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4 Easy Cranberry Cocktails That Are Way Better Than Vodka Cranberry

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at JWU Providence chapter.

When most people think about Thanksgiving, the first things they think of are turkey, stuffing, and family. Of course, the first thing I think of is alcohol. This Thanksgiving, take a step away from that boring canned cranberry sauce and try making these cranberry cocktails instead.

#SpoonTip: If you really like the taste of cranberries, feel free to substitute cranberry-flavored spirits in these recipes. 

 

Spiced Cranberry Rum Punch

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 1 minuteTotal time: 1 minuteServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pour all of the liquids into a glass with ice, and garnish with lemon slices.

Cranberry Gin & Tonic

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 1 minuteTotal time: 1 minuteServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pour all ingredients over ice in a tall glass, and garnish with a lime wedge.

Cranberry Margarita

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 1 minuteTotal time: 1 minuteServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Rub the rim of the glass with lime juice and garnish with margarita salt.

  2. Fill the glass with ice and combine all ingredients in the glass.

Coconut Cranberry Cocktail

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 1 minuteTotal time: 1 minuteServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a glass with ice, and garnish with whatever you want.

    #SpoonTip: I happened to have oranges and mint in my fridge at the time, so there you go.

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