Spiced Cranberry Syrup
This cocktail is bright, cozy, and just festive enough to feel special. Fresh cranberries simmered with warm spices and citrus create a syrup that’s tart, lightly sweet, and deeply aromatic—perfect for elevating a simple vodka cocktail. Finished with fresh orange juice and a rosemary garnish, it’s the kind of drink that feels equally at home at a holiday gathering or a quiet night in. Bonus: the spiced cranberry syrup is worth keeping on hand long after the glasses are empty.
By: Elise Jesse
Ingredients:
-2 cups cranberries
-1.5 cups water
-2/3 cup sugar
-3 cinnamon sticks
-4 cloves
-1/2 tsp ground cardamom
-3-4 orange peels
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a saucepan, bring to a boil. Once boiling, bring the heat down to a simmer.
Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mash fruit and allow to cool for 10 minutes before putting the syrup through a sieve.
Store in an airtight container
Bonus Recipe:
Spiced cranberry cocktail
-4 ounces vodka
-2 tablespoons spiced cranberry syrup
-juice from half an orange
-ice & a handful of cranberries
Garnish sprig of rosemary
Directions:
1. Add all contents to a shaker, shake well, and pour.