This Cranberry Orange Christmas Punch is the perfect, festive cocktail for holiday entertaining. It is so easy to throw together with Prosecco, vodka, cranberry juice, orange juice, cranberries, orange sherbet and fresh mint.
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This Cranberry Orange Christmas Punch is the perfect, festive cocktail for holiday entertaining. It is so easy to throw together with Prosecco, vodka, cranberry juice, orange juice, cranberries, orange sherbet and fresh mint.
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I’m preparing this Slow Cooker Cranberry Mulled Wine for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. It is SO good and perfect for staying warm and bringing in the winter holiday flavors with apple cider, cranberries, red wine and a splash of brandy. A dash of honey, cinnamon sticks and cloves add the perfect medley of spices to this festive drink.
Another great benefit of this comforting cocktail is its ability to clear out your chest. The heat of the drink combined with herbs and honey is a great natural remedy for congestion. I would know all about it these last couple of weeks. My entire family was plagued with bronchitis. I tried making my own herbal tea, but couldn’t even suck it down while holding my nose. Tea is just not my thing, but a nice warm pot of wine with a bit of spice and brandy is SO soothing. A little extra splash of brandy is just what I needed!
The beauty of this drink is that you can throw in the cranberries, apple cider and spices and let it simmer on Low for a few hours before your party (or solo day of rest). The wine and brandy get added right before serving.
You don’t want to overheat the wine and cook out vital alcoholic content! This is so essential to get through all the stress of hosting a party. You know what’s at stake here…the turkey could be too dry, the potatoes too lumpy! Just give the guests plenty of mulled wine and no one will ever notice.
I’m working on developing my tastes to become more of a sophisticated wine drinker. One who can sniff and swirl the wine and identify its creation date and origin. Ha…is that even possible? Who knows…I just drink what tastes good and that is usually something more on the fruity side. Let me tell you, this is the only way I will truly be able to enjoy a Cabernet Sauvignon. The addition of cinnamon and honey add the perfect balance of sweetness with the cranberry flavors…holy yum!
Are you looking for more great cocktail ideas for the upcoming holidays? I also recommend 2 of my other favorite cocktails that are perfect for pleasing a crowd…a Caramel Apple Sangria and Whiskey Sour Slush. If you are having trouble deciding, just make them all! They are sure to disappear quickly. All these great recipes can be found on my Saturated Saturday Cocktail Page.
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These gooey butter cookies are perfectly sweet and delicious! They are so easy to make for a holiday dessert or cookie exchange. The main ingredients include yellow cake mix, sugar, butter, and cream cheese with a powdered sugar topping. The result, is the perfect ooey gooey cookie situation. Oh gooey butter, gooey butter, gooey goodness! I have to give a little love to gooey butter since it originated from the St. Louis area along with some other local favorites such as toasted raviolis and thin crust pizza. …
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This 5 Ingredient White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is not only delicious, but so fun and EASY to make with your kids! Just throw the white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, butter, and peppermint extract into a bowl and microwave it!
It doesn’t get much easier than that and the results are pure bliss. This fudge will make the perfect, easy Christmas present for your neighbors and coworkers.
This was the perfect recipe to make with my 4 year old daughter. She loved pouring all the ingredients into the bowl and I loved that the ingredients are low risk for epic messy disasters.
Oh boy…check out the mess we had when I tried to teach her to crack an egg! LOL…she keeps asking me if she can crack an egg again and I continue to avoid it like the plague. Does anyone else remember that goofy kids’ show called “Double Dare”?
Well, I keep having nightmares about my kids sliding on their stomachs through the kitchen floor covered in raw eggs.
Okay, I couldn’t resist looking up an episode. HA…they slide through potatoes and sundae syrup in it (close enough to my nightmare). We also had another incident a couple nights ago. My one year old decided to do a “I Love Lucy” reenactment similar to when Lucy smashes grapes with her feet to make wine.
In my case, my daughter stomped on a bowl of cranberries that she dumped all over the kitchen floor (I had just used them to make my Orange Cranberry Mimosa Floats…SOOO Good.)
Well, I am back to writing my posts after hours tonight to avoid collateral damage! 🙂 Hope you have as much fun as I did making this easy recipe with your kids!
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If you enjoyed this 5 Ingredient White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge, check out some other holiday favorites.
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Orange Cranberry Mimosa Floats are so beautiful and festive for the holiday season! Just use your favorite bottle of champagne, add some cranberries, orange sherbet and a dash of cranberry juice.
There is no reason to limit yourself …have one for brunch, lunch, dinner, dessert or a snack. The sweet bubbly texture of the champagne is perfection with the sherbet. I don’t think I will be making another mimosa without turning it into a float…another yum situation! …
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