Cranberry Grapefruit Sparkler Recipes

PINK GRAPEFRUIT-WHITE CRANBERRY SPARKLING PUNCH

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar, grapefruit zest, bay leaves, and 1/2 cup water to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely, about 1 hour. Strain, discarding solids, and refrigerate in an airtight container until cold, at least 1 hour and up to 1 week.
• In a punch bowl or large pitcher, stir together syrup, grapefruit juice, vodka, Cointreau, and cranberry juice. If not serving right away, cover and refrigerate up to 1 day.
• Add ice, top with prosecco and club soda, and garnish with bay leaves and kumquats. Serve immediately.

GRAPEFRUIT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine juices, sugar and allspice in pot over medium heat till sugar is dissolved.
• Add lemon zest and cranberries.
• Simmer till cranberries pop. (sometimes the harder berries don't want to pop so I'll give them a helping hand with side of wooden spoon just before I'm ready to take off stove.).
• Stir frequently so sugars don't scald and burn in bottom of pot.
• When all the berries are popped and sauce is nice and thick remove from heat and cool.
• Refrigerate in nonreactive sealed container when cool.
• Can be served hot or cold.
• If you are canning them you need to keep them hot during the canning process. Refer to any canning cookbook for proper canning techniques.

CRANBERRY SPARKLER

Steps:

• Combine rum and juices. Fill three rocks or old-fashioned glasses with ice. Divide rum mixture evenly among glasses; top each with 2 ounces ginger ale. If desired, serve with fresh raspberries and cranberries.

GRAPEFRUIT SPARKLERS

Steps:

• For each drink, stir 3 ounces grapefruit juice, 2 ounces each cranberry juice and gin, and a splash each of Campari and lime juice in a shaker with ice. Strain into an ice-filled glass rimmed with salt. Top with seltzer; garnish with lime.