The Best Non-Alcoholic Christmas Punch
Need a non-alcoholic Christmas punch recipe for your next Christmas party? This Easy Christmas Punch uses festive fruit juices and lemon-lime soda.
With the holiday season approaching, I’m so excited to share this easy Christmas punch recipe! I have to be honest that we drink less and less alcohol these days, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a delicious and festive holiday party drink with some seasonal flavors, right?
This non alcoholic Christmas punch is the perfect addition to your holiday parties or Christmas celebrations! There are a lot of ways to customize it to suit your tastes. I have a few suggestions below.
Recipe Substitutions and Addition Ideas
- Substitute pineapple juice, ginger ale or apple cider for the orange juice.
- To reduce the added sugar in this recipe, use Sprite Zero or Diet Sprite.
- To make this into an alcoholic holiday punch recipe, just add 12 ounces of vodka or rum for a little extra holiday spirit!
For the grenadine, you can buy it at the store or make your own homemade grenadine.
Serving Suggestions
Serve this festive non-alcoholic punch at your Christmas party alongside appetizers and desserts! I recommend my Christmas Charcuterie Wreath this easy Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board, or a beautiful Chocolate Eggnog Cake!
Round out your appetizer offerings with some warm Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts, Cranberry Barbecue Meatballs, Corn Crack Dip, Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels or Smoked Buffalo Chicken Dip!
And of course, when it’s a Christmas party, you can’t skimp on desserts! If you need more ideas, try these festive Snowball Cookies, my Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars, Christmas Crack and some Candy Cane Peppermint Chocolate Bark!
Recipe Presentation Ideas
A big part of the holiday spirit of this recipe is its festive look! I have a few ideas for how to present it, below:
- Serve one at a time with an extra fun garnish like star anise or fresh cranberries!
- Serve in a large punch bowl with an ice ring and ladle for serving. You can make an ice ring using a silicone Bundt pan, filled and frozen with water and slices of oranges. Or fill with punch or extra Sprite!
- Put this non-alcoholic holiday punch in a beverage dispenser or large pitcher with citrus slices.
Can I Make this Christmas Punch Ahead of Time?
Yes, you can absolutely make this big batch of punch ahead of time for Christmas day! Just combine all of the ingredients except the sprite, and keep refrigerated until you’re ready to serve!
Need some more holiday drink ideas? Check out my list of holiday drink recipes.
The Best Christmas Punch Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice
- ¾ cup pomegranate juice, or cranberry juice
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ⅛ cup cherry syrup, grenadine
- 72 ounces Sprite, chilled, or similar lemon lime soda
For garnish:
- 12 teaspoons pomegranate arils, pomegranate seeds
- 12 lime slices
- 12 orange slices
- optional fresh cranberries, mint leaves, rosemary sprigs, cinnamon sticks
- optional ice cubes
Instructions
- Make the base: Mix together orange juice, pomegranate juice, grenadine and lime juice. Stir well to combine. Store in the refrigerator until serving time.
- In an 8 ounce glass, add about 2 tablespoons of the orange juice mixture, then fill the glass with Sprite, about 6 ounces.
- Garnish with pomegranate arils, lime wedges or orange wedges. Serve cold.
How many servings are in 1/2 the recipe please.
Thank you
Hi Susan! Half of the recipe will give you 10 4-ounce servings and 5 8-ounce servings. I hope you enjoy!