Cranberry Margaritas and Mocktails

Don't let your leftover cranberry sauce go to waste; turn your favorite Thanksgiving condiment into a festive margarita or mocktail that's a fun option for the holidays. This super easy recipe can even be made from frozen cranberry sauce for a Christmas cocktail.

Wasting leftovers is a crime in my book, but sometimes I am at a loss for what to do with certain things.

Take cranberry sauce for example. What do you do with the leftovers?

Let's be honest, I didn't really even start liking cranberry sauce until a few years ago, so I have only had a few years to experiment with leftover cranberry sauce.

Usually it's used to top my pancakes, but this year I wanted to come up with something more creative.

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I found a recipe for a cranberry margarita using leftover cranberry sauce from Delish that seemed like a fabulous idea.

I ended up forgetting what ingredients they used and based my recipe off how I typically make margaritas with tequila and orange liqueur or triple sec.

I also had some oranges from making the cranberry sauce, so I used that as my citrus instead of limes.

Since my niece was helping me film the video, we decided to also make a mocktail version.

And that's it. You can make these for Thanksgiving dinner, post-Thanksgiving or anytime over the holidays. Or go rogue and make them whenever you see cranberries in the store.

Your cranberry sauce won't go to waste because I have another leftover cranberry sauce idea coming your way soon!

Cranberry Margarita

Don't let your leftover cranberry sauce go to waste; turn them into a festive margarita.

5 from 16 votes

Print Rate

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 1

Author: Meme

Ingredients

• ▢ ¼ cup orange juice
• ▢ ¼ cup cranberry sauce
• ▢ 2 ounces tequila
• ▢ 1 ounce orange liqueur or triple sec
• ▢ 1-2 cups ice plus more for serving

Instructions

• Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker. 
• Strain into a glass filled with ice.

Did you try this recipe?Be sure to leave a comment & recipe rating below. Bonus points for tagging @memeinge & #livingwellkitchen on Instagram! THANK YOU! xo

Cranberry Mocktail

Don't let your leftover cranberry sauce go to waste; turn your favorite Thanksgiving condiment into a festive mocktail that's a fun option for the holidays.

5 from 16 votes

Print Rate

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 1

Author: Meme

Ingredients

• ▢ ¼ cup orange juice
• ▢ ¼ cup cranberry sauce
• ▢ 1 cup ice
• ▢ 8 ounces sparkling water or club soda

Instructions

• Stir together orange juice and cranberry sauce. Add in ice. Top with sparkling water.

Did you try this recipe?Be sure to leave a comment & recipe rating below. Bonus points for tagging @memeinge & #livingwellkitchen on Instagram! THANK YOU! xo

Meme

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