Drink ideas

sarahandtim

Ok all of you lovely ladies, my mom is looking for a good drink recipe for Christmas. She doesn't want to make a pitcher, but rather something she can put out a recipe for or whip up a glass at a time. I realized my pinterest drinks board is 90% sangria recipes, so I figured I'd turn to all of you.

kris356

We made Cranberry Margaritas at Thanksgiving, you can make them by the pitcher but we used our single serve ninja cups and it worked fine. Once you make the jam, it is really a taste thing.

Ingredients

• Cranberry Jam:
• ¾ cup (75 g) fresh cranberries
• ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
• ¼ cup (60 ml) water
• 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• Cocktail:
• 8 Tablespoons (120 g) cranberry jam
• 2 ounces (60 ml) lime juice
• 4 ounces (120 ml) orange juice
• 6 ounces (180 ml) tequila
• 5 cups (1.2 L) ice cubes

Directions

1. To make the Cranberry Jam, bring cranberries, sugar, water, and orange juice to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick with jam consistency, about 30 to 40 minutes. Mix in the zest and let cool.
2. Place 8 tablespoons jam, lime juice, orange juice, tequila, and ice into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
3. Select Variable 1.
4. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
5. Blend for 35 to 45 seconds or until desired consistency is reached.

Meghan&Rich

We had a get together one Fall, and I had Pumpkin Pie Vodka and Salted Caramel Vodka out, along with cocktail recipes posted at the "drink station" of everything the guests could mix with the vodka.

Maybe do something similar but with Cranberry vodka or Cranberry juice and champagne?

4EvR&4AlWz

Peppermint  Bark Martini

1 oz pinnacle Peppermint Bark vodka

1 oz baileys

1/2 tsp cocoa

1/4 c milk/water/almond milk in combination (I use about an ounce of milk and an ounce of water)

csuave

I have two with white cranberry juice. We used these at our party last week. Only place we could find white cranberry juice was WalMart ($2 each).

#1 is 3oz champagne and 3oz w cran juice.

#2 is 2oz vanilla vodka +.5ozwcran +splash of simple syrup + splash of cherry juice.

Throw a couple of frozen cranberries in either drink for a garnish. 

denalea

:::drool:::

I'm not usually a big drinker, but I miss wine.  And margaritas.  And sangria.  And #1 of what csuave posted sounds amazing.