Cran Tinis Recipes

APPLE-TINI

Steps:

• Stir together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Rim a chilled martini glass in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Pour the vodka, schnapps, and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the rimmed martini glass, and garnish with a slice of apple to serve.

CRANBERRY MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill the martini shaker with 6-7 ice cubes.
• Pour the vodka, orange liqueur, simply syrup and cranberry juice over the ice.
• Place the lid on the shaker and shake for 20-30 seconds until outside of the shaker is frosty and cold.
• Pour into martini glasses rimmed with sugar. Garnish with sugared cranberries or orange slices.

CRANTINI

Steps:

• Pour cranberry juice and vodka into a cocktail shaker full of ice. Strain into your serving glass. Add lemon-lime soda and stir. Squeeze a lemon wedge into glass and stir again.

CRANBERRY MARTINIS

Steps:

• Several days ahead, place the sugar, cranberries, 6 strips of orange zest, and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, until the cranberries start to pop open. Pour the vodka into a large pitcher, add the cranberry mixture, and store covered in the refrigerator for at least 2 days and up to 5 days.
• When ready to serve, strain the vodka mixture, reserving the cranberries and discarding the orange zest. Stir in the cranberry juice cocktail and Triple Sec. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add the drink mixture, shake for a full 30 seconds (it's longer than you think!), and strain into martini glasses. Rub the rim of each glass with fresh orange zest, spoon a few cranberries into each glass, and serve ice cold.

PERFECT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.

CRAN-TINIS

Steps:

• Fill martini shaker or 3 cup covered container half full with ice.
• Add all ingredients except cranberries and lime slices.
• Cover and shake.
• Pour into glasses, straining ice.
• Garnish with cranberries and lime.

CRANTINIS

Steps:

• Fill martini shaker or 3-cup covered container half full with ice. Add all ingredients except cranberries and lime slices; cover and shake.
• Pour into martini or tall stemmed glasses, straining the ice. Garnish glasses with fresh cranberries and lime slices on picks.

PERFECT LEMON MARTINI

Steps:

• Using lemon slice, moisten the rim of a chilled cocktail glass; set lemon aside. Sprinkle sugar on a plate; hold glass upside down and dip rim into sugar. Discard remaining sugar on plate. Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add vodka, limoncello and lemon juice; cover and shake until condensation forms on outside of shaker, 10-15 seconds. Strain into prepared glass. Garnish with lemon slice.

CRANTINI

Steps:

• Fill martini shaker (or container) with ice and pour in all ingredients.
• Cover shaker and shake to blend.
• Pour in individual glasses and garnish with cranberries or lime.