Best 20 Cranberry Cocktail Recipes

TURKEY COCKTAIL MEATBALLS WITH ORANGE CRANBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Mix the turkey, poultry seasoning, garlic salt, onion powder, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Stir in the egg, milk, and bread crumbs. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Roll the turkey mixture into balls, about one tablespoon each. Place the meatballs in a single layer in the skillet. Brown meatballs on all sides, flipping occasionally. Place browned meatballs on a clean baking sheet. Set aside.
• Combine cranberry sauce, marmalade, and chicken broth over medium heat in the skillet used to cook the meatballs. Stir in the jalapeno and Fresno peppers, then return meatballs to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue to cook until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center and glaze is reduced. Season with salt and pepper.

CRANBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a chilled Champagne flute add cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime. Top off the glass with Champagne. Garnish with 3 or 4 cranberries.

SPICED CRANBERRY COCKTAIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine water and cranberries.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Next add the sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, cloves, allspice berries and cinnamon sticks.
• Cover and steep for 1 hour.
• Strain the mixture, pour into a large pitcher and allow to cool to room temperature on counter.
• Once cooled place in refrigerator, until chilled.
• When ready, add the pineapple juice, ginger ale, lemon and orange slices to the cranberry mixture in the pitcher and serve in tall glasses with lots of ice.

CRANBERRY COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice cubes., Add vodka, schnapps, lemonade concentrate and juice to shaker; cover and shake until condensation forms on outside of shaker, 10-15 seconds. Strain into 4 cocktail glasses. Place a skewer with 4 cherries in each glass.

SPARKLING PEAR AND CRANBERRY COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Put cranberries in a small bowl; add 2 tablespoons warm water. Soak until cool, about 15 minutes. Drain, pat dry, and refrigerate until serving.
• Divide pear nectar evenly among eight tall champagne glasses. Add cranberries, and then gently pour the Moscato d'Asti into the glasses. Garnish each with a rosemary sprig.

GINGER CRANBERRY COCKTAIL (FROZEN VODKA OR GIN)

Steps:

• For the ginger syrup: Place all syrup ingredients in a saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves and the ginger is infused in the syrup, about 20 minutes. Strain and allow to cool fully before use.
• For the drink: Crush the frozen cranberries in a large glass pitcher. Add the lime juice and their juiced wedges to the pitcher. Pour in the vodka, cranberry juice, and ginger syrup. Put ice in low-ball glasses and fill glasses about 2/3 full. Top off with club soda and garnish with a shaving of fresh ginger.

POMEGRANATE CRANBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour all ingredients except seeds into a pitcher.
• Serve in Champagne flutes.
• Top with pomegranate seeds.

CRANBERRY COOLER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Mix rum and cranberry juice.
• Pour into stem glasses.
• Top with small scoop of sherbet.

MULLED CRANBERRY COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the juice, cinnamon stick, and cloves and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, ground cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons of water and heat over medium-low heat, gently stirring, until the cranberries pop and are well coated with the sugar mixture.
• When cool enough to handle, thread 3 to 4 berries each on 4 decorative toothpicks or skewers. Pour the mulled cranberry juice into 4 mugs and garnish with the cranberry swizzle.

CRANBERRY KIR CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine 1st 3 ingredients in a glass, top with champagne & serve.

CRANBERRY COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, cornflakes crumbs, parsley, eggs, ketchup, onion, soy sauce, garlic powder and pepper.
• Mix well and form into small balls, from 1/2" to 3/4" in diameter.
• Place in a casserole or baking pan.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Meanwhile in a saucepan,combine cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice. Cook stirring over medium heat until smooth.
• Pour hot sauce over meatballs in casserole. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the size of the mea tballs.
• Transfer to crock pot and keep on low for serving.

CRANBERRY-LIME CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Divide cranberry juice and lime juice between champagne flutes. Fill with champagne (about 1/2 cup each).
• Float the cranberries and the thin lime slice on top. Serve.

CRANBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Spoon pureed cranberry sauce into a champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine by tilting glass and slowly pouring wine down side of flute (mixture will foam as the wine reacts to the sugar in the cranberry sauce). Serve immediately.

CRANBERRY ORANGE SLUSH COCKTAIL

Steps:

• 1. Mix cranberry juice cocktail, brandy, cranberry juice concentrate and orange juice concentrate.
• 2. Divide among pint containers.
• 3. Cover and freeze at least 8 hours or until slushy.
• 4. For each serving: stir equal amounts of slush mixture and soda in a glass.
• 5. Garnish with lime slices.

WINTER CRANBERRY COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine the cranberry juice, lime juice, agave and 1 strip of the orange zest in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add the vodka and shake until the shaker begins to get frosty on the outside. Strain the cocktail into 4 martini glasses and top each with some ginger ale. Serve with an orange twist from the remaining strips of zest.
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HOLIDAY CRANBERRY-RUM COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour white rum into pitcher.
• Add a thin slice of peeled ginger. Using handle of a wooden spoon, crush ginger to release juices.
• Stir in 2 cups cold cranberry juice.
• Serve in martini glasses.

CRANBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a large pitcher stir together well the champagne, the cranberry juice cocktail and the Grand Marnier.

CRANBERRY COCKTAIL MIXER

Steps:

• Bring zests, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat; stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool. Put juice into a large container; stir in zest mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or overnight. Strain; pour into an airtight bottle.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED COCKTAIL MEATBALLS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC) and brush a baking sheet with olive oil. 2. In a medium bowl combine pork, parsley, garlic, soaked bread, 5-spice powder, egg and salt and pepper to taste. Mash together with hands to mix well. With wet hands, roll the mixture into 24 equal balls, about 1-inch (2.5-cm) each. Place meatballs on greased baking sheet and brush lightly with olive oil. Bake meatballs 15 minutes and flip them over (you may need to use a metal spatula to unstick meatballs from pan). Turn on broiler and continue cooking meatballs for 5 to 10 minutes or until crispy and cooked to desired doneness. 3. To make the cranberry glaze, heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook for about 5 minutes or until softened but not browned. Whisk in chili paste, sesame oil, cranberry sauce, soy sauce, honey and oyster sauce. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes. 4. Remove meatballs from oven and transfer to a large bowl. Pour glaze over meatballs and toss to coat. Skewer meatballs on a cocktail pick or toothpick and place on a platter. Serve warm. Makes 24 meatballs, serves 6

CRANBERRY COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2. In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and minced onion. Roll into small meatballs. 3. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, turning once. 4. In a slow cooker or large saucepan over low heat, blend the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Add meatballs, and simmer for 1 hour before serving.