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Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail With Ginger & Orange

ByLindsey Jenkins
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This sparkling cranberry ginger mocktail is the perfect non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy during the holiday season. It has tart cranberry juice, homemade ginger simple syrup, soda water, and fresh orange juice, and is a great alternative for those who don’t drink.

Looking for more festive drink recipes? Try my grapefruit paloma mocktail, oat milk hot chocolate, or strawberry Italian cream soda (dairy free).

What You’ll Love About This Recipe

  • Balanced – The tartness of the cranberry juice combined with the homemade ginger ale, bubbly soda water, and orange create the most delicious mocktail.
  • Festive – This festive holiday drink has a vibrant red color and is kind of like a cranberry Moscow mule mocktail. It’s a great option for special occasions, holiday parties, or dry January.
  • Refreshing – This easy cranberry mocktail recipe makes the most refreshing drink and is made with a handful of simple ingredients.

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this sparkling cranberry mocktail:

  • Homemade ginger simple syrup – granulated sugar (I used organic cane sugar), water, and fresh ginger.
  • Unsweetened cranberry juice – often labeled as 100% cranberry juice.
  • Orange juice – freshly squeezed is best.
  • Ice cubes
  • Club soda
  • Garnishes – fresh cranberries, orange slices, or fresh herbs such as rosemary sprigs or fresh mint leaves.

How to Make Cranberry Mocktail: Step By Step

Here are some quick visual instructions. The full instructions and ingredient list will be in the printable recipe card below!

1. Heat the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves.

2. Reduce the heat to a simmer, add the fresh ginger pieces, and simmer for ten minutes while stirring occasionally.

3. Transfer the infused simple syrup with ginger to a blender. Blend until completely smooth then pour the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve and let it cool to room temperature. Let chill before using.

4. Mix the tart cranberry juice, orange juice, and ginger simple syrup in the bottom of a lowball or highball glass until well combined.

5. Add ice and fill the glass the rest of the way with sparkling water. Serve with an orange wedge, fresh or frozen cranberries, and a sprig of fresh rosemary. 

Helpful Tips

  • If using a cranberry juice blend with added sugar, use less ginger simple syrup so it’s not overly sweet.
  • You don’t need a cocktail shaker to make this fun holiday mocktail recipe.
  • If you don’t have a powerful blender or you don’t want to dirty a blender, you can grate the ginger into the simple syrup instead and then strain it out.

Quick Tip: Make the ginger simple syrup ahead so it has time to chill before using.

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

Please remember that recipes are just a starting point.

How can you make this cranberry juice mocktail recipe using what you already have? Here are some ideas…

  • No organic cane sugar? – use brown sugar or maple syrup instead.
  • Add-ins – orange zest or orange peel into the ginger syrup, but if using orange peel remove it before blending.

Variations

  • Cranberry lime mocktail – use fresh lime juice instead of orange juice and garnish with lime slices.
  • Switch up the simple syrup – such as cinnamon, pear, apple, etc. Get more ideas in my infused simple syrups post.

More Delicious Drinks

I hope you love this Cranberry Mocktail! If you make this recipe, be sure to leave a comment & a star rating below. Thank you!

Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail With Ginger & Orange

5 from 1 vote
Cranberry juice mocktails with orange slices, ginger syrup, and rosemary sprigs.
This sparkling cranberry ginger mocktail is the perfect non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy during the holiday season. It has tart cranberry juice, homemade ginger simple syrup, soda water, and fresh orange juice, and is a great alternative for those who don't drink.
Author: Lindsey Jenkins

Ingredients
 

Ginger Simple Syrup

Cranberry Mocktail

  • ¼ cup tart cranberry juice 2 ounces
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice 1 ounce
  • 2 tablespoons ginger simple syrup to taste
  • handful ice cubes
  • sparkling water

Garnishes

  • handful fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • orange slices

Instructions

  • Heat the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves.
  • Reduce the heat to a simmer, add the fresh ginger pieces, and simmer for ten minutes while stirring occasionally.
  • Transfer the infused simple syrup with ginger to a blender. Blend until completely smooth then pour the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve, and let it cool to room temperature. Let the syrup chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
  • Mix the tart cranberry juice, orange juice, and ginger simple syrup in the bottom of a lowball or highball glass until well combined.
  • Add ice and fill the glass the rest of the way with sparkling water. Serve with an orange wedge, fresh or frozen cranberries, and a sprig of fresh rosemary. 

Notes

Blending helps intensify the ginger flavor.
See the blog post for helpful tips and step-by-step photos.

Make It Your Way: Substitutions & Variations

No organic cane sugar? – use brown sugar or maple syrup instead.
Add-ins – orange zest or orange peel into the ginger syrup, but if using orange peel remove it before blending.
Variations
Cranberry lime mocktail – use fresh lime juice instead of orange juice and garnish with lime slices.
Switch up the simple syrup – such as cinnamon, pear, apple, etc. Get more ideas in my infused simple syrups post.

One Comment

  1. Lindsey Jenkins says:

    5 stars
    I hope you love this cranberry mocktail as much as we do!

    Reply
5 from 1 vote

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