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Homemade Grenadine + Pomagaritas Cocktail

December 24, 2015 By Jessica

Have you ever had a Shirley Temple? It was a popular kid’s drink in the seventies and eighties made up of ginger ale and grenadine and usually the bright red dyed kind. To make things healthier I made us a homemade dye free grenadine for our pomagritas cocktail. It is so versatile and easier than you think!  Use it for Tequila Sunrises, Shirley Temples (kids love it), Rum and Cokes, martinis, anything really. It takes 20 minutes to make without any of the corn syrup, dyes or preservatives like the bottled stuff and stores for over a month in the fridge.

Homemade Grenadine (recipe adapted from thekitchn blog):

Ingredients:

2 cups pomegranate juice (I use Lakewood Organic)

2 cups cane sugar

2 or 3  4″ strip of orange zest (I use a peeler)

Place the juice in a medium saucepan, along with sugar and orange zest, and bring to a boil. Continue boiling for 15 minutes, until the mixture has reduced to a syrupy consistency (about two cups). Cool before using.

My kids love when I add a few splashes to their ginger ale drinks (we love Zevia brand soda) and plop a cherry in it to make them feel fancy on New Year’s Eve (babysitters and restaurants are a fortune) so we make it cozy at home with friends then send all the kids to bed after midnight for a sleepover event while we hang out and play Citizens of Humanity. That’s as wild as it gets, but I love being home on New Year’s Eve.

For all those celebrating Christmas, I want to wish you a very merry and safe Christmas with your loved ones and sending holiday cheer with a pomagritas cocktail. Hope Santa drops by with some cool stuff. Since I won’t see you until 2016 I also want to wish you all a very happy and healthy (and safe!) New Year’s!

Jessica

Pomagaritas Holiday Cocktail
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Total time
10 mins
 
Pomegranate syrup (grenadine) turn the classic margarita to a fun cocktail perfect for Christmas and New Year's, especially with appetizers, and a great way to make less expensive sparkling wines more enjoyable. To make for a crowd, multiply by six, and use a whole bottle of sparkling wine.
Jessica: From Jessica's Kitchen
Recipe type: Drinks
Serves: serves 4
Ingredients
  • 4 oz. silver tequila
  • 2 oz. Cointreau or other GF orange liqueur
  • 3 limes juiced (about ⅓ cup)
  • 1 oz. homemade grenadine (recipe above)
  • Sparkling white wine or ginger ale for a non-alcoholic option
  • Agave nectar
  • Flaky sea salt (like Maldon)
  • pomegranate arils
  • lime slices
Preparation
  1. Combine the tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and grenadine in a shaker with ice, and shake vigorously. For salting the rims: drizzle about a tablespoon of agave nectar onto a small plate. Place some flaky sea salt on another small plate. Turn glass onto the agave plate to coat the rim then dip into the flaky salt plate, coat rim well. Strain iced drink into the salted-rim glasses (martini or stemless wine glasses), top with sparkling wine then add pomegranate arils and lemon slices to each with a couple of arils directly on the lime slices to expose some of the vibrant red fruit.
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Comments

  1. Paula says

    December 24, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    Happy holiday. Cheers
    Reply
  2. Jill says

    December 24, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    I did not realize how easy it is to make grenadine syrup. Looks boozylicious!
    Reply
  3. Rachael says

    December 24, 2015 at 7:36 pm

    Citizens of Humanity is loads of fun even though it probably shouldn't be at my age, but my girlfriends and I get a kick out of it. What a fun take on margaritas for the holidays!!
    Reply
  4. Melanie says

    December 26, 2015 at 10:54 pm

    Yaya for pomegritas!
    Reply
  5. Lucas says

    December 30, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    Always looking to put a twist on my margaritas... will be getting to this homemade grenadine thing soon and making this sexy looking cocktail...cheers and happy new year's.
    Reply

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Hi! I'm Jessica, welcome to my blog! I'm a wife and mother of four (all boys, including twins. Did not see that coming!) who loves to eat. Discovering food intolerances in my family and myself had me think about cooking differently with an emphasis on nutrition, but not any less deliciously. No, won't settle for that, neither will my kids! Here you will find simple, healthy, seasonal recipes we love that are gluten, dairy, and soy free. Many are also egg free, nut free, plant-based and/or grain free, given our evolving dietary lifestyle. Even though we live a life of dietary restrictions, my passion for food keeps me on a constant quest to create tasty recipes or adapt our favorite recipes from my stack of cookbooks to bring back the joy of eating again, without sacrificing flavor. Hope you find some inspiration and recipes to enjoy ... thanks for stopping by!

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