Legume Free Sparkling Cranberry Ginger Spritzer
This festive drink is tart, lightly sweet, and has a gentle warmth from fresh ginger that makes it feel genuinely special — the kind of thing you'd expect to find at a fancy holiday brunch, not something you whipped up in under an hour. The homemade cranberry ginger syrup is the real star: simmered until the berries burst and the liquid turns a gorgeous deep red, it's miles ahead of anything you'd pour from a bottle. A squeeze of fresh lime juice brightens everything up and keeps the flavors from feeling too heavy or sweet. Since every single ingredient here is a whole, recognizable food — fruit, water, maple syrup, ginger, lime — there's zero guesswork about hidden legume derivatives or sneaky additives that can show up in store-bought mixers and flavored sparkling drinks. Just stir the chilled syrup into cold sparkling water over ice and you've got something that looks stunning in a glass. Garnish with a few fresh cranberries or a lime slice and it's practically ready for a party.
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4 servings
For the cranberry ginger syrup
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
For the spritzer
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh cranberries or lime slices, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cranberries, water, maple syrup, and sliced ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries burst and the liquid turns deep red, about 8–10 minutes.
- 2
Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a heatproof bowl or measuring cup, pressing the solids firmly with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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