Tasty Tuesdays: Cranberry Ginger Fizz Cocktail

Welcome to Tasty Tuesdays & Happy New Year!

I had a great Christmas and New Years and spent a lot of time with family.  I didn't do too much cooking so I'm going to share this cocktail my sister and I made for our New Year's Eve party.  I have the recipe pinned on one of my Pinterest boards and it is originally from Creative Culinary.  We modified it and used vodka instead of gin and tried to simplify the directions.

{ makes approximately 6 drinks }

Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup sugar

- 3/4 cup water

- 1 cup fresh cranberries

- 1 lemon, sliced

- 1/2 orange, sliced

- 2 cups vodka

- Ginger ale

- Mint sprigs, for garnish

- Extra cranberries, for garnish



1.  Bring sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan and stir until sugar is dissolved.

2.  Add the cranberries and simmer for 2-3 minutes until cranberries burst.  Remove from heat and let cool.

3.  Add lemon and orange slices.  Use a wood spoon or muddler to mash the fruit.

4.  Stir in vodka and let steep for at least 5 minutes.

5.  Strain liquid into pitcher.

6.  Fill glasses with small amount of ice.  Add ginger ale to each glass.  A generous splash will do but you can vary depending on taste.

 

7.  Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add portion of cranberry vodka mixture.  Shake and pour into glasses.  Repeat until cranberry vodka mixture is used up.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

Now it's your turn - what did you cook this week?

 

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