I first shared this simple yet festive champagne cocktail recipe in 2009, and I thought it was high time to revisit the deliciousness. Cheers!

I have a new and vivid fascination with champagne cocktails. An elegant champagne flute, some bubbly, a little flavoring, maybe a touch of fruit, and you’ve got perfect party fare. And endless possibilities.

Cranberry-Lime Champagne Cocktail recipe - with only 3 ingredients, this super-simple champagne cocktail is perfect for the holidays.

I’ve yet to try the most classic iteration, with bitters and a sugar cube, but you can bet your strawberry I’ll be trying it soon. Once I figure out what bitters are.

Meanwhile, I’ve got a cranberry lime champagne cocktail for you. Red and green for Christmas Eve! So perfect I can hardly stand it. Oh, totally unrelated, speaking of hardly being able to stand something, you’ve got to check out these Candy Cane Christmas Tree Cupcakes over on Bakerella’s blog. So cute I’m pretty sure I just plain can’t stand it.

Cranberry-Lime Champagne Cocktail recipe - with only 3 ingredients, this super-simple champagne cocktail is perfect for the holidays.

Okay, okay, tear yourself away from Bakerella’s fabulous blog and come back to me, will you? We’ve got some drinking to do!

Cranberry-Lime Champagne Cocktail recipe - with only 3 ingredients, this super-simple champagne cocktail is perfect for the holidays.

Cranberry-Lime Champagne Cocktail recipe - with only 3 ingredients, this super-simple champagne cocktail is perfect for the holidays.
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Cranberry-Lime Champagne Cocktail

Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
Author: Kare
Yield: 4 cocktails
This super-simple champagne cocktail with tangy cranberry, zingy lime, and sparkling wine adds a delicious - and festive - touch to the holidays.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup cranberry juice (the sweetened kind)
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 cups Champagne or sparkling wine (we like Prosecco for this)
  • Frozen cranberries and thin slices of lime for garnish

Instructions

  • Divide cranberry juice and lime juice between champagne flutes. Fill with champagne (about 1/2 cup each).
  • Float the cranberries and the thin lime slice on top. Serve.

First published December 24, 2009. Updated and republished December 13, 2016.

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