3 Holiday Clean Cocktail Recipes to Impress Your Family & Friends

With the holidays officially here, I love starting off the evening reconnecting with friends and family over a good cocktail. So while everyone starts to pull out their go to beverage, you can get heads turning with these fantastic clean holiday cocktails!

Nora Tobin, performance enhancement and executive coach, nutrition specialist and CEO of Nora’s Naturals coffee, shares with us her 3 favorite holiday clean cocktail recipes.

#1: Cranberry Sauced
Benefit: Immune strengthening cranberries contain high levels of vitamin C and phytonutrients
to fight free radicals and lower inflammation.
Ingredients:
● 2 oz vodka
● 1/2 cup club soda
● 1/4 cup cranberries
● 1/2 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
● Splash of orange juice
● 1 tbsp orange zest
● 2 tbsp honey
Combine all ingredients with 1/2 cup of ice in a shaker. Shake for 30 seconds and pour into a
fun glass. Add the whole cranberries from the shaker (option to soak in vodka ahead of time).
Option to add additional orange zest to the top.

#2: Beauty Bubbles
Benefit: Beauty boosting pomegranates contain B6, potassium and polyphenols essential for
cellular turnover- brightening skin and strengthening hair.
Ingredients: (Similar setup to Cranberry Sauced)
● 2 oz vodka
● 1/2 cup club soda
● 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
● 1/2 cup fresh lemon squeezed
● Splash of pomegranate juice
● 1 tbsp lemon zest
● 2 tbsp honey
Combine all ingredients with 1/2 cup of ice in a shaker. Shake for 30 seconds and pour into a
champagne glass. Add the pomegranate seeds from the shaker (option to soak in vodka ahead
of time).
Option to add additional lemon zest to the top.

#3: Vacay Ready
Benefit: Fat burning fiber in the blood oranges slows down blood sugar spike and regulates
Digestion.
Ingredients: (One large batch)
● 2 bottles of cabernet or pinot noir
● 2 cups sliced strawberries
● 2 cups apple juice
● 4 cloves
● 2 cinnamon sticks
● 1 lemon cut into wedges
● 1 lime
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. Let the mixture sit in the refrigerator overnight to let the
flavors seep into the wine.