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Cranberry and Vanilla-Bean Mimosas

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Cranberry and Vanilla-Bean MimosasLeo Gong

Begin the morning with the beautiful, festive (and easy) drinks.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

Cranberry juice, chilled
Ice cubes
1 vanilla bean
Sparkling wine
Garnish (optional): sugar and halved vanilla beans

Preparation

  1. Combine a few cups chilled cranberry juice and ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Scrape in the seeds from vanilla bean. Shake well. Strain into Champagne glasses, filling only halfway. Top off the drinks with sparkling wine. For an extra-special touch, rim the glasses with sugar and garnish with halved vanilla beans.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesSparkling WineWineBrunchQuickEasyNo-CookThanksgivingChristmasBon Appétit
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