Very Cranberry Margarita Recipes

Steps:

• Rim 2 wine glasses with sugar and salt. Fill with ice. Add an orange slice and lime slice to each glass.
• Pour cranberry juice, tequila, triple sec, orange juice, and lime juice into a shaker. Shake well.
• Pour mixture evenly over ice in rimmed glasses. Top with lemon-lime beverage.

Steps:

• Make the Whole-Berry Cranberry Simple Syrup: Stir together sugar, cranberries, lime zest and 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high, stirring constantly, until cranberries just start to burst, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool completely. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, at least 1 hour and up to 1 week.
• Make the cocktail: In a blender, combine tequila, lime juice, 4 cups ice, and 1 1/2 cups cranberries and syrup from Whole Berry Cranberry Simple Syrup. Blend until smooth. Divide among 4 margarita glasses.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high. Serve. If your blender is small or not high-powered, make the margaritas in 2 batches.

Steps:

• Place half of the ingredients in a blender and fill with ice.
• Blend until smooth. Pour into pitcher.
• Repeat.
• Pour into margarita glasses with salt or sugar around rims.
• Makes 2 pitchers.

Steps:

• Combine the tequila, cranberry juice, orange liqueur, and lime juice in a large pitcher. Shake over ice.
• Strain into margarita glasses or low cocktail flutes. Alternately, strain into low tumblers filled with ice.