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Cranberry Rosemary Simple Syrup

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Spruce up your holiday cocktails with this flavorful and festive cranberry rosemary simple syrup! It makes a great addition for a sweeter version of our mistletoe mules or for a holiday twist on our rosemary vodka lemonade.

Simple syrup in a mason jar flavored with rosemary and cranberry which gives it a rich red color.

Want to add a little extra flair to your cocktails this winter? This simple syrup recipe is infused with cranberries and fresh rosemary to bring the flavors of the holiday season to any drink you create!

Whether you’re planning a holiday dinner party with friends or hosting Christmas Eve, this simple ingredient will take your cocktails to the next level. Get ready to impress your loved ones with your bartending skills when you break out a jar of this homemade simple syrup.

What To Expect

  • Great for: Festive holiday cocktails, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • Ready in: About 3 hours. But it only takes about 10 minutes of work.
  • Serves: Approximately 12 to 24 drinks.
  • Flavor profile: A sweet cranberry and rosemary.
  • How to make it: Bring water, sugar, and cranberries to a boil, remove from heat, add rosemary, and steep.

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Why We Love This Recipe

This simple syrup makes it so easy to add a little Christmas flavor to any of our favorite cocktails. While still sweet, the tart cranberry and herbal rosemary make it super versatile.

– Alex

Key Ingredients

Ingredients for cranberry rosemary simple syrup: sugar, frozen cranberries, and fresh rosemary.
  • Frozen cranberries – You can use the cranberries straight from the freezer, since you’ll be bringing the mixture to a boil before it steeps. The cranberries make for a great snack once you’re done making the simple syrup!
  • Fresh rosemary – This recipe requires fresh rosemary. Dried rosemary doesn’t give the same flavor. The fresh rosemary can also be used for again after steeping as long as you don’t mind a sweet and cranberry-ish flavor to go with it. We like to use it for focaccia or roasted almonds.

How To Make Rosemary Cranberry Simple Syrup

Water, sugar, and frozen cranberries in a pot on the stove.

Step 1: Combine water, sugar, and cranberries in a saucepan over medium-high heat stirring occasionally.

Cranberry simple syrup simmering on the stove being stirred with a rubber spatula.

Step 2: Boil. Bring the mixture to a boil and stir until the sugar is fully dissolved.

A pot of freshly simmered cranberry rosemary simple syrup.

Step 3: Steep. Remove from heat and add the rosemary. Cover with a lid and let steep for 1 and half to 2 hours.

Pouring cranberry rosemary simple syrup from a pot into a mason jar, through a fine mesh sieve.

Step 4: Strain. Use a fine mesh strainer to strain the simple syrup into mason jar or other glass jar for storage.

Cocktail Ideas

This flavorful cranberry rosemary simple syrup is perfect for festive Thanksgiving and Christmas cocktails!

Use it in a holiday cocktail recipe like our Mistletoe Mule. Or, make a holiday themed margarita with it instead of using regular simple syrup or agave. You can even use it to sweeten a simple drink like a vodka cranberry, if you’re craving something a little more festive for the winter season.

A bright red, rosemary cranberry simple syrup in a mason jar.

No matter what cocktail you concoct, this cranberry rosemary simple syrup will add a festive twist to your celebrations. Enjoy – and let us know what you think by rating, commenting, and sharing below!

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We hope you enjoy this recipe! When you try it out, please leave a review and a star rating in the comments below. Happy cooking! – Nicole and Alex

A jar of simple syrup.

Cranberry Rosemary Simple Syrup Recipe

Nicole & Alex Langdon
Spruce up your holiday cocktails with this flavorful and festive cranberry rosemary simple syrup!
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Cook Time 10 minutes
Steep Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Course Ingredient
Cuisine American
Servings 12 fluid ounces
Calories 101 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1½ cups water
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup frozen cranberries
  • ½ ounce fresh rosemary

Instructions
 

  • Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir so that some of the sugar dissolves, then add the frozen cranberries.
  • Bring the pot to a boil, stirring periodically to help the sugar dissolve.
  • Once boiling, stir to ensure all of the sugar has dissolved, then remove from heat. Stir in the fresh rosemary (stems and all!) and cover the pot.
    Steep for about 1.5 to 2 hours while it cools.
  • Use a fine mesh strainer to transfer the liquid into a jar. Seal and cool in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour before using in cocktails.
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Notes

Frozen cranberries: You can use the cranberries straight from the freezer, since you’ll be bringing the mixture to a boil before it steeps.
Storing simple syrup: You can keep simple syrup in the fridge for up to 1 month. We like storing homemade simple syrup in a mason jar.
Cocktail ideas: This flavorful simple syrup is perfect for festive Thanksgiving and Christmas cocktails! Use it in a holiday cocktail recipe like our Mistletoe Mule. Or, make a holiday themed margarita with it instead of using regular simple syrup or agave. You can even use it to sweeten a simple drink like a vodka cranberry, if you’re craving something a little more festive for the winter season.

Nutrition

Serving: 1fluid ounceCalories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.03gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 38IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.1mg
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90% of Nicole’s thoughts are about food. She’s had a passion for cooking (and eating) for as long as she can remember! Growing up, she started cooking with her mom at a young age, learned family recipes from her Italian grandmother, took every opportunity to make cookies (so many bake sales), and always loved going out to restaurants to try new foods.

Nicole currently works part-time as a marketing professional for OmieLife while also working nonstop on The Candid Cooks. As a former mechanical engineer, Nicole has consistently found herself at the intersection of creativity and logical reasoning. She credits not only her passion for photography, design, and writing, but also her problem-solving nature and desire to learn, as the foundation on which The Candid Cooks was built.

Nicole’s hobbies include anything that gets her moving - mainly hiking, skiing, ice skating, and dancing - as well as reading fantasy novels and scrapbooking. Her favorite food is a big plate of nachos, as long as they’re cheesy enough!

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  1. 5 stars
    We always make a batch of this simple syrup around Thanksgiving or Christmas. A little cranberry and rosemary can go in so many different cocktails for a little extra holiday flavor.

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