Best New Years Eve Sparkler Recipes

New Year's Eve Sparkler Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by gstark

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 cup cranberries fresh or frozen and thawed
1 cup sugar
1 cup vodka
Two 750ml bottles champagne

Steps:

Puree cranberries, sugar, and vodka in a blender until smooth. Strain and chill until cold, or up to 1 week. Fill a flute with 3 tablespoons cranberry-vodka mixture and about 1/2 cup bubbly per glass. For the ombre effect, tilt flute and gently pour Champagne down one side into glass. Serve immediately.

Midnight Sparkler Cocktail image

Provided by Kat Boytsova

Yield Makes 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Lemon slice, clear sanding sugar or edible glitter, and lemon twists (for serving; optional)
4 ounces crème de violette
2 ounces fresh clementine or orange juice
2 ounces fresh lemon juice
2 ounces gin
Champagne or sparkling wine (for serving; about 10 ounces)

Steps:

Rub half the rim of 4 stemmed glasses (preferably coupe glasses) with lemon slice and dip into sanding sugar, if using. Chill glasses until ready to use.
Combine crème de violette, clementine juice, lemon juice, and gin in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 30 seconds. Strain into prepared glasses, top off with Champagne, and garnish with a lemon twist, if using.
Do Ahead
Cocktail base (without champagne) can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill.

New Year's Eve Sparkler image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes about 10 cocktails

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup vodka
Two 750ml bottles of champagne

Steps:

To make, puree cranberries, sugar, and vodka in a blender until smooth. Strain and chill until cold, or up to 1 week. Fill a flute with 3 tablespoons cranberry-vodka mixture and about 1/2 cup bubbly per glass. For the ombre effect, tilt flute and gently pour Champagne down one side into glass. Serve immediately.