Festive Holiday Skinny Cocktail (no added sugar)

Holidays can be healthy with this festive holiday skinny cocktail made with tequila, orange juice, and sparkling cranberry juice as the base. In addition, take it to the next level with homemade cranberry and rosemary ice cubes. This cocktail recipe is going to be your holiday party go-to drink.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Keyword: alcoholic drink, cranberries, healthy cocktail, healthy drink, holiday drink, holiday party food, martini, orange juice, rosemary, skinny cocktail, tequila

Servings: martinis

Calories: 150kcal

Equipment

2 martini glasses
1 cocktail shaker
1 optional ice cube tray

Ingredients

½ cup ice *for the cocktail shaker
½ cup pulp-free orange juice
3 tablespoons high-quality tequila (1 shot)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (1/2 a lime)
1 cup sparkling cranberry juice *more as needed

Optional Ice Cubes

16 3/4 inch pieces of fresh rosemary
1 cup fresh cranberries (about 3-4 per ice mold)

Instructions

Make the ice cubes the night before. Grab an ice cube tray. Add 3-4 fresh cranberries and a small piece of fresh rosemary to each ice cube mold. Then, fill each mold to the top with filtered water. Carefully transfer the tray to the freezer overnight.
Add 1/2 cup of regular ice, a shot of tequila, 1/2 cup of orange juice, and juice from one lime to a cocktail shaker. Give it a good shake for about 10 seconds.
Place two cranberry and rosemary ice cubes into a martini glass. Next, pour 1/2 of the shaken mixture into the martini glass.
Add sparkling cranberry juice until the glass is full. Give it a stir and serve immediately. You can make 2 martinis from this recipe

Notes

Swap out the sparkling cranberry juice for a mixture of any of the following: sparkling water, cranberry juice, pomegranate juice, cranberry kombucha, ginger beer, and white cranberry juice.

Make this a mocktail by simply removing the tequila from the recipe.

You can double the tequila shots if you desire. Since this recipe makes two martinis, you can definitely add another shot for a heavier drink. Side note: I typically do this when I am only having one martini.

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