Fresh Cranberry Rosemary Mimosas

Who loves mimosas? Step them up a notch and create some cranberry rosemary mimosas at your next brunch or party! Made from scratch and delicious!

How was your holiday weekend? Mine was actually fabulous – I spent the entire day yesterday in my pajamas. I took a nap on the couch, watched the kids play with their new toys (and tried to dodge Legos all over the living room floor), played scrabble with Anika, and watched a few Christmas movies. I cooked Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve, so that was on Christmas we could just relax and nibble on snack platters and leftovers from the night before. However, I did make one thing on Christmas. It was something I have never made before, and it was delicious: fresh cranberry rosemary mimosas.

I got the idea from a recipe that used this method and infused it with vodka to make a tasty cocktail. I made that recipe on Christmas Eve, then decided to omit the vodka and sparkling water and just use a brut champagne to make some refreshing cranberry rosemary mimosas.

We were lucky this year and had a bunch of rosemary leftover from my herb barrel,. I had plenty to make a rosemary simple syrup. I’d never made a simple syrup out of rosemary before and was quite surprised at how much of the flavor came through.

Fresh Cranberry Rosemary Mimosas

Fresh Cranberry Rosemary Mimosas

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh cranberries, plus more for garnish
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 5 sprigs rosemary, plus more for garnish
• 2 1/2 cups of water
• 1 bottle of champagne

Instructions

1. Place the cranberries in the pitcher of a blender along with two cups of water. Blend on high until completely pureed with no large chunks remaining. Refrigerate overnight to infuse.
2. Strain the liquid from the cranberry mixture - you should have 2 cups of fresh cranberry juice.
3. Place 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, and 5 sprigs of fresh rosemary in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a boil and boil until sugar has dissolved. Turn off heat and allow to cool. Remove rosemary sprigs and discard. Place in the refrigerator to cool.
4. Once cooled, stir the rosemary simple syrup in with the cranberry juice.
5. Pour champagne into flutes and top with 1 1/2 ounces of cranberry mix (or to taste).
6. Enjoy!

Store any leftover cranberry mixture in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

I thought I’d share this tasty treat before New Year’s! This would be a great drink to serve at any parties that you may be hosting!

Cheers!

~Melissa