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Holiday Punch screams holiday cheer! Blending cranberry juice, lime flavours and white rum for a refreshing drink to add to any party.
Perfect for Christmas, Thanksgiving or New Years, our holiday punch is easy-to-throw-together in minutes. A sparkling beverage with the perfect balance of sweet and tart AND the added bonus of looking absolutely gorgeous as your dinner table centrepiece.
PUNCH RECIPE
Celebrate in style! Most recipes for fruit punch can either be too sweet or too dry. Our holiday punch blends the best of both worlds, finding the perfect harmonious balance for you and your guests to enjoy a drink or two! Plus the addition of white rum makes it even better!
Having said that, your alcohol choice is completely up to you.
What about the kids? You can leave out the booze, sub with a sparkling white grape drink, OR add a batch of homemade hot chocolate at the table.
All I know is when we serve this easy Holiday Punch, it disappears in no time and always gets rave reviews!
HOW DO YOU MAKE HOLIDAY PUNCH?
You don’t really need a recipe for this at all, but there a few subs I’m going to suggest to make it easier for you.
Start with a good cranberry juice like Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic or a cranberry-pomegranate blend. Don’t go for whole cranberry juice, pure cranberry juice, light or sugar free varieties. Cranberry juice is very sour as it is and you will need the added sweetness for a pleasant drink
Next, I use Sprite or a lemon-lime flavoured soda which adds a touch of much needed sweetness. I’ve also use an orange flavoured soft drink or soda (like Fanta, Sunkist) in the past which also tastes amazing.
You’ll love the added ginger ale and sparkling apple juice. The idea here is to balance your drink!
Add in frozen cranberries which act like ice cubes, keeping your punch nice and chilled while providing added flavour benefits and won’t get diluted or watered down!
PLUS mint leaves, lime slices and orange slices pack a great punch.
TIPS FOR HOLIDAY PUNCH
- Can’t find the right cranberry juice? Use a cranberry juice cocktail. You could also sub in pineapple juice or orange juice.
- For a drier punch, use plain or lemon flavoured sparkling water instead of sprite.
- Holiday punch can be served in a punch bowl, trifle bowl, large salad bowl, pitcher or drink dispenser.
- If fresh cranberries aren’t available, use pomegranate seeds instead.
MAKE PUNCH AHEAD OF TIME
Holiday punch is best served as soon as it has mixed through as the sparkling drinks will start to go flat.
However, you can prepare the fruit slices ahead of time to throw them in as soon as your punch is ready. It’s easy to throw together last minute!
ALCOHOL IN PUNCH
This Christmas punch can easily be made into an alcoholic beverage with the addition of any of the following
- Malibu (to take you to the Caribbean)
- Bacardi
- Vodka
- Champagne
- Prosecco
- Rum
- Gin
If using a different alcohol option to the one in the recipe, add in your desired amount.
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Pink Vodka Lemonade (Pitcher)
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Holiday Punch Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups cranberry juice use Ocean Spray, or cranberry pomegranate juice, chilled
- 2 cups sprite or lemon-lime soda, chilled
- 2 cups ginger ale chilled
- 2 cups sparkling apple juice chilled
- 1 1/2 cups white rum or vodka, can omit
- 1 1/2 cups frozen cranberries
- 1 orange or lemon, sliced
- 1 lime sliced
- 4 mint fresh
Instructions
- Combine punch ingredients in a large punch bowl. Mix until just combined.
- Add in cranberries, orange slices, limes slices and mint.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Looking for a delicious RED drink for Christmas…so going to make the Punch! Love Vodka drinks!
I’m really looking forward to trying this for Christmas, I will have my family and my husband’s family for Christmas, plus my neighbour who lives alone. Though I better not drink it while I’m preparing the dinner 🙂 … keep you posted
I’m trying this for our New Year’s Eve celebration. With lime sparkling water instead of Sprite. Will let you know…
Hi Karina – I tried looking for sparkling apple juice at my local grocery store and could not find any. Could you tell me what brand you use? Is it apple flavoured carbonated water or is it actual apple juice? Thanks!
Karina! I came upon your website a few years ago & am so very glad I did. I have tried many of your recipes & I believe the highest compliment I can give you is, I rarely have to tweak them. Recipes are full flavoured, easy & have become family favourites. From my Canadian home to your Australian home I thank you & we wish you a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year filled with new delicious recipes!
Prime rib looks delicious, can’t wait to try it.
I’m a widow since last year, so holidays are a bit tricky. My children and grandchildren live in VT and I’m in Florida, I had a knee replacement a few weeks ago and can not fly to VT this year. I am so for fortunate to have a sister and brother in law that are on the other coast and that’s were I will be celebrating Christmas this year.