if you’re hosting a holiday party, these gorgeous ice cubes are so much easier than making individual cocktails for your guests! you just freeze the ingredients and plop the cubes into your glass, add your alcohol and you have a totally fancy and festive cocktail!

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i made a more cold weather alternative to an aperol spritz, but you could totally do this with any cocktail or alcohol you want.

festive holiday cocktail ice cubes

you can make these for any sort of cocktail of your choosing, it makes the process of bartending so much easier if you're hosting guests!

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Ingredients

cranberries
cinnamon sticks
fresh rosemary
star anise
orange slices
ginger beer or juice of your choice
aperol
prosecco

Instructions

in your ice cube mold, stick your largest ingredients in first – orange slices/cinnamon sticks if you're using
throw in your cranberries, star anise, rosemary sprigs if you're using
pour in the ginger beer or juice and i added some sparkling water even though i know you can't really freeze it, but it waters it down!
carefully freeze (ice cubes typically need 2-4 hours to freeze properly)
when ready to serve, remove cube from the mold and add to your glass. pour the alcohol in, i did equal parts aperol and prosecco.