7 Non-Alcoholic Christmas Mocktails
Mocktails are my absolute favorite! There's just something magical about sipping on a delightful drink without the worry of hangovers and regrets that often come with alcohol.
During the holiday season, when indulgence is at its peak, choosing non-alcoholic options can be a refreshing way to prioritize your health and mental well-being.
So go ahead, embrace the joy of the holidays while savoring a delicious mocktail in your hand. Enjoy!
The Mocktails are listed here, you can jump to any of them as you wish:
The Ultimate Holiday Mocktail
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4 mocktails
Ingredients
2 cups freshly-squeezed blood orange juice(That's about 3-4 large blood oranges)
1 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice
1 grapefruit, freshly-squeezed
1 lemon, freshly-squeezed
½ cup Agave
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
frizz drink, to top (You can use ginger beer, seltzer water, etc.)
Garnish
Whole cranberries
Sliced strawberries
Sliced orange, blood orange, and/or grapefruit wedges
Fresh rosemary sprigs
Instructions
In a pitcher, put together the blood orange juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, Agave, and cinnamon, stirring everything together until combined.
Assemble the mocktails: For each drink, fill an 8-ounce glass halfway with crushed ice. Add ½ cup of the mocktail mixture and garnish with sliced fruit and a rosemary sprig. Top with ginger beer or some kind of frizzy drink until the glass is filled.
Sip and Enjoy!
Orange Cranberry Mimosa Holiday Mocktail
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 mocktail
Ingredients
orange slice and sugar for the sugared rim
1 oz freshly squeezed orange juice
2 oz cold sweetened cranberry juice
2 oz cold sparkling apple cider (I used Martinelli's)
pinch of ground cinnamon
fresh cranberries, cinnamon stick, and rosemary sprig for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Sugar the rim of a champagne glass by wetting the rim with a slice of orange and dipping into a some white sugar.
Add the orange juice, cranberry juice, and sparkling apple cider to your glass. Top with a pinch of cinnamon and all the garnishes. Enjoy!
Holiday Mojito Mocktail with Cranberry and Pomegranate
Ingredients
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons water
½ cup fresh cranberries
12-18 sprigs mint
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 ounces pomegranate juice
Instructions
Add sugar, water and fresh cranberries to a small saucepan. Simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes until the cranberries start to open up and the sauce gets very thick. Set aside and allow to cool.
Meanwhile, add mint and lime to each glass. Muddle together to extract the flavor of the mint. Add ice.
Add in pomegranate juice and cooled cranberry reduction to each glass.
Top with more mint, lime, and cranberries as garnish.
Serve immediately
Candy Cane Christmas Mocktails
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 4 mocktails
Ingredients
1 C half and half
12 oz cream soda
4 tsp. simple syrup
2-4 drops peppermint oil or extract
candy canes
4 tsp. simple syrup
Instructions
To prepare the martini rims, lightly coat the rim of your martini cup in simple syrup on a plate
On another plate, place the crushed candy canes then rim the glasses by dipping the glasses that have been coated in simple syrup into the candy canes
To make the drink, simply stir together 1 C half and half, 12 oz. cream soda, 4 tsp. simple syrup and 2-4 drops of peppermint oil in a small pitcher
Pour mixed drink into the candy can rimmed martini glasses
Crimson Christmas Punch
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 16 mocktails
Ingredients
5 cups Tropical Punch
1 cup Cranberry Juice
1 cup Pineapple Juice
1/2 cup Lemon Juice
4-5 cups Ginger Ale
1 pint Raspberry Sherbet
Instructions
Make sure all ingredients are chilled.
Combine all juices into a large punch bowl.
Add ginger ale slowly to keep as much fizz as possible.
Add scoops of raspberry sherbet and let sit for a few minutes.
Serve with a ladle.
Mock Sangria
Ingredients
1 cup grape juice
¾ cup sparkling apple cider
½ cup orange juice 1 cup sparkling water
2 tablespoons agave nectar
1 orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced 1 lime, sliced
1 pomegranate, seeds and juice
Instructions
In a large pitcher, combine the grape juice, sparkling apple cider, orange juice, sparkling water, and agave.
Add the orange, lemon, lime and pomegranate seeds to the juice. Let the fruit sit in the juice for at least one hour.
Serve over ice and garnish with the fruit.
Holiday Bellini
Ingredients
2 ounces peach nectar
4 to 5 ounces sparkling cider
Peach slice, for optional garnish
Instructions
1 Gather the ingredients 2 Pour the peach nectar into a Champagne flute 3 Slowly add the sparkling cider 4 Garnish with a peach slice. Serve and enjoy
Refrigerate any leftover peach puree or juice in the refrigerator for up to one week or freeze it to use for up to three months.
Peach nectar will add the most peach flavor. Look for peach nectar in the juice section of the grocery store. Nectar will be more concentrated than peach juice, but you can use peach juice if that is what is available.
If you have fresh peaches available during the peach season, you can make your own peach juice or peach puree for the freshest Bellinis. Peaches are ripe during the summer months of June through August in most areas. Using a mixed selection of peach varieties, they will create even more flavor for your juice or puree as each will be a little different. It is easy to make peach juice using an electric juicer. You'll need to wash the peaches well and remove the pit, but you can leave the skin on as it is edible. Strain the juice to remove any chunks. To make a peach puree, wash and pit the peaches, slice them to fit into your food processor or blender, and blend them until the puree is smooth. You can add a teaspoon of sugar and a teaspoon of lemon juice to boost the flavor. Strain out any lumps that remain after processing. If you're using fresh peaches, save one to make a slice for a garnish, either on the rim of the glass or floated in the drink. You can freeze slices sprinkled with a little lemon juice to use to cool the drink as well as add a tasty treat when the drink is finished.
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