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Vanilla Cranberry Mimosa

This vanilla cranberry mimosa recipe is perfect for winter brunches, Christmas, and holiday and New Year’s Eve parties! This cocktail recipe only requires 3 ingredients and is very easy to make.

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Do your plans for the holidays include any parties? Because I have found the perfect winter party cocktail!

I think every year I host some kind of holiday gathering. Whether it’s for book club or my family, I love any excuse to have guests over. Thankfully, the holidays give you many reasons to invite over your friends and family.

I also love making fun cocktails specifically for my gatherings. Sure, I could just open up some wine and leave it at that but I think it’s so much more fun to create a signature cocktail.

This year one of my signature cocktails is this fun and festive vanilla cranberry mimosa, made with Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine.

pouring cranberry juice and vanilla vodka into champagne flutes

pouring champagne into flutes

Gloria Ferrer wines are at the top of my favorite wine list. They have earned over 400 gold medals and 50 90+ scores in the last 5 years.

The sparkling wines of Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards are social, elegant and fun – a perfect match for any occasion.

I was able to sample both the Royal Cuvee – with tastes of green apple, citrus, and honey – and the Sonoma Brut – with tastes of pear, floral notes and almond. Both were perfect sparkling wines for this party drink.

bottles of gloria Ferrer sparkling winephoto of vanilla cranberry mimosas garnished with vanilla beans

Vanilla Cranberry Mimosa

This super fun and easy cocktail consists of one of my all-time favorite flavor combinations – vanilla and cranberry. I often will order a cranberry and vanilla vodka when I am out on the town with my friends and that was the inspiration for this drink.

To prepare this easy winter drink, I like to use a cocktail shaker to chill the vanilla vodka and cranberry juice. If you don’t have one, no worries – just refrigerate all of your ingredients beforehand.

This can also easily be made into a holiday punch. All you have to do is multiply the cranberry juice and vanilla vodka by 6 and use an entire bottle of sparkling wine. Enjoy!

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holding a single champagne flute filled with a vanilla cranberry mimosa

Vanilla Cranberry Mimosa

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Preparation 5 min
Total Time 0:05
Serves 1     adjust servings

This vanilla cranberry mimosa recipe is perfect for winter brunches, Christmas, and holiday and New Year's Eve parties! This cocktail recipe only requires 3 ingredients and is very easy to make.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 ounces of vanilla flavored vodka
  • 1 1/2 ounces of cranberry juice
  • sparkling wine (champagne, prosecco, cava)

Optional Garnishes

  • fresh cranberries
  • whole vanilla beans

Instructions

In a cocktail shaker, combine the vanilla vodka, cranberry juice and ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into a champagne flute. Fill the glass to the top with sparkling wine. Garnish if desired.

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving As Served
Calories 122kcal Calories from fat
% Daily Value
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Carbohydrate 6g 2%
Sugars 5g
Protein 0g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

Calories 2000
Total Fat Less than 65g
Sat Fat Less than 25g
Cholesterol Less than 300mg
Sodium Less than 2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate 300g
Dietary Fiber 25g

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Looking for more fun and easy cocktails? Try my orange red wine spritzer

This orange red wine spritzer is a great cocktail for fall and winter. Mix up a batch of cinnamon simple syrup, grab a bottle of your favorite red and try this drink today! | honeyandbirch.com

This apple cinnamon cranberry mimosa can easily be made into a fauxmosa!

This apple cinnamon cranberry mimosa is the perfect easy holiday drink. It's main ingredient is sparkling apple cider so it can also be made into a fauxmosa! | honeyandbirch.com

or my recipe for winter sangria!

Winter Sangria Recipe | National Sangria Day www.honeyandbirch.com

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  2. I’ve always put cranberry juice in my mimosas instead of orange but I LOVE the addition of vanilla!

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  3. This is the perfect kind of cocktail to ring in the New Year with. Already skipping ahead of Christmas 😉

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  5. I can just imagine how wonderful this cocktail is. The combination along with the sparkling wine sounds delicious. You cn bet I will be making these this year.

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  7. Welcome to Yum goggle! We are now following you on all your social media and hope you will follow us back. Your photo is stunning. We will try our best to tag you each time we promote your post. Kelli at YG

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  8. You had me at 3 ingredients! I love a pretty holiday drink. Can’t wait to try these, Jenny!

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  10. Wow, I bet these are so delicious and they are SO pretty and festive! What a gorgeous post!

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  14. Not only do these drinks look absolutely delicious, they’re perfect for the upcoming holiday season! Thanks so much for sharing at our Share The Wealth Blog Hop! I’ve chosen this post as one of my features for the next party.

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  17. This looks really good. I haven’t found a wine that I like yet, but this looks promising.

    Thank you for sharing this with us on the #HomeMattersParty. We hope to see you when we open our doors next Friday at 12 AM EST.

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  19. I don’t have the vanilla vodka (but do have the champagne)… I have the Pinnacle Whipped Vodka which might be good in here. Also thinking an orange or tangerine vodka… I Love the orange peel flavor in cranberry bread so why not in the drink! Yum
    Going to serve this at a party next week! Thanks.

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  20. I LOVE Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine! I was out in Sonoma a few years ago and actually had the chance to tour the winery and see how they make their sparkling wines! This cocktail looks amazing, so festive and perfect for a holiday celebration!

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  22. I do LOVE a cranberry mimosa I’m going to have to try it with the vanilla next time (ok tonight). Sounds so amazing – and the pics are gorgeous

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  26. Clearly, you have hit a holiday home run with this gorgeous and festive libation. I particularly love your use of cranberries in this beverage, they are so versatile yet so under-appreciated in the kitchen. Thanks for this wonderful idea!

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  28. I love creating signature drinks. This one is perfect for Christmas brunch or a gals gathering or….I have so many options 🙂 Thanks for a great recipe!

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  31. This is gorgeous for any party but those colors are screaming Christmas and New Year’s Eve! I’ll be the hit of the party!

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  33. Very festive looking drink. If i multiply the vodka and juice by 6, how many people do you think it will serve? Can’t wait to try.

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    • Hi Kris! The recipe amounts are for 1 drink, so if you multiply it by 6, you would have one drink per person. Each bottle of champagne is enough for 3-4 drinks, depending on your glass size and how high you fill it up. I hope that helps!

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  37. I am going to try this, but I’m wondering…can you freeze the cranberries? I’ve never used fresh cranberries with anything before so I don’t know how they would hold up being frozen. I’m just thinking that would be nice to keep the drink cool. 😊

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