Cranberry and Vanilla-Bean Mimosas

Ingredients

• Cranberry juice, chilled
• Ice cubes
• 1 vanilla bean
• Sparkling wine
• Garnish (optional): sugar and halved vanilla beans

Directions

1. Combine a few cups chilled cranberry juice and ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Scrape in the seeds from vanilla bean. Shake well. Strain into Champagne glasses, filling only halfway. Top off the drinks with sparkling wine. For an extra-special touch, rim the glasses with sugar and garnish with halved vanilla beans.