Christmas Cran-Mango Float
Category
drinks
Servings
2
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Eat, drink & be merry with this festive Christmas Cran-Mango Float! Pat's number one love is eating (of course) but every so often craves a drink and is excited to share this recipe with you! All ingredients can be found at Trader Joe's and Pat wants to make sure you don't forget all of the yummy garnishes! Cheers!
Author: Tasha Biddings
Ingredients
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1/2 cup sugar (coarse or granulated)
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1 tsp ground ginger
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
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1 can Trader Joe's Sparkling Cranberry-Ginger Beverage
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Trader Joe's Mango Sorbet
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1 lime
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Fresh mint
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1 mango, cubed or cut with melon baller
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Fresh cranberries (for sugared cranberries, see below)
Ginger Sugar
Float
Optional Garnishes
Directions
Ginger Sugar
Combine sugar and spices in a wide shallow bowl. You will use this to rim glasses and coat cranberries
Sugared Cranberries (can be made ahead of time)
In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water and 2-3 tablespoons of ginger sugar
Add a handful of cranberries. Simmer over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes
Drain cranberries and let the cool on parchment paper, 5-15 minutes
Toss in ginger sugar and set aside
Floats
Cut lime into wedges. Rub a wedge around the rim of two 8-11oz glasses
Dip the rim of each glass in ginger sugar
Layer the glasses with sorbet and sugared cranberries
Add sparkling beverage and a big squeeze of lime into each glass
Garnish with mint, cranberries and fresh mango
Cheers!