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Non-Alcoholic Christmas Punch
This Non-Alcoholic Christmas punch is an easy and delicious holiday party drink that takes just 5 minutes to make and is a crowd-pleaser recipe. It is refreshing, pretty, and perfectly festive garnished with cranberries, oranges, lemons, and rosemary.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups cranberry juice
- 2 cups orange with pineapple juice blend
- ½ cup simple syrup adjust to taste or skip if you don’t prefer sweet
- 2 cups ginger ale or use one 16.9 fluid ounces bottle
- 2 cups sprite or use one 16.9 fluid ounces bottle
- 1 cup cranberries fresh
- 1 orange sliced
- 1 lemon or lime sliced
- Rosemary for garnish
- Ice for serving
Instructions
- Keep the juices chilled/refrigerated until ready to make the drink.
- In a large punch bowl or pitcher or dispenser, pour in the chilled cranberry juice, orange pineapple juice, simple sugar syrup. Give it a mix.
- Add in the cranberries, orange, lemon slices, and rosemary. Keep this refrigerated.
- When ready to serve, pour in the ginger ale and sprite and give it one quick stir. Serve immediately.
- For serving, add ice cubes (as much you like) to a glass and then pour the punch using a ladle. Make sure each glass gets some cranberries.
- Optional - garnish further by adding a slice of orange on the side of the glass and rosemary for that festive look
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Notes
Use good quality 100% cranberry juice and skip the cocktail kind as they have added sugar.
I find the orange with pineapple juice blend gives the best tasting punch. If you can find this blend use a 1:1 ratio of pulp-free orange juice and pineapple juice.
Use chilled juices and add ice just before serving to prevent the ice from diluting the drink and watering it down.
You can adjust the sweetness of the drink to your taste by adding simple syrup (or sweetener of choice) to your preference or skip it completely.
To make simple syrup at home add equal parts (1:1) of sugar and water to a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely and then store in a glass jar and seal tightly with a lid. Keep refrigerated for 2-3 weeks.
Add carbonated drinks like sprite and ginger ale just before serving to prevent the drink from losing its fizz and going flat. I like this drink even after the fizz goes.
You can use either Ginger ale or Sprite too based on your preference. Or substitute Sprite with 7Up, Moutain Dew, or any lemon-lime soda of choice.
Don't skip the garnishes, they add to the festive look!! Just be sure to remove the cranberries while serving to kids to prevent choking hazards.
For that extra special festive look, freeze fresh cranberries, orange slices, lemon slices, rosemary, and water in a bundt pan to make a wreath ice ring! When ready to serve, unmold the ring by running it under water and add to the punch bowl.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 166IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
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