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Cranberry Mimosas

Make your holiday party shine with these super easy and festive Cranberry Mimosas. Cheers to the holidays with fun and tasty cocktails!

fresh cranberries in a cranberry mimosa drink

 

It is the season of all the parties, get togethers, cookie exchanges, reunions, and everything else that involves food and drinks!  It seems like every day a new invite for something comes up. And as much as I love it, it can get stressful sometimes too.

So a simple and easy cocktail is a must! This Cranberry Mimosa is also sometime called a Poinsettia Cocktail, but it is just 2 ingredients, plus some cranberry for garnish. Can’t get much easier than that!

Why You’ll Love These Cranberry Mimosas

  • Easy – pouring 2 ingredients into a glass is as hard as this gets. So you can make it in 30 seconds.
  • Versatile – you can personalize the ratio or juice to sparkling wine for each glass to make it your own and to your taste.
  • Festive – just the color screams the holidays, so it is perfect for any holiday get together or even Christmas brunch that you are having!
cranberry mimosa ingredients

What You’ll Need

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  • Cranberry Juice – you can use 100% Cranberry, Cranberry Cocktail, Cran-Cherry….whatever you have or like.
  • Sparkling Wine – see more details below on what to use, but I like a Brut for this.
  • Cranberries – optional garnish

How To Make Cranberry Mimosas

  • Fill – fill each champagne glass about 1/2 full with cranberry juice.
  • Top – Top off each glass with champagne to fill to the top.
  • Garnish – add a few cranberries (fresh or frozen) to each glass for garnish.
pouring sparkling wine into a glass with cranberry juice

What Kind Of Sparkling Wine To Use

For something like this, you want to use something that you like drinking, but it is diluted with cranberry juice, so it isn’t something you need to spend a lot of money on. There are lots of brands out there, and anything under $10 will work great in this.

I like to use a Brut because the cranberry juice is sweet enough, that I personally think using Prosecco or Spumante makes it too sweet for me. But it is just personal preference, so if you like a sweet cocktail, and you have prosecco on hand, try it!

cranberry mimosa in a champagne glass

Recipe Tips & Tricks

  • Start with cold ingredients! You want your cranberry juice and your sparkling wine to be very cold. No one likes a room temperature cocktail!
  • Fresh or frozen cranberries work great for your garnish. So if you are like me and always have a bag from the previous year in your freezer in case of emergencies, break them out and let them help chill the drink.
  • Want to be extra festive? Rub a lime wedge around the rim of the glass and dip in sugar for a fun and festive look.
  • Make it kid friendly! Use sparkling apple or white grape juice to make this for the kids or anyone who just doesn’t want to drink alcohol.
A close up of a wine glass, with Mimosa and Dinner

More Fun Holiday Drink Recipes

Yield: 6

Cranberry Mimosas

cropped close up cranberry mimosa

Make your holiday party shine with these super easy and festive Cranberry Mimosas. Cheers to the holidays with fun and tasty cocktails!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cranberry juice, chilled
  • 1 bottle sparkling wine, chilled
  • 1/3 cup fresh cranberries, optional

Instructions

  1. In a champagne glass fill about 1/2 way with cranberry juice. 
  2. Top with sparkling wine. 
  3. Garnish with cranberries.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 121Sodium 11mgCarbohydrates 17gSugar 16g

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Sandra | A Dash of Sanity

Thursday 4th of January 2024

This is my favorite drink! I actually need one right now!

Catalina

Tuesday 26th of December 2023

I tried these cranberry mimosas for a brunch with friends, and they were a hit! Perfect for celebrating any occasion!

Beth

Friday 22nd of December 2023

Oh, yes. You'd better believe I'm going to be having a holly AND jolly brunch with the ladies. It's our post-Christmas tradition.

Jill

Thursday 24th of December 2020

I’ve heard this drink called a poinsettia. Love it! Merry Christmas!

Christina Almond

Monday 28th of January 2019

Cranberry mimosas sound truly wonderful...maybe even at times other than the holidays too!

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