Christmas Mimosas

Make these Christmas Mimosas for a festive and fizzy cocktail. With only 5 simple ingredients, you can make this elegant and sweet drink to serve for holiday parties or with your Christmas meal!

With just the right amount of festive flair, these mimosas offer the perfect wintry twist on the traditional mimosa!

Cranberries and fragrant rosemary provide an added dimension of flavor and taste that’s sure to transport you to your favorite cozy holiday memories.

Why You’ll Love This Christmas Mimosa Recipe

Mimosas are a great drink to have for celebratory occasions, and these Christmas mimosas include ingredients that will immediately make you think of the holiday season.

Whether you’re looking for a drink perfect for holiday parties and gatherings or you want something sweet and refreshing to serve alongside your Christmas breakfast or holiday brunch, these easy mimosas fit the bill.

This is a holiday mimosa perfect for your celebration party or brunch. Plus, it’s such an easy cocktail to make with just the right amount of fizz in each sip.

Only 5 ingredients and ready in just 3 minutes, it doesn’t get easier than this Christmas cocktail! We also love this Pomegranate Mimosa, for a twist on the classic cocktail.

Another Christmas holiday drink we love to serve at Christmas parties is this elegant Poinsettia Cocktail. Jello shots? Well, take a look at these Red and Green layered Jello shots!

Pair them with a hearty appetizer like our Baked Camembert or this Pinecone Cheese Ball with Almonds for a fun holiday afternoon treat.

 

Christmas Morning Mimosas Ingredients

• Cranberry Juice – gives your drink a more festive color and brings in a tartness.
• Orange Juice – a crucial mimosa ingredient!
• Champagne – this sparkling wine is typical of mimosas and gives them their signature fizziness.
• Cranberries – used as a garnish, these cranberries will enhance the flavor of the juices.
• Rosemary – brings a distinctive pine-y flavor to your cocktail that will make you think of Christmas!

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Instructions

1. Fill champagne flutes 1/3 of the way with champagne. 
   

   Feel free to adjust the proportions of your Christmas mimosas to your liking!

2. Add 1/3 cranberry juice.
3. Pour to top with 1/3 orange juice. 
   

   The combination of juices in this cocktail makes for a beautiful color!

4. Place fresh cranberries on top and a piece of fresh rosemary sprig in the glass for garnish. Pair with crackers and a Feta Cheese and Garlic Dip for a major crowd pleaser!

 

FAQs

What is the best alcohol for mimosas?

While Champagne is typically what’s associated with mimosas, any sparkling wine will do fine.

Something like Cava or Prosecco work great, and some people actually believe they’re better for mimosas and that Champagne (which is a bit more expensive) should be saved to drink on its own!

What fruit do you put in mimosas?

Aside from the classic orange juice, there are a number of fruit juices or pureés you can add to mimosas to change their flavor.

Juices like mango, cranberry, watermelon, pineapple, and pomegranate will all add subtly different flavors to your mimosas that can change them based on season or occasion.

You can also use pureés such as peach or strawberry for added flavor.

What do I serve with mimosas?

Mimosas pair especially well with breakfast foods, which is why they’re typically served at breakfast or brunch meals.

The sweet and zingy nature of the drink goes great with salty and savory foods like bacon and eggs, but on the other end of the spectrum it also plays well with sweet foods like yogurt with granola or pancakes.

What type of glass do you serve mimosas in?

Champagne flutes are standard for mimosas. The tall and thin design of the glass makes it so there’s less surface area for bubbles to escape, which means your drink will stay fizzy and carbonated for longer.

Popular Variations and Substitutions

• Nearly any kind of juice will pair well with the orange juice in this festive Christmas cocktail. Try grape juice or pomegranate juice to achieve a similar look with different flavor results.
• For extra impact, use sugared cranberries instead! Or combine these with small wedges of apple.
• If you like your cocktails a little extra boozy, add a splash of orange liqueur.
• You can prepare this drink in individual champagne flutes, or for a party setting you may want to make it in a pitcher or punch bowl. (This one is so beautiful and unique!)
• Add a dash of cinnamon to each glass.
• The measurements are relative, so just feel it out and you’ll be good!

Christmas Mimosas Recipe

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originally published Dec 2021; latest update Nov 2024