Happy Holidays! Let’s kick it off right with a keto-friendly cocktail. These cranberry mimosas are easy, festive and delicious! Only 4g net carbs.
Well hello there! Come on in, so good to see you. Happy holidays and best of the season. Isn’t this chilly weather something? Here, shake the snow off your boots and come into the warm house. Mind you don’t track in any muck, though, I just cleaned the floors. No, really, it’s so lovely to see you, so glad you could join us. We love having friends and family around on the holidays. Let’s celebrate in style! With a low carb champagne cocktail, naturally. That tart-sweet cranberry flavour goes perfectly with the bubbles.
The holidays are here! Chances are you have some festivities lined up for the weekend. And if you’re like me, you’re still working on finalizing the menu, wondering if you should make one more goodie for the dessert table. Or maybe you’re going to someone else’s house and you’ve been charged with bringing a dish or two. And of course, you want things to be low carb so that you can have something to enjoy.
Well, not to add to your list but…you need to make these fun little keto cocktails. They are perfect for any party you might be hosting or attending. But don’t worry, this won’t take much of your time. In fact, this is one of those ridiculously easy recipes that is bound to impress. Lots of bang for your buck, my friends. And sipping this can’t help but get you into the holiday spirit. Just look at it…all fizzy and bubbly, pink and festive. And sugar-free, of course!
It’s a perfect last minute holiday recipe; you won’t regret putting this on the menu. And at only 4g net carbs, you can afford to indulge a little!
Keto Cranberry Mimosas
Ingredients
- 1 cup cranberries
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
- ¼ cup allulose (can use more Swerve or another sweetener)
- ¼ teaspoon orange extract
- 6 tablespoon vodka
- 1 bottle champagne or prosecco (750 ml)
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the cranberries and water. Bring to a boil and cook until the cranberries have popped.
- Pour into a sieve set over a bowl and press on the solids to release as much juice as possible. Stir in the sweetener and orange extract and chill 1 hour.
- For the cocktails, add 2 tablespoon cranberry juice and one tablespoon of vodka to each champagne glass. Top up with chilled champagne.
- Garnish with a rosemary sprig and fresh cranberries, if desired.
Candace says
Hi there! Very excited to try this one. Can you use frozen cranberries or do they have to be fresh? Thanks! You’re my keto hero. 😘
Jennie M Maethner says
I made these for pre-drink Thanksgiving and they were a fantastic treat!
Cindy says
Can you tell us how measurements for non alcoholic?
Jennifer says
This will be perfect for New Year’s Eve. I’m going to leave out the vodka because I am a lightweight. ????
Crysti says
I made these for Christmas Day and they are refreshing and wonderful! Thank you for helping me with food and drinks that are so special!
Carolyn says
Yay! So glad you liked them!
Vicky says
This looks just perfect for our stay-at-home New Year’s Eve!!! Thank you for all the effort you put into creating and sharing perfect low-carb and keto yummies with us!! Wishing you and yours a fabulous 2022, to include marvelous new creations from your kitchen! Cheers!!!
Carolyn says
Excellent!
Cherri says
Greetings! I read through the recipe for this and I’m a little unsure how to do. After boiling the cranberries in water do you discard the water? Then squeeze juice out of the cranberries and mix in sugar vodka and champagne? Maybe I missed something. Thank you.
Carolyn says
No… you pour it all into the sieve, water and berries, and press on it until all the juice has gone into he bowl under the sieve. The only thing you throw out are the berry skins left in the sieve.
TC says
Hi! How can this be low carb when the champagne has sugar (some more than others) And cranberry juice is loaded with sugar!?
Carolyn says
1. It’s a myth that champagne contains a lot of carbs. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/carbohydrates-champagne-11802.html
2. You make your own cranberry juice. Please read the full recipe.
KetoPickyEater says
I’m not much of one for drinking alcohol, but that sweetened cranberry juice looks like it would make a great syrup for adding to sparkling water.
Carolyn says
Absolutely!
Michelle says
I made this over the holidays and it is absolutely delicious! I also love to use the homemade cranberry juice without the spirits and add a little bit to my seltzer. My husband loves it as well, so much so I’m making another batch today. I’m curious though, what is the nutritional information for just the juice without the Prosecco and vodka?
Also, is there anything that the leftover cranberries can be used for? I hate tossing them out. I can give them to my chickens I suppose, but I it would be great if I could use them in something else????
Christina says
Perhaps add sweetener to the cranberry skins, spread in a thin layer on parchment paper and put in low temperature oven until the cranberry skins dry out — making it cranberry leather. (I like my cranberry sauce smooth, so after I press the cooked cranberry sauce mixture through the sieve, that’s what I do with the pulp/skin that’s remaining.)
Tory says
Merry Christmas, Carolyn!
I’m about to start a few batches of Butter Pecan Cookies, followed by some Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars… I guess we’re all about the nuts!
Thank you for being such a great part of our holidays.
Hope you thoroughly enjoy yours!
janet says
Wow you have been busy!
Just wanted to thank you for all the hard work in developing,testing and posting so many new recipes just before Christmas, it all looks and sounds so delicious and it makes me want to bake and bake.
Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday and you get a much deserved break!
Merry Christmas : )