Cranberry 7UP Mocktail Recipe

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I don’t know about you but I’m in this interesting spot this holiday season. I want my house decorated and Christmasy… I want to bake lots of cookies and have my house smelling good… I want to prepare a lavish meal on Christmas Day… but I’m tired.. And my schedule is so packed with things to do that finding time to stop and enjoy this season is difficult. I bought fresh cranberries when they were on sale and my mom made a wonderful baked cranberry dish with them. But I had leftovers. And I didn’t want them to go to waste – especially this time of the year when they are so festive looking. So I decided to make a very simple and very affordable (emphasis on very) mocktail that highlighted the cranberries and 7UP.

I headed to Walmart to purchase 7UP and cranberry juice. (The next time I make this drink, I’m planning on trying it with Canada Dry Ginger Ale®. I’m thinking that the ginger flavor would go perfectly with cranberry juice as well!)

I had fresh oranges and cranberries in my fridge. I wanted this drink to be really really simple to make. The cranberry juice I purchased was not 100% juice. It had some sugar which I knew would add sweetness. If you like drinks that are less sweet, you could definitely purchase 100% Cranberry Juice and just add a little sugar if you need to sweeten it.

So for my Cranberry 7UP Mocktail, the ingredients are 7UP®, Cranberry Juice Blend, fresh cranberries and sliced oranges. While I placed the oranges delicately on the side of my glasses, they added an excellent flavor to the drink. If I make a full pitcher of this Cranberry 7UP Mocktail, I will add lots of slices of oranges because their citrus flavor mixed with the tart cranberry and fizzing 7UP was perfect.

Have you used 7UP in any festive drinks? Please share your recipes! I would love to hear what drinks you like to make!