This Cranberry Mojito is the perfect balance between sweet, tart, and sparkly. It's light and refreshing and the perfect year-round cocktail recipe. Bonus: it's a low calorie, low carb, and keto cocktail.
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🎥 Recipe Video
You'll ❤️ This Cranberry Mojito
"You'll love this classic mojito with its cranberry twist. It's an easy to make, refreshing cocktail that's so festive for the holidays. One of my favorite drinks! Use rum or vodka. See below for unique ways to "mix up" this cranberry cocktail. Enjoy! " -Kori
Speaking of mojitos - they come in all flavors! Two of my favorites are lemon mojitos and this fresh blueberry mojito. The hardest part? Deciding which one! 😉
Easy To Make
It's so easy to make this recipe with only a few simple ingredients plus an optional garnish of lime, mint, and cranberries. I make this cocktail all year long because it is so light and refreshing.
Simple and Delicious
Sometimes simple is the best. You will love the tartness of the lime, combined with the freshness of the mint, and the sparkle of tonic water. This low carb vodka drink is so delicious!
Sugar Free, Low Carb, Keto
This cranberry mojito can be made with sugar substitute or regular sugar, or diet tonic water and cranberry juice - or regular. Either version will taste great. It's nice to know there are options!
For a keto cocktail make sure to use diet sugar free cranberry juice, diet sugar free tonic water, and a sugar substitute with a 1:1 sugar ratio.
With only 5.1 grams of net carbs, 0 fat, and 0 grams of protein a Cranberry Mojito fits nicely into a low carb and keto diet. Another bonus - they are sugar-free (no added sugar) and low calorie!
You can find the full nutritional analysis at the bottom of the recipe card, but here are the most important numbers if you are following a low carb and ketogenic diet:
0g fat | 5.1g net carbs | 0.3 g protein | 147 calories
🥘 What You'll Need
Here are the ingredients and tools you will need to make this cranberry mojito recipe:
Ingredients
Fresh Lime Juice - use fresh squeezed lime for best flavor.
Fresh Mint Leaves
Granulated Sugar or a Sugar Substitute
White Rum or Vodka - use whichever you have on hand or like more.
Cranberry Juice - use sugar free if desired.
Ice
Tonic Water - diet or regular will work. Club soda and sprite can also be used.
Garnish - fresh cranberries, fresh mint leaves, and lime.
Tools
- Muddler
- Sharp knife
- Small cutting board
- Jigger
🍸 How To Make It
Here are the step-by-step instructions for making this cranberry mojito:
Muddle
Place fresh lime wedges and fresh mint in the bottom of a glass. Add sugar.
Muddle (mush) the limes and mint together (about 6 to 8 twists).
Add Alchohol and Juice
Add white rum or vodka, and cranberry juice.
Add Sparkle
Fill glass with ice. Top off with tonic water. Give it a stir.
Garnish
Garnish your cranberry mojito with a lime wedge, fresh cranberries, and a sprig of mint.
📖 Variations
Here are some different ways you can make substitutions or customize your Cranberry Mojito recipe:
- Use light rum or vodka.
- If you like it more tart add more lime juice
- Substitute another diet juice for the cranberry juice.
- Garnish with a pear slice and add a little pear liqueur (not sugar-free) or substitute pear vodka.
- Use regular tonic water, cranberry juice, and real sugar if you don't like diet.
- Play around with different sparkling soda, club soda, flavored sparkling waters, or low carb juices. If you use unsweetened water or juice, make sure to adjust with a little sugar or sugar substitute.
💭 Top Tips
- Use cold ingredients (it keeps the ice from melting and watering down your drink).
- Pre-prep your ingredients if you are serving to a large amount of guests.
- Adjust the lime and even the amount of rum or vodka to your tastes.
- When you muddle the mint and lime together only give it about 7 or 8 turns. This prevents the mint from becoming bitter but is just enough to release the oils and juices.
✔️ More Cocktail Recipes
Here are some more cocktail recipes I think you'll love!
- Strawberry Martini (Skinny)
- Passion Fruit Martini
- Fresh Blueberry Mojito Recipe
- Irish Mule Cocktail Recipe (Skinny Keto Low Carb)
- Skinny Lemon Mojito Recipe
- Irish Cream Recipe (Sugar Free Keto Cocktail)
- 20+ Keto Alcoholic Drinks and Low Carb Cocktails
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📋 Recipe
Cranberry Mojito Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ lime (quartered,plus extra for garnish)
- 6 to 7 mint leaves (plus extra for garnish)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (regular or a substitute)
- 2 ounces white rum or vodka
- 2½ ounces cranberry juice (regular or diet)
- ice
- 2 to 3 ounces tonic water or club soda (regular or sugar free)
Instructions
- Place lime wedges and mint in the bottom of a glass. Add sugar.
- Muddle (mush) the limes and mint together (about 6 to 8 twists).
- Add rum or vodka, and cranberry juice.
- Fill glass with ice. Top off with tonic water. Give it a stir. Adjust with additional lemon juice if desired.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of mint.
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Notes
- Use cold ingredients (it keeps the ice from melting and watering down your drink).
- Pre-prep your ingredients if you are serving to a large number of guests.
- Adjust any ingredient to your tastes.
- When you muddle the mint and lime together only give it about 7 or 8 turns. This prevents the mint from becoming bitter but is just enough to release the oils and juices.
- For a keto cocktail make sure to use diet sugar-free cranberry juice, diet sugar-free tonic water, and a sugar substitute with a 1:1 sugar ratio.
Nutrition
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