This delicious cranberry hot toddy recipe is lightly spiced with winter spices like cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and orange. If you like mulled wine, you will LOVE this toddy recipe.
It’s cocktail time, and as soon as the leaves start changing and the air turns crisp, this spiced cranberry hot toddy is what I’m craving. It’s warm, cozy, and exactly the kind of drink that makes you want to slow down and settle in for the evening.
I simmer cranberry juice with cinnamon, cloves, and orange until the whole kitchen smells incredible, then finish it with a splash of bourbon. A cinnamon-sugar rim takes it over the top, and while bourbon is my go-to, spiced rum, whiskey, or even vodka all work beautifully. It’s incredibly easy to make and the perfect cold-weather sip.
Keep the cozy party going with a classic hot toddy !
How to make cranberry hot toddies for a crowd
This cranberry hot toddy recipe yields 32 small (2-ounce) drinks, making it perfect for a party. Here’s how to do it:
- Make the spiced cranberry juice, then strain it.
- Add the bourbon to the pot. Pop in a couple of orange slices to pretty it up.
- Put a ladle in the pot and let your guests serve themselves. That’s it! Enjoy!
Cranberry Hot Toddy Recipe
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Ingredients
- ▢ 4 cups unsweetened cranberry juice
- ▢ 1 mandarin orange (sliced)
- ▢ 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks
- ▢ 2 inch piece of ginger (thinly sliced)
- ▢ 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- ▢ 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- ▢ 5 star anise
- ▢ ½ – 1 cup maple syrup (more, to taste)
- ▢ 2-4 cups of bourbon (depending how strong you like your cocktails)
Instructions
- Pour the cranberry juice into a medium-sized pot. Add the mandarin orange slices, cinnamon sticks, ginger, peppercorns, cloves, and star anise and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Strain the juice to remove the spices. 4 cups unsweetened cranberry juice, 1 mandarin orange, 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks, 2 inch piece of ginger, 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, 1 teaspoon whole cloves, 5 star anise
- Add a ½ cup of maple syrup to the pot. Taste and add more maple syrup, to taste.
- Pour 1 ounce of bourbon into your glass and top with 1 ounce of the spiced cranberry juice. 2-4 cups of bourbon
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Cranberry Hot Toddy Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups unsweetened cranberry juice
- 1 mandarin orange , sliced
- 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks
- 2 inch piece of ginger , thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 5 star anise
- ½ - 1 cup maple syrup , more, to taste
- 2-4 cups of bourbon , depending how strong you like your cocktails
Instructions
- Pour the cranberry juice into a medium-sized pot. Add the mandarin orange slices, cinnamon sticks, ginger, peppercorns, cloves, and star anise and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Strain the juice to remove the spices. 4 cups unsweetened cranberry juice, 1 mandarin orange, 2 3-inch cinnamon sticks, 2 inch piece of ginger, 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, 1 teaspoon whole cloves, 5 star anise
- Add a ½ cup of maple syrup to the pot. Taste and add more maple syrup, to taste.
- Pour 1 ounce of bourbon into your glass and top with 1 ounce of the spiced cranberry juice. 2-4 cups of bourbon
