Holiday Punch Recipe (Easy Christmas Punch) - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

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By: Becky Hardin

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Holiday Punch is our favorite festive party drink, perfect for Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve, or Christmas celebrations! This bright and bubbly vodka punch is made with the season’s favorite flavors like cranberry, orange, apple cider, and ginger. It’s one of our very favorite drinks for the holidays and after one sip, you’ll taste why!

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Why We Love This Christmas Punch Recipe

We love serving a fun party punch when we have people over for the holidays. It just makes us happy!

  • Big-Batch. This recipe easily serves 14 people as written.
  • Fruity. The combination of cranberry juice, orange juice, and sparkling apple cider is fruity and refreshing.
  • Easy. There’s virtually zero prep, and it comes together in just 10 minutes!

Non Alcoholic Holiday Punch

Yes! If you want an alcohol-free punch for your Christmas or holiday party, simply skip the liquor when mixing everything together. The mix of juices, cider, and ginger ale tastes delicious, and makes an easy party punch that everyone (even the kids) can enjoy.

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How to Make Ahead

You can make this holiday punch recipe ahead of time and store it in the fridge, so it’s ready for your Christmas, Thanksgiving, or New Year’s party. When mixing ingredients together, leave out the sparkling apple cider until the very last minute or else it will fall flat. Right before serving, stir in cold sparkling cider–this ensures the bubbly zip will be there for your guests!

How to Store

If you have any of this cranberry orange Christmas punch left over after your holiday party, store it in the fridge. I recommend pouring it into pitchers or containers with lids, or just covering the punch bowl with plastic wrap. Keep it for up to 3 days. It will lose its bubbly carbonation from the cider, but it will still taste the same.

Serving Suggestions

This cranberry holiday punch pairs well with all of the best Christmas and Thanksgiving appetizers, New Year’s Eve finger foods, and party dishes. I love to serve it with co*cktail meatballs, cheeseball bites, cranberry chicken wings, or this orange cranberry cheese ball.

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More Punch Recipes To Make This Holiday Season:

  • Orange Cranberry Sangria
  • Festive Snow Punch (Non-Alcoholic)
  • Ice Cream Party Punch
  • Pumpkin Pie Punch
  • Apple Cider Punch
  • Cranberry Limeade Champagne Punch

5-Star Review

“I made this as a trial run for Christmas. Since it was the kids and me testing it we made the non-alcoholic version. It was great. For Christmas I’m going to make two versions, one with, and one without. Thanks for a great idea.” – Edwina

Recipe

Holiday Punch Recipe

4.46 from 548 votes

Author: Becky Hardin

Prep: 5 minutes minutes

Cook: 5 minutes minutes

Total: 10 minutes minutes

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This holiday punch recipe is one of our favorite Thanksgiving or Christmas drink recipes. It’s wonderfully flavorful, easy, and delicious. So if you’re on the hunt for the best Thanksgiving or Christmas punch recipe, look no further!

Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.

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Ingredients

  • 32 ounces cranberry juice (1 large bottle)
  • 16 ounces orange juice (2 cups)
  • 750 milliliters sparkling apple cider (1 bottle)
  • 2 liters ginger ale (1 large bottle)
  • 8 ounces Everclear or vodka (1 cup)

Optional Garnishes

  • Orange slices and fresh cranberries

Instructions

  • Pour all ingredients into a punch bowl and stir well to combine. Top with orange slices and fresh cranberries.

    32 ounces cranberry juice, 16 ounces orange juice, 750 milliliters sparkling apple cider, 2 liters ginger ale, 8 ounces Everclear, Orange slices and fresh cranberries

  • Pour over ice to serve. If you're feeling spunky, you can add a bit more Everclear.

  • Enjoy!

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Becky’s tips

  • Non-Alcoholic Variation: For a non-alcoholic version, simply leave out the alcohol. It’s just as delicious and great for guests of all ages!
  • I recommend using 100% pure cranberry juice. This is the base of the punch, giving it a sweet and tart flavor. You can use cranberry juice co*cktail, but it will be much sweeter because of the added sugars.
  • You can substitute regular apple cider or apple juice, but it will be missing that fizziness.
  • You can also substitute sparkling grape juice, but the flavor will be slightly different.
  • I recommend using Everclear for this recipe, but regular vodka or white rum will also work.
  • Throw some fresh orange slices and fresh cranberries (or sugared cranberries) into the punch bowl to dress it up for Christmas parties.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 108kcal (5%) Carbohydrates: 17g (6%) Sodium: 10mg Potassium: 79mg (2%) Sugar: 16g (18%) Vitamin A: 70IU (1%) Vitamin C: 17.8mg (22%) Calcium: 8mg (1%) Iron: 0.3mg (2%)

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How to Make Holiday Punch Step by Step

Make the Punch: Pour 32 ounces of cranberry juice, 16 ounces of orange juice, a 750-milliliter bottle of sparkling apple cider, a 2-liter bottle of ginger ale, and 8 ounces of vodka into a punch bowl and stir well to combine. Top with orange slices and fresh cranberries.

