Cranberry Orange Punch
Tart cranberries, juicy tangerines, and tickly bubbles make this Cranberry Orange Punch recipe the BEST holiday drink!
Servings: 16
Calories: 79kcal
Ingredients
For the cranberry simple syrup:
- 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- splash of vanilla extract
For the Cranberry Tangerine Fizzy:
- 1 tangerine quartered
- 2-3 tablespoons cranberry simple syrup or to taste
- ice
- seltzer I found this terrific Cranberry Lime Seltzer, but plain is fine
- cranberries & fresh rosemary for garnish
Instructions
Cranberry simple syrup:
- In a small saucepan, combine cranberries, water, sugar, and vanilla extract. Give it a quick stir and bring to a boil over medium/high heat (watch it or it will boil over).
- Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst (you'll hear them. It's so cool), soften, and wrinkle a bit. Remove from heat and allow it to come to room temperature (cranberries and all).
- Strain the cranberries, pressing down on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the cranberries or save for cheesecake topping.
- Pour the syrup into a glass container with a tight-fitting lid.
- Makes about 2 cups of simple syrup.
For the Cranberry Tangerine Punch:
- To an 8 ounce glass, add the quartered tangerines and cranberry simple syrup. Muddle with a muddler or back of a wooden spoon until the tangerine slices are very fragrant and release their liquid. Add ice over the tangerine/simple syrup mixture and top with seltzer.
- Give it a quick stir and garnish with cranberries & fresh rosemary, if desired.
Notes
The calories shown are based on the the recipe making 2 cups of syrup, with 1 serving being 2 tablespoons of syrup in each drink. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 17mg | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 3mg