These Cranberry Mimosas are the perfect holiday cocktail for serving at a winter holiday breakfast or brunch.
We’ve been drinking Cranberry Mimosas on Christmas morning for as long as I can remember. I’m not one to ever (ever!) drink any kind of alcohol in the morning. But on Christmas morning we always make a grand breakfast to share (Buffet Breakfast Casserole and Grandma Billie’s Cinnamon Rolls), and we open gifts and drink Cranberry Mimosas while our breakfast is baking. It’s just such a festive and wonderful time, so the mimosas are a nice treat.
What are Mimosas?
A Mimosa is a cocktail comprised of one part champagne and one part citrus fruit juice (usually orange juice). It’s usually served in a champagne flute at brunches and weddings, and special celebrations.
To turn Mimosas into Cranberry Mimosas, it’s very simple. You’ll need just three ingredients: champagne (or Prosecco), orange juice and cranberry juice.
How to Make Cranberry Mimosas:
Add a little orange juice to a glass.
Add an equal amount of cranberry juice.
Top with champagne (or Prosecco).
Garnish with a fresh orange wedge. That’s it! You have a beautiful Cranberry Mimosa that is perfect for sharing with others.
If you are making a bulk batch to serve to a lot of people, line up the glasses, add a little ice in each glass, and pour the ingredients in the glasses one by one.
It doesn’t really matter what glasses you serve these Cranberry Mimosas in. I like to use some sort of wine glass or goblet. It feels fancy that way. And any time you’re serving champagne, it deserves a fancy glass!
If you’re looking for more things to serve on a holiday morning, you might like to try my Farmer’s Casserole or this Eggnog French Toast. Holiday Breakfast Casserole, Chocolate Babka Wreath and Gingerbread Waffles are great holiday-themed breakfast items too.
Cranberry Mimosas
Ingredients
- 4 cups chilled cranberry juice
- 4 cups chilled orange juice
- 2 750ml. bottles chilled champagne or Prosecco
- 12 slices or wedges fresh orange, optional
Instructions
- Fill twelve 12-ounce glasses with ice; pour 1/3 cup cranberry juice into each glass. Top each serving with 1/3 cup orange juice and about 1/2 cup Champagne. Garnish with orange slices, if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
When choosing a cranberry juice look for 100% juice. Usually, it is a mixture of many juices. You can find 100 % cranberry juice in health food section but it is pricey. Juice cocktail is what most juice bottles say. It is only 15% or so juice. Rest is corn syrup and other added ingredients.
Hi Lori,
Trying this recipe. Hope all is well with you and your family. Fletcher Hills has never been the same without you. I only have six more years to go!
oh my gosh, so nice to hear from you! I miss everyone at FH too 🙂 Enjoy!
Proseco is great in place of champagne.
Any chance you know how to make if I wanted to put it in a dispenser – so everyone can serve themselves, pre-mixed? Would I use 1 jug of cranberry, 1 jug of orange juice and 2 bottles of champagne?
I haven’t tried using champagne (bubbles) in a dispenser, so I’m not sure how that works out. I’m sure people do champagne punch, so it would probably be okay. You’d just have to play around with the flavor as far as amounts.
Ginger ale can be used instead of champagne – we make orange juice and ginger ale “mimosas” for our kids on special occasions. Can’t wait to try the cranberry version!
100% Juice Cranberry juice can be found almost anywhere Cranberry juice is sold. Pretty sure Ocean Spray makes it along with many other brands.
Can you buy cranberry juice somewhere…all I find these days is Cranberry Juice cocktail…is this what you use??? Thanx.
Yes, I believe that Cranberry Juice is pretty much sold as “Cranberry Juice Cocktail” nowadays.
Vodka is an alternative to the champagne.
Can you use a different liquor instead of champagne? It wouldn’t be a mimosa, but I can’t tolerate champagne.
Cranberry mixed with sparkling water?
My husband & I REALLY loved these. We drank them all day long on Christmas. Can’t wait to share this with the rest of the family.