Cranberry Orange Moscow Mules
Tangy cranberries and citrus-y orange are the perfect fall flavor canvas for these gorgeous cranberry orange Moscow mules! Shake them up in minutes for the perfect holiday cocktail!
Servings 3 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3 oz fresh orange juice
- 4-1/2 oz vodka
- 12 oz ginger beer, chilled
- Ice, orange wedges, and fresh cranberries for serving
Instructions
- Place cranberries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes or until cranberries begin to release their juices.
- Remove from heat and transfer cranberries and juices to a food processor and blend several times until mixture is smooth. Strain cranberry mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding solids.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine strained cranberry puree, orange juice, and vodka. Add ice to shaker, screw lid on and shake several times until condensation begins to form on outside of shaker.
- Divide shaken cranberry mixture between 3 glasses. Add ice, a few fresh cranberries, and orange wedges to each glass then top each drink with 4 oz chilled ginger beer. Serve moscow mules immediately and enjoy!