Who’s pumped that it’s finally Cocktail Friday again?! I most definitely am. This week I’m celebrating with a holiday twist on another classic recipe…a Cranberry Sour! I really enjoy a good sour with a luxurious egg white froth on top to temper the tanginess of the drink. No matter what kind of sour I’m drinking, I’m always reminded of my trip to Peru when I drank so many Pisco Sours that I think my stomach acid was replaced with lime juice. With the cranberry and orange juices in this bourbon sour, you get a nice hint of sweetness in contrast to the sourness of the lemon juice.
I had some dried orange slices laying around that I made myself in the oven…they made a great garnish for this drink! Here’s how I made them:
- Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with SILPAT.
- Slice oranges thinly and arrange in single layer on SILPAT lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 2 1/2 to 4 hours, flipping once, until the oranges are dried out to desired texture – they will take longer in the oven for a more brittle texture and less time for a pliable orange slice.
Don’t forget to line up some fresh cranberries on a cocktail pick either, it really makes you feel the holiday cheer. Here are the cocktail picks I used for this drink.
Cheers!
Cranberry Sour
Ingredients
- 8 oz Ocean Spray 100% Juice Cranberry Juice
- 3 oz bourbon
- 2 oz Trop 50 Orange Juice
- 2 oz lemon juice
- 2 oz pasteurized egg whites
Instructions
- Bring cranberry juice to a boil over medium heat. Continue to boil over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 2-3 oz. Set aside to cool.
- Add several large ice cubes to 2 lowball glasses (you could use a sour/Delmonico glass or a 5 oz coupe glass instead, but skip the ice in the glass for these and put it in your shaker instead).
- Add reduced cranberry juice, bourbon, orange juice, lemon juice, and egg whites to a large shaker. Shake vigorously for no more than 10 seconds, being careful to hold the cap on the shaker – as the egg whites develop into a froth, they’ll create pressure against the cap that could cause it to pop off as you shake.
- Pour evenly over ice into lowball glasses. Garnish with an orange slice or peel and fresh cranberries before serving.
Nutrition Information
For my macro trackers out there, I wasn’t able to create a My Fitness Pal barcode for this recipe since I would have had to decide for you whether to put the alcohol calories in as carbs or fats – that’s up to you! The 18 carbs listed here are just for the sugar in the juices. For my non-macro trackers, here’s more info on what I’m talking about.
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