Mustard Free Whole30 Pomegranate Cranberry Spritzer
This festive spritzer is proof that a truly stunning drink doesn't need anything fancy — just real fruit, a little citrus, and some bubbles. A homemade cranberry-date concentrate forms the heart of it, simmered until the cranberries burst and the Medjool dates melt into a naturally sweet, ruby-red syrup. That concentrate gets stirred together with 100% pomegranate juice and fresh lime juice before being topped off with chilled sparkling water, so every sip is tart, bright, and refreshingly complex. Because everything here is made from scratch with whole ingredients, you never have to scan a label or second-guess what's hiding in a store-bought mixer. It's naturally free of anything processed, which makes it a great fit for anyone navigating condiment-heavy ingredient lists at parties or holiday gatherings. Garnished with fresh mint and a handful of pomegranate arils, it looks genuinely impressive in a glass — the kind of drink that makes people ask for the recipe before they've even finished their first sip.
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4 servings
For the cranberry concentrate
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- ½ cup water
- 4 medjool dates, pitted
For the spritzer
- 1 cup 100% pomegranate juice
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- pomegranate arils, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cranberries, water, and pitted dates in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries burst and the dates are completely soft, about 8–10 minutes.
- 2
Remove from heat and press the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a measuring cup or bowl, pressing firmly on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids. You should have about ½ cup of cranberry-date concentrate.
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