Spiced Cranberry Mimosa for Christmas Morning
Pop the bubbly and sip on this spiced cranberry mimosa for Christmas morning! The holidays are here, and we need a jolly mimosa to celebrate in style. With its vibrant hue and bundle of holiday flavors, this cranberry-spice Christmas mimosa is the perfect signature cocktail for a festive brunch.
Servings 6 drinks
Calories 150kcal
Equipment
- Small saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups cranberry cocktail juice
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg preferably freshly grated
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch of ground cloves
- 1 Champagne bottle
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, stir together the cranberry juice, cinnamon sticks, dark brown sugar, orange zest, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to help dissolve the sugar.
- Turn off heat. Allow to the infused cranberry juice to steep for 20 minutes.
- Strain the cranberry juice over a fine-mesh sieve and chill in the refrigerator.
- In each Champagne flute, pour in 2 ounces of spiced cranberry juice. Top with 4 ounces of Champagne. Alternatively, you can pour the spiced cranberry juice in a pitcher, top with a bottle of Champagne and gently stir. Enjoy!
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Notes
- It's best to make the cranberry juice ahead of time to give it time to chill, but if you don't get a chance to make it ahead of time, you can always add it to a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake until chilled. You can make the spiced cranberry juice several days in advance.
- Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1drink | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Sodium: 1mg | Sugar: 12g