Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail to Ring in the New Year

Well 2010 is over. It was definitely a year of high and lows and now I’m looking forward to 2011. I hope everyone had a great New Year’s. New Year’s Eve is always a day for family get-togethers and fireworks. And who can forget the infamous countdown to midnight. Even though it's a little too late, I’ve got the perfect recipe for ringing in the new year: Sparkling Pomegranate Cocktail. I made a non-alcoholic version but you can substitute other drinks for the sparkling grape juice I used.

Here’s what you need to make this delicious drink:

• 3 cups of sparkling grape juice- I think this adds a unique flavor to the drink but you can definitely substitute other kinds of “bubbly” instead.
• 2 cups of pomegranate juice- I bought the POM brand of pomegranate juice. Have you heard of any others?
• 1 1/2 cups of orange juice
• To add some originality to the drink, I put in a couple of dried cranberries that were infused with pomegranate juice. I also tried adding some peppermint to the drink by stirring a candy cane in the drink. It didn’t do too much so I crushed some up, put some lime juice on the edge of the glasses, and adding the peppermint there.

Measure out all your ingredients. Be sure to get a pitcher or bowl large enough to put all of the drink in.

Stir and enjoy!

Try this on any New Year's Eve even though this drink is great for all occasions. Happy New Year!! I hope this ible wasn’t too out of date for you :) I hope everyone has a great 2011!