Sparkling Cranberry Smash {Mocktail}
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup frozen cranberries
- Juice from 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1-teaspoon maple syrup
- ¼ cup mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ cup ice
- Club Soda or Sparkling water*
- Extra mint leaves or rosemary sprigs and cranberries, for garnish
* To spike it: swap club soda/sparkling water for champagne {optional}
DIRECTIONS:
- Microwave frozen cranberries for 45 seconds, until they are soft to the touch.
- In the bottom of a glass or cocktail shaker, muddle cranberries, lime juice, ginger, maple syrup, mint and water.
- Add ice and shake until well combined.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, double strain if needed, into a chilled glass (or a glass filled with ice).
- Fill the remainder of the glass with club soda or sparkling water.
- Garnish with fresh cranberries, mint leaves and/or rosemary sprigs.
- Enjoy as is or add a dash of Angostura bitters.
Enjoy! xo
Vicki