Description
Do you have a ton of cranberry sauce leftover from Thanksgiving? Need a cocktail for your Thanksgiving dinner? Try this simple and flavorful Cranberry and Bourbon Cocktail. This recipe also includes a simple recipe for Paleo Cranberry Sauce.
Ingredients
Cranberry and Bourbon Cocktail Recipe
- 1 tablespoon Cranberry Sauce - See recipe below
- 1.5 ounces Bourbon
- 6 ounces Seltzer Water*
- Ice Cubes
- Extra cranberries, spring of Rosemary, or Cinnamon Stick for garnish
Paleo Cranberry Sauce Recipe
- 12 ounces fresh Cranberries.
- 2 tablespoons Orange Zest - about the zest from one orange
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed Orange Juice
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1/4 cup Raw Honey
Instructions
Cranberry and Bourbon Cocktail Recipe
- Combine the cranberry sauce and bourbon in a shaker or glass. Stir to dissolve the cranberry sauce in the bourbon.
- In a cocktail glass, add a large ice cube and pour the cranberry bourbon mixture over the ice. Pour the mixture through a strainer to remove any pieces of berry skins or zest if desired.
- Pour the sparkling water onto the glass, stir, and garnish with cranberries, a rosemary spring, or a cinnamon stick. Enjoy!
Paleo Cranberry Sauce Recipe
- Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan on the stove over medium heat. Stir the mixture occasionally to prevent burning and to help the honey mix with the berries.
- Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. The cranberries will start to pop as the mixture cooks.
- Remove from the stove and allow to cool fully. Once cooled, remove the cinnamon stick and store it in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Note: You can leave the sauce with the berries' skins or strain them through a fine-mesh strainer.
Notes
Club Soda, Seltzer, or Sparkling water will work for this recipe.
Any cranberry sauce will work for this recipe. Even the sauce that comes jelled in a can. You'll want to strain the drink through a fine-mesh strainer if using a whole berry sauce.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Cocktail
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: leftover cranberry sauce, cranberry cocktail, cranberry sauce cocktail