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This delicious Cranberry Hot Toddy recipe is lightly spiced with winter spices like cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and orange. If you like mulled wine, you will LOVE this toddy recipe.
It's co*cktail time! And since the leaves are turning color and the temperature is dropping, I thought this spiced cranberry hot toddy would be the perfect thing to warm us up.
This easy hot toddy recipe starts by simmering cranberry juice with wintery spices like cinnamon, cloves, and orange. Then add some bourbon, sit back, put your feet up, and sip your tasty hot toddy.
Why you'll love this spiced cranberry hot toddy
- Warm, cozy spices.
- Cinnamon laced sugared rim.← this is as good as it sounds.
- Healthy cranberry juice and no refined sugar puts this firmly in the healthy drink category. Please tell me you think the same.
- Bourbon. Cause bourbon really is the best.
- But if you don't think so, swap some spiced rum, whiskey, or even vodka.
- It's super easy to make. If you can put some spices and cranberry juice into a pot then you can make this.
- Bonus: as the cranberry juice and spicessimmer, your house will smell AMAZING.
How to make a hot toddy
A basic hot toddy recipe is nothing more than whiskey, honey, lemon juice, and hot water. With respect tradition, we think this spiced cranberry hot toddy is much better.
The wintery spices make this version perfect for this chilly season. And since it's almost as easy to make as the original, there's no reason not to treat yourself.
- Add the cranberry juice and spices to a pot.
- Simmer simmer simmer.
- Sweeten with some maple syrup.
- Pour some bourbon into a glass and top with the spiced cranberry juice.
If you want to get fancy, mix a little sugar with some cinnamon and rim your glass before you pour in your cranberry hot toddy.
How to make cranberry hot toddies for a crowd
This cranberry hot toddy recipe makes 32 small (2-ounce) drinks which makes it perfect for a party. Here's how to do it:
- Make the spiced cranberry juice then strain it.
- Add the bourbon to the pot. Pop in a couple of orange slices to pretty it up.
- Put a ladle in the pot and let your guests serve themselves.
So easy!
PS. If you love cranberry co*cktails, make sure to check out our Christmas Cranberry Margarita!
Our favorite savory cranberry recipes:
- Orange Cranberry Roast Chicken
- Ginger Orange Cranberry Sauce
- Lemon Whipped Ricotta with Cranberry Honey
Our favorite sweet cranberry recipes:
- Cranberry White Chocolate Mini Cheesecakes
- Baked Cranberry Vegan French Toast with Cranberry Syrup
- Healthy Cranberry Coffee Cake
- Pistachio, White Chocolate, and Cranberry Granola
- Cranberry White Chocolate Butter Cookies
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Cranberry Hot Toddy Recipe
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 15 minutes mins
Total: 20 minutes mins
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This delicious Cranberry Hot Toddy recipe is lightly spiced with winter spices like cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and orange. If you like mulled wine, you will LOVE this toddy recipe.
32 2-ounce co*cktails
Ingredients
- 4 cups unsweetened cranberry juice
- 1 mandarin orange (sliced)
- 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks
- 2 inch piece of ginger (thinly sliced)
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 5 star anise
- ½ – 1 cup maple syrup (more, to taste)
- 2-4 cups of bourbon (depending how strong you like your co*cktails)
Instructions
Pour the cranberry juice into a medium-sized pot. Add the mandarin orange slices, cinnamon sticks, ginger, peppercorns, cloves, and star anise and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Strain the juice to remove the spices.
4 cups unsweetened cranberry juice, 1 mandarin orange, 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks, 2 inch piece of ginger, 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, 1 teaspoon whole cloves, 5 star anise
Add a ½ cup of maple syrup to the pot. Taste and add more maple syrup, to taste.
Pour 1 ounce of bourbon into your glass and top with 1 ounceof the spiced cranberry juice.
2-4 cups of bourbon
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Notes
If you can't find unsweetened cranberry juice, use cranberry co*cktail and omit the maple syrup.
If you'd like, sugar the rim with 1teaspoon of cinnamon mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar.
Make a big batch by adding 4 cups of bourbon to the spiced cranberry juice and let guests serve themselves.
If you like a less strong co*cktail, use 1 ounce of bourbon and 2 ounces of spiced cranberry juice.
The spiced cranberry juice will keep for at least a week in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 2 ounce co*cktail, Calories: 66kcal (3%), Carbohydrates: 8g (3%), Protein: 1g (2%), Fat: 1g (2%), Saturated Fat: 1g (6%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 1mg, Potassium: 47mg (1%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 7g (8%), Vitamin A: 34IU (1%), Vitamin C: 4mg (5%), Calcium: 12mg (1%), Iron: 1mg (6%)
© Author Kristen Stevens
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