Christmas Cranberry Mojito
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!
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
Notes
You will have 2 cups of syrup which is enough to make 8 mojitos.
Serving: 1 mojito, Calories: 252kcal, Carbohydrates: 34g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 29mg, Potassium: 63mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 31g, Vitamin A: 15IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 2mg