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Serve the Punch: Ladle individual servings over ice. If you’re feeling spunky, add a bit more vodka.

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FAQs

What is Christmas punch made of? ›

Fill a large punch bowl with ice. Top with the cranberry juice, sparkling wine, apple cider, ginger ale, and rum. Stir gently to combine. Top with the orange slices and fresh cranberries.

What is party punch made of? ›

Party Punch Formula:

ONE part pineapple-orange juice. For every gallon of juice, add 1 to 1 1/2 liters ginger ale depending on how fizzy you want it.

What alcohol pairs with ginger ale? ›

While the traditional choice for this co*cktail is rye, bourbon or other American whiskeys can do the job. A high-rye Canadian whisky could also work in a pinch, but the key is to choose a spirit with enough oomph to announce its presence rather than be overpowered by the ginger.

How do you make a festive weapon? ›

Applying a Festivizer to an eligible weapon wraps it with a coil of flashing yellow, green, and team-colored Christmas lights, in a similar fashion to Festive weapons. A weapon retains its current quality when Festivized (e.g. a Strange Minigun would remain in Strange quality after the tool is used).

What is another name for Christmas punch? ›

Wassail is a hot, mulled punch often associated with Yuletide, often drunk from a 'wassail bowl'.

What is Grinch punch made of? ›

It really couldn't be easier. All you need is lemon-lime Kool-Aid mix, lemon-lime soda, pineapple juice, vodka, and ginger ale.

What is Caribbean punch made of? ›

How to make:
45 mlWray & Nephew White overproof rum
5 mlGalliano L'Autentico liqueur
15 mlLemon juice (freshly squeezed)
60 mlEager Pineapple juice
5 mlMonin Grenadine syrup
3 more rows

How long before a party should you make punch? ›

Make-Ahead Punch Tip: Prepare punch through Step 2, except do not add the carbonated beverage or, if using, ice ring and stir-ins. Cover and chill up to 24 hours. Add carbonated beverage, ice ring, and stir-ins just before serving.

What is Hawaiian punch made of? ›

It was started from an original syrup flavor called Leo's Hawaiian Punch, containing orange, pineapple, passion fruit, guava and papaya, and is currently offering 14 different flavors since 2020. Though earlier versions contained 10% fruit juice, the drink is currently made with 3% fruit juice.

What is whiskey and ginger ale called? ›

Call it a "whiskey ginger" or an "Irish buck," they are essentially the same great drink. The basic but delicious co*cktail contains Irish whiskey and ginger ale to create a tall, refreshing drink, much like the whiskey tonic or classic highball. The combination of any whiskey with any light soda is hard to beat.

What alcohol goes with Sprite? ›

Easy Margarita

This recipe is straightforward and requires nothing else but Sprite and Tequila. All you need to do is mix two ounces of Tequila with four ounces of Sprite, pour into a highball glass with crushed ice, and stir. Then run a lime wedge on the rim of your glass to enjoy the drink.

What is Captain Morgan and ginger ale called? ›

The Captain & Ginger drink recipe combines Captain Morgan Spiced Rum with ginger ale or beer. It's spicy, bubbly and tasty.

What is the name of the warm Christmas punch that is made from fruit? ›

Traditional Mexican Fruit Punch - Ponche Navideño, is a traditional hot drink during the Christmas Holidays, it is made using water, fresh and dried fruits like tamarind, prunes, hibiscus, sugar cane, cinnamon, and sweetened with Piloncillo.

What is the drink punch made of? ›

The word punch may be a loanword from Hindi पाँच (pāñch), meaning "five", as the drink was frequently made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, juice from either a lime or a lemon, water, and spices.

What drink is traditionally drunk on Christmas morning? ›

Classic Bucks Fizz/Mimosa

The classic morning drink for Christmas is orange juice with a little fizz in it. There are plenty of options for adding fizz to orange juice, from Cava, prosecco or Crémant to decadent Champagnes and even a little spirit should one need the extra pick me up.

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