This tart, yet sweet, thirst quenching Cranberry Vanilla Rum Punch is perfect for your upcoming holiday needs. From a delightfully crisp Fall day, to the cold depths of winter by the fireplace. The perfect cocktail to warm you up.
This post is sponsored by Cape Cod Select. By agreeing to take part in their Summer Breeze Recipe Challenge, I received two bags of Cape Cod Select premium frozen cranberries to create original cranberry recipes. Text, photos and opinions are 100% my own.
♫ You say it’s your birthday ♩ (come on, sing with me), ♫ It’s my birthday too! ♫
Yep! Today is my birthday and I won’t even bother to tell you how old I am. It doesn’t matter right? Because age is just a number and I feel VERY young, so we’re going to pretend there are not four decades plus a few years involved. We can do that, right?
In honor of my birthday, I saved this fun and festive Cranberry Vanilla Rum Punch to share with you today. Doesn’t it look delicious? And this drink is perfect for any get together including…. my birthday!
I made this cocktail to enter into the Summer Breeze Blogger Recipe Challenge with Cape Cod Select. I used Cape Cod Select’s premium frozen cranberries to create this fun cocktail. They are grown to some of the industries highest standards and are non-GMO verified.
Sounds good right? They are perfect to use for this Cranberry Vanilla Rum Punch. They hold a lot of flavor in each of those little berries.
Cape Cod Select has a focus on sustainability powering its facilities primarily with solar power and using better growing practices on their farm.
Tart, tangy, and a gorgeous red, cranberries are one of our favorite fall fruits. I’m always down to use them in my boozy beverages. Don’t stop at this Cranberry Vanilla Rum Punch, but imagine a delicious Cranberry Martini or Cranberry Margarita. It is Fall yet? I’m so ready!
I love the sweet and tart flavor combination in this drink and I really think you will too!
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Are you ready to make your own Cranberry Vanilla Rum Punch?
Cranberry Vanilla Rum Punch
This tart, yet sweet, thirst quenching Cranberry Vanilla Rum Punch is perfect for your upcoming holiday needs. From a delightfully crisp Fall day, to the cold depths of winter by the fireplace. The perfect cocktail to warm you up.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cape Cod Select premium frozen cranberries
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1 cup vanilla rum
- club soda optional
Instructions
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In a small saucepan combine the cranberries, sugar and water. Bring to a simmer. Once the cranberries are soft, mash them with a fork releasing all the juices.
Resume simmering until the mixture thickens slightly and the sugar is dissolved and well blended.
Strain juice into a pitcher.
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Add vanilla rum and lime juice to cranberry juice in pitcher; chill until cold, about 1 hour.
Serve punch over crushed ice, garnish with reserved cranberries and mint sprigs.
To Serve:
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Fill a glass with ice, pour punch into each glass and garnish with cranberries and mint sprigs.
NOTE A: Make ahead when possible and refrigerate for up to a week. Can also be frozen, but thaw before using.
NOTE B: To make it a sparkling punch, fill glass 3/4 full with punch and top with club soda.
Linda Tinjum says
Recipe instructions mention vanilla bean paste, but that’s not listed as an ingredients. How much vanilla bean paste?
Nicole Cook says
oops thanks for letting me know Linda. No vanilla paste needed. Originally when we created the recipe, we hadn’t discovered Vanilla Rum. 😉 So to get it the vanilla flavor we used the vanilla paste. Now that we use vanilla rum, there is no need unless you really want a lot of vanilla and in that case, a splash or two of vanilla extract should suffice. I had forgetting to update the instructions when I changed the vanilla rum. So glad you said something! Thank you and enjoy!