Overnight Cranberry Crush Vodka

• Produce

  • 12 oz Cranberries, fresh

• Condiments

  • 1 Simple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Sugar

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1 bottle Vodka, orange flavored

• Liquids

  • 2 1/2 cups Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 12 oz fresh cranberries (reserve a ⅓ cup for garnish)
• 1½ cups water
• 1 bottle orange flavored vodka (757 ml)
• Simple Syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Directions

• Begin by making simple syrup.
• Mix 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil and cook for about a minute until all the sugar is dissolved.
• Cool simply syrup completely
• Pour fresh cranberries and 1½ cups water into a blender.
• Mix for about 30 seconds until a thick slurry forms. (add additional ¼ cup water if needed)
• Place wire mesh strainer over a medium size bowl
• Pour cranberry slurry into mesh pushing through with a rubber spatula until all juice has been extracted. Toss remaining cranberry pulp.
• You should end up with about a cup and a half of juice.
• Combine cooled simple syrup, vodka and extracted cranberry juice.
• Leave at room temp overnight to steep.
• Pour into decorative containers and garnish with cranberries.
• Best served chilled!