Easy Cranberry Margarita

Filled with holiday cheer, this Cranberry Margarita is the perfect Christmas and New Years drink! Made with only 4 simple ingredients, it’s easy to make and comes together in only 5 minutes.

One of my favorite things about winter is the abundance of cranberries, so today I’m bringing you a festive Cranberry Margarita cocktail to get the party started!

Filled with holiday cheer, this cranberry cocktail is the perfect Christmas and New Years drink. Made with only 4 simple ingredients, it’s super easy to make and comes together in only 5 minutes.

Ingredients you’ll need

• Cranberry juice
• Blanco tequila
• Triple sec
• Lime juice

Which tequila should I use?

For this recipe, choose a high-quality blanco or silver tequila for the best cranberry margarita. The bottle should say 100% agave, but that doesn’t mean it has to break the bank. Here are a few tequilas I recommend.

• Espolòn Blanco
• Olmeca Altos
• Casa Noble Crystal
• Don Julio Blanco

Don’t forget the garnish!

To make this cranberry margarita look beautiful and festive, I rimmed the glass with sea salt and garnished it with fresh cranberries and a sprig of rosemary.

It makes the whole thing feel like a fun winter wonderland and I can’t help but have a huge smile on my face when I’m holding one!

For this recipe, I used a cocktail shaker. I have one that I purchased at my local Target, but I’ve actually been meaning to replace it. It drips down the side when I’m shaking and pouring my drink and it can just get a little messy. I’ve been eyeing this one from OXO Good Grips in particular. It’s inexpensive, has a nonslip grip which is KEY and looks well-constructed.

But if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can still make this. Just use a large glass and mix the ingredients with a spoon. It’s not as fancy, but it does the job.

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• Classic Margarita Recipe
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• Easy Sangria Recipe
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Recipe

4.56 from 18 votes

Easy Cranberry Margarita

Serves: 1 drink

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Prep: 5 minutes

Total : 5 minutes

Filled with holiday cheer, this Cranberry Margarita is the perfect Christmas and New Years drink! Made with only 4 simple ingredients, it’s easy to make and comes together in only 5 minutes.

Ingredients

• ▢ coarse sea salt, for rimming glass
• ▢ ice
• ▢ 4.5 ounces cranberry juice (3 shots from standard size shot glass), or more to taste
• ▢ 1.5 ounces blanco tequila (1 shot from standard size shot glass)
• ▢ 1 ounce triple sec (2/3 shot from standard size shot glass)
• ▢ 1/2 lime
• ▢ fresh cranberries and rosemary sprigs, for garnish *optional*

Instructions

• Run a lime wedge around the rim of a glass and dip in salt. Fill the glass with ice.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add cranberry juice, tequila, triple sec and the juice of half a lime. Shake to combine. 
• Strain the cocktail over the prepared glass and garnish with fresh cranberries and rosemary sprigs.

Isabel’s Tips:

If you don't have a cocktail shaker, use a large glass instead and stir ingredients with a spoon.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1drink Calories: 242kcal (12%) Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) Sodium: 23mg (1%) Potassium: 85mg (2%) Sugar: 7g (8%) Vitamin C: 13.2mg (16%) Calcium: 10mg (1%) Iron: 0.2mg (1%)

Author: Isabel Eats

Course:Drinks

Cuisine:Mexican

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