Holiday Mule Mocktail

Add your favorite fermented ginger beer to homemade spiced cranberry shrub for a non-alcoholic Moscow mule worth remembering.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 466 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• ice cubes
• 2 fluid ounces club soda
• 2 pods cardamom, crushed
• 4 whole allspice berries, cracked
• 8 fluid ounces ginger beer (such as Fentimans)
• 0.25 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine vinegar, water, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cranberries, cardamom pods, allspice berries, and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil. Stir and cover until cranberries begin to pop, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir again, being careful that cranberries do not burn you as they pop. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar has dissolved and cranberries have released their juice, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Remove from heat and allow to steep for 15 minutes. Strain into a container, seal, and refrigerate. Discard pulp.

Step 3

Fill 2 highball glasses halfway with ice. Add 1 fluid ounce cranberry shrub, 4 fluid ounces ginger beer, and 1 fluid ounce club soda to each glass. Stir well.