Fresh Cranberry Margaritas
This festive cocktail recipe features a homemade cranberry jam infused with zesty orange flavors and warm spices, perfectly complemented by the bright notes of citrus and tequila. Serve in sugar-rimmed glasses garnished with a charming star anise for an elegant touch. Get ready to shake up a deliciously unique cocktail experience!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/2 cup light agave nectar or sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoons orange zest (from 1 to 2 oranges)
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or allspice
- 1 cup (8 ounces) fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 cup (12 ounces) silver/blanco tequila
- optional garnish: 8 star anise
Instructions
- Make the jam: In a medium saucepan, bring cranberries, agave (or sugar), orange juice and 1/2 cup water to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in the orange zest and set aside to cool.
- Make the sugar and spice blend: On a small, flat plate, mix together the salt, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and cloves (or allspice).
- Line the glasses: You will need 8 old fashioned/small cocktail glasses. Rub a wedge of lime along the rim of each glass, then dip it into the sugar and spice blend. Repeat for remaining glasses, then fill each with ice (assuming that you will be serving the cocktails immediately).
- To make each cocktail individually, combine 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) lime juice, 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) orange juice, 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) tequila and 2 tablespoons cranberry jam in a cocktail shaker. Cover and shake until outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glass and serve with a star anise.
Cook Time
20M
Prep Time
PT15M
Yield
8
Nutrition
- Calories: 185 calories
- Sugar Content: 15.2 g
- Sodium Content: 873.9 mg
- Fat Content: 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0 g
- Trans Fat Content: 0 g
- Carbohydrate Content: 20.1 g
- Fiber Content: 1.1 g
- Protein Content: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol Content: 0 mg
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