The Pastry Queen Christmas”
Yield: 4 servings
- Wedge of lime
- Sugar
- Ice cubes for shaking and serving
- 1/2 cup cranberry juice or cranberry juice cocktail
- 1/2 cup silver or other 100% agave tequila
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur (Grand Marnier, Triple Sec or Citronage)
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- Garnishes: thinly sliced limes or fresh cranberries
1. Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass, and dip the edge in sugar to coat. Fill glasses with ice. Set aside.
2. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine all the ingredients, and shake like hell.
3. Strain into ice-filled glasses and serve.
See, this is exactly why I have a cocktail shaker on my Christmas list. Shake like hell, baby.
I love margaritas and I've never had a cranberry one. So festive – I'll have to try these.
WOW.. great posting as hubs just adores both the margarita part and the cranberry part!!!
Oh, gonna make the mirco wave peanut brittle today!
This is gorgeous! Love the garnish :)
That is such a festive drink! Love it, especially the sugar and Christmas ornament.
I love the green crystal sugar and the ornament. So cute! I'm addicted to cranberry anything so I can't wait to make this!
i love cranberries. i love margaritas. i love christmas.
essentially, i love this blog haha. and will obviously have to make this for my slumber party on friday!
btw, very jealous that your car repair only costs $3. mine's been in and out of the shop for awhile now and i just can't afford it!
Mommow is supposed to drink cranberry juice and she thinks this would be perfect!
Those are totally things to celebrate! Although I might need to sub out the tequila with something else – yep, I'm one of the lucky ones with one bad tequila experience. It's all it took :P
Cheers to this!!!
Drooling. Must mark this recipe for after the baby comes. It looks so yummy!
Yes please! I love anything margarita….cranberry sounds festive and perfect.
We got one as a wedding gift! Swankadelic.
Let me know what you think! I love the red. Puts me in a good mood right away.
Oooh, can I come over?
Ha! There's always one little ornament that just won't stay on the tree…
Thanks! Best use of leftover cupcake sugar ever. ;)
Thanks! Hope you love it.
Thanks! A slumber party? I'm SO jealous!
I feel you on the car repairs. Both of our cars have needed repairs ALL YEAR, so I was over the moon about this one being $3. My brakes had totally gone out. And the problem was… old brake fluid. So, a new bottle fixed them.
Good luck with your car! Hope it behaves for you.
I can see her with a mason jar full of cranberry margarita. Maybe we can hang a little jingle bell off of it.
Oh, no! I embraced tequila late, so it doesn't bother me, but if someone ever offers you a drink called Donkey Punch … RUN!!! ;)
Huzzah! Takes the edge right off the ho-ho-holidays.
Amen, sister. I think the jelly jar definitely classes it up. ;)
I love anything red, so this was made for both of us. I like to tell myself that, since it's cranberry, it MUST be good for me. Never mind the tequila. ;)
Yes, you'll definitely deserve one of two of these after the baby. Congratulations!
we could hang a little jingle bell off her!
My favorite drink ever– Cranberry Margaritas! This recipe reminds me of sangria with tequila! I am limited to only drinking one or I can't drive home! I also love these because they are such a fantastic cranberry color–very festive.
-Sylvia