Festive Cranberry Apple Holiday Mocktail (Print version)
A sparkling cranberry apple holiday mocktail with cider, lime, ginger beer, rosemary, and fresh fruit garnish.
# Ingredients:
For the mocktail base
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3 cups (720 ml) cranberry juice blend, chilled
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2 cups (480 ml) apple cider, chilled
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1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lime juice
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2 tablespoons maple syrup, plus more to taste
For serving
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3 cups (720 ml) chilled nonalcoholic ginger beer
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Ice, for glasses
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1 orange, thinly sliced
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1 crisp apple, thinly sliced
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1/2 cup (50 g) fresh cranberries
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6 small rosemary sprigs
# Instructions:
01 -
Make sure the cranberry juice, apple cider, and ginger beer are well chilled before mixing. Cold ingredients keep the drink crisp and reduce ice melt.
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In a large pitcher, stir together the cranberry juice, apple cider, lime juice, and maple syrup until evenly combined.
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Taste the juice base before adding bubbles. Add a little more maple syrup for sweetness or more lime juice for a sharper finish.
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Fill 6 glasses with ice. Add orange slices, apple slices, and a few cranberries to each glass.
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Pour the cranberry apple base into each glass, filling about two-thirds full. Top with chilled ginger beer and stir once gently.
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Add a rosemary sprig to each glass and serve right away while the mocktail is bubbly.
# Good to know:
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Mix the juice base up to 24 hours ahead and add ginger beer only when serving.
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Use ginger ale instead of ginger beer for a sweeter, milder drink.
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For a less sweet version, replace half of the ginger beer with sparkling water.