Serve Christmas Punch made with fresh cranberry juices, frozen limeade, and ginger ale. This is a non-alcoholic punch to serve at large holiday and Christmas parties. Put this holiday punch in a drink dispenser or a punch bowl, and garnish.
You can mix this in a beverage container or punch bowl in minutes. The tangy cranberries go so well with the lime flavors, and the ginger ale adds a sparkling finish...
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Punch Serving Tips
- You can run an orange wedge around the rim of the glass and dip into sugar sprinkles on a plate for a fun touch!
- Pop cute straws in each glass for some whimsy.
- Garnish with red, white, and green things like lime slices, ice, and cranberries.
- Chill your ingredients before making the punch, and have extra ice to chill it down.
- Add the ginger ale on top last to make it sparkle and fizz on top.
- Serve in a beverage container, the one pictured is 3 gallons, which holds 48 cups.
- Punch bowls work great too, and look so festive.
Holiday Punch Ingredients
- Cranberry Juice – Sweet and tart cranberry juice is perfect and festive for the holidays.
- Cran-Pineapple Juice – Fresh pineapple juice add sweet, yet tart flavors to this punch recipe.
- Frozen Limeade – Frozen limeade compliments the cranberris so well. You will find it in the freezer section, and if it's not available you can substitute a can of frozen lemonade or orange juice.
- Ginger Ale – Adds a nice balance to the tart cranberry juice, and adds a fizzy sparkle. Any brand is fine, 7 up or Sprite will work as well.
- Fresh Cranberries – You can use fresh or frozen cranberries, they are so pretty with the lime slices.
- Limes – Slice the limes ⅛ inch thin into rounds. They add a great pop of color, and balance the sweetness of punch.
- Ice – Either ice cubes or a frozen ice ring are great in beverage containers or punch bowls. You can freeze extra cranberries, mint, rosemary, orange slices, or apples in your ice ring.
How To Make Christmas Punch
- TIP: Leave the limeade out on the counter to defrost an hour or more, to make it easy to pour and mix.
- Slice the limes in thin rounds.
- In a large beverage container or punch bowl, pour the 64 oz cranberry juice, 64 oz cran-pineapple juice, 1 can of limeade, 8 cups of ice, and 2 liters of ginger ale.
- Add sliced limes and cranberries for garnish.
- Run a sliced orange around rim of glasses and dip into sparkling sugar sprinkles, pour punch in, and garnish with extra lime slices, cranberries, and ice. Serve with cute straws!
How To Serve Christmas Punch For A Large Group?
Use either a large beverage container or punch bowl and ladle. You can chill all the ingredients, and add them right before guests arrive. Then top off with extra fruit juices, ice, garnishes, and straws.
More Christmas Cocktails
Looking for more Christmas drinks to serve at your holiday party? Try a few of these...
- Try a Candy Cane Martini + Homemade Peppermint Vodka You will love how easy the homemade peppermint vodka is to make. By the way, homemade vodka makes a nice hostess gift.
- Champagne Cocktails glitter with real gold and bubbles from champagne or prosecco. A festive chic holiday drink perfect for New Year's Eve!
- Ring in the holidays, and make Mulled Wine infused with warm winter spices, apple cider, lemon, orange, and apple slices.
- For your guests who want to enjoy a Christmas drink or two but are following a low carb or keto diet, serve them Hibiscus Cocktails. They are low in sugar and SO good.
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Christmas Punch
Christmas Punch is made with fresh cranberry juice, limeade, and ginger ale. Serve this holiday punch in a drink dispenser or a punch bowl.
Servings 36
Calories 76kcal
Ingredients
- 64 ounces cranberry juice
- 64 ounces cran-pineapple juice
- 8 ounces frozen limeade
- 2 liters ginger ale
- 4-6 whole limes
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries
- 8 cups ice
Instructions
- Leave the limeade out on the counter to defrost an hour. Slice the limes in thin rounds. In a large beverage container or punch bowl, pour the 64 oz cranberry juice, 64 oz cran-pineapple juice, 1 can of limeade, 8 cups of ice, and 2 liters of ginger ale.
- Add sliced limes and cranberries for garnish.
- Run a sliced orange around rim of glasses and dip into sparkling sugar sprinkles.
Notes
serving tips
- Chill all the ingredients, and defrost the limeade ahead of time.
- This recipe makes 36 cups of punch or 2 ¼ gallons of punch.
optional garnish ideas
- sliced apples or
- sliced oranges
- mint
- rosemary
- cinnamon sticks
- star anise
Nutrition
Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
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We make this delicious Christmas punch every year and it's the hit of the party!! So simple to make with easy to find ingredients and SO flavorful!
What a great holiday punch! We made it last weekend, and the whole family enjoyed it. Merry Christmas.