Blood Orange Cranberry Spritz: A Simple Healthy Mocktail 

Y’all… this Blood Orange Cranberry Spritz is what I call a “cute little fancy drink” with zero stress and big sparkle. It tastes like a holiday party + brunch vibes had a baby… but it’s light enough for a random Tuesday afternoon. And yes ma’am — it’s a 2 ingredient mocktail that looks like you tried way harder than you did. 

Why You’ll Love This Cranberry Spritz

• 2 ingredients + garnish (and the garnish is optional… but it’s cute!)
  
• Feels like a healthy mimosa vibe without all the sugar
  
• Low calorie mocktail that still tastes festive
  
• No shaking, no blending, no mess
  
• Easy to turn into a healthy cocktail for the grown folks

What Is A Blood Orange Cranberry Spritz?

• A bubbly cranberry spritz made with:
  
  • Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost
    
  • San Pellegrino Blood Orange Sparkling Water 
• Think: crisp + tart + citrusy + refreshing
  
• The “spritz” part = sparkling + light + sippable

Ingredients

• ½ cup Sparkling Ice, Cranberry Frost
  
• ½ cup San Pellegrino Blood Orange Sparkling Water
  
• Orange wedges, for garnish

Equipment You’ll Need

• Wine glass, stemless wine glass, or a tall tumbler
  
• Measuring cup (or eyeball it… I won’t tell)
  
• Ice (optional, but I love it extra cold)

How To Make A Blood Orange Cranberry Spritz (Step-by-Step)

1. Fill your glass with ice (optional, but it makes it extra crisp).
   
2. Pour ½ cup Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost into the glass.
   
3. Top with ½ cup San Pellegrino Blood Orange Sparkling Water (pour slowly so it stays fizzy).
   
4. Garnish with an orange wedge and serve immediately.

Yield: 1 serving

Shelly’s Dietitian Tip

• Chill both bottles/cans first, then pour.
  
  • Cold = more bubbles + less foam + “restaurant vibes” at home.
    

As a dietitian, I love mocktails like this because you get the fun drink moment without turning it into a sugar bomb.

Health Benefits (Ingredient Spotlight)

Sparkling Ice (Cranberry Frost)

• Adds that bold cranberry flavor with a low calorie footprint
  
• Great swap when you want a “cocktail feel” without juice overload

San Pellegrino Blood Orange Sparkling Water

• Bright citrus flavor that makes this taste like a real “spritz”
  
• Using ½ cup keeps the carbs lower, but still gives that blood orange magic

Are Mocktails Healthy?

• They can be — it depends on what’s inside them.
  
• A lot of mocktails are basically fancy juice (aka: sugar city).
  
• This one stays lighter because it’s built on sparkling drinks instead of straight juice.

Variations

• More Cranberry:
  
  • ¾ cup Sparkling Ice + ¼ cup San Pellegrino
    
  • Tart + bold
    
• More Blood Orange:
  
  • ¼ cup Sparkling Ice + ¾ cup San Pellegrino
    
  • More citrus-forward
    
• Make it feel extra “mocktail bar”:
  
  • Add fresh cranberries (for looks!)
    
  • Add rosemary (holiday energy)
    
  • Add a squeeze of fresh lime (brightens everything)
    
• Make a pitcher (8 servings):
  
  • 4 cups Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost
    
  • 4 cups San Pellegrino Blood Orange
    
  • Orange wedges
    
  • Mix right before serving so it stays fizzy

How To Make It A Cocktail (Adding Alcohol)

Pick ONE (start small, taste, then adjust):

• Vodka: 1–1.5 oz
  
• Gin: 1–1.5 oz (makes it feel “grown + fancy”)
  
• Champagne/Prosecco: replace ½ cup of the San Pellegrino with bubbly
  
• Bayou Rum Satsuma: 1 oz (Louisiana twist, baby!)

Dietitian note: alcohol can impact blood sugar differently for everyone — sip slow and don’t drink on an empty stomach.

Storage

• Best fresh (bubbles fade fast).
  
• If you must prep ahead:
  
  • Pre-chill your drinks + slice oranges
    
  • Mix right before serving

Net Carbs: Approximately 2–3g net carbs per serving, depending on the exact blood orange sparkling water used (based on ½ cup Sparkling Ice Cranberry Frost + ½ cup San Pellegrino Blood Orange Zero Added Sugar).

Toasting to You!

Alright bestie — this blood orange cranberry spritz is your new “I’m just having a little something” drink. It’s light, it’s cute, it’s bubbly, and it screams healthy mocktails without tasting like sadness. 😉

If you make it, tag me so I can hype you up — and don’t you dare skip the orange wedge… it’s the crown, baby.

While you are at it, continue to visit these recipes:

• Sugar Free Fudge
• Pecan Fudge

And go ahead and check out my colleague, Wholesome Yum, and her fabulous Low Carb Drinks.

xo, Shelly (your Cajun dietitian bestie)