Merry Christmas Ya’ll!

If you are searching for a fun festive drink to liven up your holidays this is it! I originally found it on delish.com and tweaked it a bit. I’ve made it a few times and it’s definitely a crowd pleaser! The recipe is for a pitcher (about 8 glasses). I have made individual ones as well and you can simply adjust all the ingredients to your liking.

I don’t want to take a minute more of your precious time so lets get right to the recipe…

Mistletoe Margaritas

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of whole cranberries
• Sugar
• Salt
• 2 cups Cranberry Juice
• 16 oz Tequila (I prefer silver – Espolon or Casamigos are my go-tos)
• 8 oz Triple Sec (Cointreau is best)
• 1/2 cup of lime juice (I use fresh squeezed from 4 large limes or if you don’t want to do that you can buy lime juice instead (Santa cruz organic lime juice is great)
• ice
• Rosemary for garnish (or mint leaves)
• 1 can of Lime spindrift (this isn’t necessary but I like the bubbles)

Directions:

1. In a small bowl toss 1/2 cup of cranberries with 1 tablespoon lime juice. Drain out the juice then toss with 2 tablespoons sugar. Pour onto a baking sheet to dry- set in refrigerator
2. Combine sugar and salt together on a small shallow plate and mix. Using a lime wedge, wet the rim of each glass and then dip it into the sugar/salt mixture.
3. In a large pitcher (or blender if you prefer frozen) combine cranberry juice, tequila, triple sec, 1/2 cup of lime juice, lime spin drift, and ice
4. Pour into prepared glasses (add ice to glasses if not drinking them frozen), garnish with a sprig of rosemary or mint, a few frosted cranberries and a lime.
5. Enjoy!

Comment below if you want to share or have any questions! I hope y’all have a wonderful Christmas!

Love,

Erin