Christmas Cranberry Mojito
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Deck the halls with this refreshing holiday-inspired cranberry mojito! It’s a festive twist on the classic mojito with homemade spiced cranberry syrup, mint, and a little fizz. It’s perfect for parties and sub-zero temperatures, and it’s ready in just 20 minutes!
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Mojitos are usually my warm-weather go-to, but this holiday version feels right at home in winter. I make a spiced cranberry syrup with cranberries, ginger, mint, and warming spices, which gives the drink its sweet-tart backbone. When it’s time to serve, I add white rum, fresh lime juice, ice, and soda water, then finish it off with frozen cranberries, mint, and a lime slice.
It’s a bright, refreshing cocktail that still feels cozy and seasonal, making it perfect as a welcome drink for holiday dinners or parties. The syrup can be made ahead and kept in the fridge, and it’s easy to scale up into a punch for a crowd—just mix, pour, sip, and let the good times roll.
Make it party-sized
Here’s how to make a pitcher of cranberry mojito:
Add all the cranberry syrup (2 cups), along with an equal amount of white rum and 1 cup of lime juice, to a pitcher filled with ice. Top with a cup of soda water, frozen cranberries, lime slices, and some mint.
My Christmas cranberry margaritas and Christmas mimosas are two more festive cocktails to try next!
Christmas Cranberry Mojito
Ingredients
Spiced Mint Cranberry Syrup
- 2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 2 cup water
- 1 cup sugar (can use honey)
- ½ cup fresh mint
- 5 sliced peeled ginger
- 5 peppercorns
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
Christmas Cranberry Mojito
- 2 parts cranberry syrup
- 2 parts white rum
- 1 part lime juice (fresh is best!)
- Soda water, frozen cranberries, lime slices, and mint (to serve)
Instructions
- Bring the cranberries, water, sugar, mint, ginger, peppercorns, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon to a simmer over medium heat. Turn the heat to low and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve then let the syrup cool completely before making a mojito.2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, 2 cup water, ½ cup fresh mint, 5 sliced peeled ginger, 5 peppercorns, 5 whole cloves, 2 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cup sugar
Make a cranberry mojito
- Add 2 ounces of cranberry syrup, 2 ounces of white rum, and 1 ounce of lime juice to a glass filled with ice. Stir then top with soda water and garnish with frozen cranberries, lime slices, and mint.2 parts cranberry syrup, 2 parts white rum, 1 part lime juice, Soda water, frozen cranberries, lime slices, and mint
Make a pitcher of cranberry mojitos
- Add 2 cups of cranberry syrup, 2 cups of white rum, and 1 cup of lime juice to a pitcher with ice. Add 1 cup of soda water, frozen cranberries, lime slices, and some mint to the pitcher.2 parts cranberry syrup, 2 parts white rum, 1 part lime juice
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