Sparkling Cranberry Tea Cocktails

This is a fine make-ahead recipe for an open house. Combine the ingredients through step one and chill; stir in the ginger ale just before serving. Serve in goblets, highball glasses, or any pretty clear glasses to show off the concoction's yuletide-red hue.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

Ingredients

• 4  cups  water
• 1/2  cup  sugar
• 2  family-sized tea bags
• 2 1/2  cups  no-sugar-added cranberry juice
• 1  cup  vodka
• 1/4  cup  Grand Marnier (orange-flavored liqueur)
• 4  cups  ginger ale, chilled
• Orange rind strips (optional)

Preparation

Combine 4 cups water and sugar in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Pour over tea bags. Cover and let stand 5 minutes; discard tea bags. Cool. Stir in juice, vodka, and Grand Marnier; chill.

Gently stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice; garnish with rind, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

151 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

0.1g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.1g)

Protein:

0.2g

Carbohydrate:

23.5g

Fiber:

0.1g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.3mg

Sodium:

7mg

Calcium:

7mg