Cranberry Lemon Ginger Sparkler

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1-inch fresh ginger root, sliced
  • 1 cup filtered water
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • sweetener of choice
  • cold sparkling water to fill glass
  • fresh cranberries or lemon slices for garnish

Preparation

  1. Add cranberries, ginger and water to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn down heat, cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until cranberries break down and mixture thickens to a sauce. Stir often. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Set aside.
  2. In an 8oz. glass, add 2 tablespoons of the cooled cranberry lemon ginger mixture. Add sweetener of choice such as 2 teaspoons of honey and combine. Add ice to glass and fill with sparkling water. and stir. Garnish with cranberries or a lemon slice. Note: Nutrition info. does not include sweetener as choices can vary.

Categories

  • Beverage
  • Fruit
  • MHealthy

Nutrition Information

Serving Size
2 tablespoon of the cranberry shrub
Serves
8
Calories
13.00
Total Fat (g)
0.00
Saturated Fat (g)
0.00
Sodium (mg)
0.90
Total Carbohydrates (g)
3.40
Dietary Fiber (g)
0.90
Protein (g)
0.10