Cranberry Holiday Punch is filled with fresh cranberries, pomegranate seeds, cranberry juice, and prosecco then served over ice. The perfect holiday drink for a Christmas party, festive brunch, or your New Year celebrations!
Holiday Punch Recipe
I usually find most Christmas cocktails a bit heavy and strong, which is nice to counteract the chill outside, but sometimes you want something lighter for a party. This festive holiday punch recipe is a great choice. I’m also known to serve my Cranberry Sangria or this Cranberry Prosecco Punch for the holidays.
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Tips for this Holiday Punch
- Using cranberry juice allows this to serve as a casual brunch or mid-afternoon cocktail. If you prefer a stronger holiday drink, swap out the cranberry juice for cranberry-flavored vodka or cranberry wine.
- You can also substitute pomegranate juice, orange juice, or even some limeade for the cranberry juice.
- You’re going to want plenty of ice on hand for this recipe, and those cute springs of rosemary are not totally necessary but add a festive touch.
- Sugared cranberries threaded onto a cocktail toothpick makes for a festive holiday garnish.
- Sparkling rose can be used instead of prosecco or champagne.
- We use cranberry ginger ale in our holiday punch recipe. However, if you can’t find it, regular ginger ale, or a lemon-lime soda such as Sprite or 7-Up will work just fine.
Ingredients for Cranberry Holiday Punch
Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.
- 1 cup cranberries, preferably frozen
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 cup cranberry juice (or cranberry vodka, if desired)
- 1-750mL bottle of prosecco or champagne
- 2 cups cranberry ginger ale, or more, as desired
- 1/3 cup simple syrup
- Ice
- Rosemary sprigs, optional garnish
How to Make Holiday Punch
- Make plenty of ice. More than you think you’ll need.
- Fill your pitcher or punch bowl half full with ice and have more on hand for individual glasses.
- Add in the cranberries and pomegranate seeds.
- Add the cranberry juice, sparkling wine, simple syrup, and top off to taste with the cranberry ginger ale.
- Pour or ladle into individual serving glasses and garnish with rosemary, if desired.
What to serve with Holiday Punch
We love to serve this with ham or turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and candied yams for the holidays. But it’s also a wonderful addition to an appetizer table.
More Festive Drink Recipes
- Hot Cranberry Punch
- Cranberry Sangria
- Cranberry Prosecco Punch
- Crockpot Hot Chocolate
- Grinch Cocktail
Cranberry Holiday Punch
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Print It Pin It Rate ItIngredients
- 1 cup cranberries frozen preferably
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 cup cranberry juice or cranberry vodka, if desired
- 750 ml prosecco or champagne we used sparkling rose
- ⅓ cup simple syrup
- 2 cups cranberry ginger ale or more, as desired
- Ice
- Rosemary sprigs optional garnish
Things You’ll Need
Before You Begin
- Using cranberry juice allows this to serve as a casual brunch or mid-afternoon cocktail. If you prefer a stronger holiday drink, swap out the cranberry juice for cranberry-flavored vodka or cranberry wine.
- You can also substitute pomegranate juice, orange juice, or even some limeade for the cranberry juice.
- You’re going to want plenty of ice on hand for this recipe, and those cute springs of rosemary are not totally necessary but add a festive touch.
- Sugared cranberries threaded onto a cocktail toothpick makes for a festive holiday garnish.
- Sparkling rose can be used instead of prosecco or champagne.
- We use cranberry ginger ale in this holiday punch. However, if you can’t find it, regular ginger ale, or a lemon-lime soda such as Sprite or 7-Up will work just fine.
Instructions
- Make plenty of ice. More than you think you’ll need.Fill your pitcher or punch bowl half full with ice and have more on hand for individual glasses.
- Add in the cranberries and pomegranate seeds.
- Add the cranberry juice, sparkling wine, simple syrup, and top off to taste with the cranberry ginger ale.
- Pour or ladle into individual serving glasses and garnish with rosemary, if desired.
Nutrition
The recipes on this blog are tested with a conventional gas oven and gas stovetop. It’s important to note that some ovens, especially as they age, can cook and bake inconsistently. Using an inexpensive oven thermometer can assure you that your oven is truly heating to the proper temperature. If you use a toaster oven or countertop oven, please keep in mind that they may not distribute heat the same as a conventional full sized oven and you may need to adjust your cooking/baking times. In the case of recipes made with a pressure cooker, air fryer, slow cooker, or other appliance, a link to the appliances we use is listed within each respective recipe. For baking recipes where measurements are given by weight, please note that results may not be the same if cups are used instead, and we can’t guarantee success with that method.
This post originally appeared here Nov 7, 2018.
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