Christmas Sunrise

By sandy_h

From Southern Living December 2017

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail (such as Ocean Spray)
• 1/4 cup (2 oz) grenadine
• 4 cups tangerine juice
• 2 cups chilled lime-flavored sparkling water, club soda, or Prosecco
• Thin tangerine slices

Preparation

Step 1

Cook sugar and water in a saucepan over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil, 2 to 3 minutes. Boil, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Remove syrup from heat; let cool about 30 minutes. Stir together cooled syrup, cranberry juice, and grenadine until incorporated. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, 4 hours or overnight.

Fill 8 tall 12-oz glasses with ice cubes, and pour 1/3 cup cranberry-syrup mixture in each glass. Slowly pour about 1/2 cup tangerine juice over the back side of a spoon into each glass. Do not stir. Slowly pour 1/4 cup chilled sparkling water into each glass. Garnish with tangerine slices.