Cranberry Margarita

4.78 from 9 votes

Festive, bright, and perfectly tart, this Cranberry Margarita is the easiest holiday cocktail you’ll love making.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: Drink

Calories: 241kcal

4 ounces pure cranberry juice (use a brand the is 100% cranberry juice- not a mix of juices and sugar)
1 ½ ounces blanco/silver Tequila
1 ounce orange liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec)
½ ounce fresh lime juice (~half a lime)
Optional Sweetener: Simple Syrup*, or Agave to taste
Ice
Candied Cranberries & Rosemary Sprigs for Garnish
Coarse Salt and Sugar Mix for Rimming Glasses

Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glass.
Make 1:1 mix of sugar and salt and place on a shallow plate. Then dip glass rim in it and fill with ice.
Coarse Salt and Sugar Mix
Fill your cocktail shaker with ice, then add in the cranberry juice, tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice.
4 ounces pure cranberry juice, 1 ½ ounces blanco/silver Tequila, 1 ounce orange liqueur, ½ ounce fresh lime juice, Ice
Shake to combine all the ingredients, then strain over your ice-filled glass. Garnish with sugared cranberries and sprigs of fresh rosemary. Add simple syrup to make sweeter.
Ice, Candied Cranberries & Rosemary Sprigs, Optional Sweetener: Simple Syrup*, or Agave

In a gallon pitcher* stir together the cranberry juice, tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice.
5 cups pure cranberry juice, 3 cups blanco/silver Tequila, 2 cup orange liqueur, 1 cup lime juice
Add ice and serve with salt and sugar rimmed glasses and garnishes. Add simple syrup to make it sweeter.
Ice, Candied Cranberries & Rosemary Sprigs, Coarse Salt and Sugar Mix, Optional Sweetener: Simple Syrup

Tips and Tricks

* Simple syrup is a a 1:1 ratio of water and sugar heated to combine and then cooled and added to drinks. To make it, add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a medium saucepan. Heat over medium, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Then remove from heat and allow to cool, then add to your favorite drinks!
*If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, stir all the ingredients together in a cup!
*I reduced the amount of cranberry juice for the pitcher size so you can it ice into the pitcher along with the margarita. However, add more if you want a stronger cranberry flavor.