Cranberry Gin Fizz Cocktail
A simple and delicious holiday cocktail made with gin, leftover cranberry sauce, sparkling water and a sprig of rosemary.
These cranberry gin fizz cocktails are super easy to prepare thanks to my secret ingredient— cranberry sauce! You’re likely to have some left over this week, so why not turn it into a cocktail?
With its pretty pink color and festive rosemary and cranberry garnishes, it’s the perfect drink for holiday parties. Or skip the garnishes and keep things simple for a quiet night in. This cocktail is light, boozy and very refreshing. I hope you give it a try!
Table of Contents
- Ingredients you'll need
- Garnishes and serving suggestions
- How to make this cranberry gin fizz cocktail
- Make it a mocktail instead
- Get the recipe
Ingredients you’ll need
- Gin
- Cranberry sauce
- Sparkling water
- Fresh rosemary (optional)
- Fresh cranberries (optional)
- Ice
Garnishes and serving suggestions
Garnishes like fresh rosemary, cranberries and sugar rim are completely optional, but they sure make this drink look fancy!
To make a sugar rim, dip the rims of glasses in water, shake off the excess, then dip in a shallow bowl filled with granulated sugar and twist it around to make sure the rim is covered. That’s it!
How to make this cranberry gin fizz cocktail
- Prep glasses and garnishes. Have everything ready to go so the drinks are easy to assemble.
- Combine gin and cranberry sauce. Cranberry sauce is very thick! So you’ll need to use a cocktail shaker or stir vigorously until both are combined.
- Add ice and sparkling water. Pour the gin cranberry mixture into 2 glasses filled with ice (straining any cranberry bits out, if you want). Top with sparkling water and finish with any desired garnishes.
- Serve. And enjoy!
Make it a mocktail instead
If you prefer a non-alcoholic beverage, simply leave out the gin and muddle the cranberry sauce directly into the club soda or sparkling water. And if you want your drink a little sweeter, use lemon-lime soda.
Get the recipe
Cranberry Gin Fizz
Ingredients
- 1 heaping spoonful of cranberry sauce
- 2 ounces gin
- Club soda or sparkling water
- Ice
- Rosemary sprig , for garnish
- Fresh cranberries , for garnish
Equipment
Instructions
- Add the cranberry sauce and gin to a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
- Pour into 2 glasses over ice and top with club soda or sparkling water. Garnish with fresh cranberries and rosemary sprig, if desired.
This is 100% genius. Making one every night this week. Hiccup!
Looks great, cheers!
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This looks amazing! Might be my Christmas party drink!
I’m not one for gin, so will be subbing in vodka instead! Great idea and great pics.
This is such a good way to use leftover cranberry sauce. So many leftover recipes require you to go out to the store to get more ingredients to make an even heavier dish. This focuses on the flavor you love and uses it in a new way.
And I sure love these photos. Love the apron, love your nails and ring. 🙂 (Excuse me while I go push down my cuticles. 😉 )
You are too nice! If you could see a close up of my nails, you would see that they could use some serious TLC. 🙂
I love the idea of using cranberry sauce for a cocktail! I made plenty of extra so I’m totally going to use this as one of our drinks for Thanksgiving!
*Slurp!!* I love the sound of cranberry and gin, what a great combo!
Cheers for cranberry sauce cocktails! 🙂 I’ll have to make these, too, on Thanksgiving for sure. Happy holiday, lady!
Looks very refreshing! Cranberry is my favorite this time of year.