Skip to main content

Cranberry Margarita

3.4

(4)

For this Thanksgiving-in-a-glass cocktail, feel free to sub (thawed) frozen cranberries for fresh.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

Cranberry jam:

3/4 cup fresh cranberries
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

Assembly:

1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 lime wedge, plus 2 ounces fresh juice
4 ounces fresh orange juice
6 ounces tequila

Preparation

  1. For cranberry jam:

    Step 1

    Bring cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, 30–40 minutes. Mix in orange zest; let cool.

    Step 2

    DO AHEAD: Jam can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.

  2. For assembly:

    Step 3

    Mix salt, sugar, and five-spice powder on a small plate. Rub rims of Old Fashioned glasses with lime wedge; dip in salt mixture and fill glasses with ice.

    Step 4

    For each cocktail, combine 1/2 ounce lime juice, 1 ounce orange juice, 1 1/2 ounces tequila, and 2 tablespoons cranberry jam in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Cover and shake until outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glass.

Read More
A crowd-friendly, crisp-edged chicken and vegetable rice from chef José Andrés.
Like hot honey chicken with peaches and a dirty martini spritz.
With dramatic choux layers and fruit-rippled cream, it’s the drag queen of Polish desserts.
Rotisserie chicken makes quick work of these no-cook rolls with a spicy peanut sauce.
Like carrot farro salad and chicken paella.
Tender, buttery breakfast pastries with crisp caramelized edges, a fragrant cinnamon-orange filling, and a crackly sugar topping.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.