Megan's Cranberry Holiday Punch

By Megan Keller The Woman Today

Looking for something fresh and fun for your holiday gatherings? This Cranberry Holiday Punch may just be what you are looking for. Though this is a little higher maintenance to piece together, the presentation is beautiful, festive and worth the effort — not to mention, it tastes so fresh! I was unable to find cranberry ginger ale, but honestly I think the cranberry juice covered plenty of the needed flavor. I highly recommend this fabulous drink. Treat yourself and your guests to something new, that's not from a can!

Ingredients

1 cup cranberries, frozen preferably

½ cup pomegranate seeds

1 cup cranberry juice, or cranberry vodka, if desired

750 ml prosecco or champagne, sparkling rose

⅓ cup simple syrup

2 cups cranberry ginger ale or more, as desired Ice

Rosemary sprigs, optional

Directions

1. Make plenty of ice, more than you think you’ll need

2. Fill your pitcher or punch bowl half full with ice and have more on hand for individual glasses.

3. Add in the cranberries and pomegranate seeds.

4. Add the cranberry juice, sparkling wine, simple syrup, and top off to taste with cranberry ginger ale

5. Pour or ladle into individual serving glasses and garnish with rosemary, if desired.

Notes

• Using cranberry juice allows this to serve as a casual brunch or midafternoon cocktail. If you prefer a stronger holiday drink, swap out the cranberry juice for cranberry-flavored vodka or cranberry wine.

• You can also substitute pomegranate juice, orange juice, or even some limeade for the cranberry juice.

• Sugared cranberries threaded onto a cocktail toothpick makes for a festive holiday garnish.

• We use cranberry ginger ale in our holiday punch recipe. However, if you can’t find it, regular ginger ale, or a lemon-lime soda such as Sprite or 7-Up will work just fine. D

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