The holidays are the best time of year for both food and beverages, change my mind. Whether it be an old classic or a new recipe, the holiday are the time to share delicious dishes and drinks. While winter festivities tend to include fun cocktails, there are plenty of ways to spread holiday cheer without booze. If you don’t drink, want a festive pick-me-up, or are kicking off Dry January early, there are plenty of easy holiday mocktails to get in the Christmas spirit without any spirits.
This blackberry lemon mocktail by @entirelyemmy only requires four ingredients and five minutes of prep time. All you need is blackberries, lemons, maple syrup, and unsweetened sparkling water, but you can also garnish with blackberries or lemon slices or add edible glitter to the drink to make it extra fancy.
🥂 Let’s make this pomegranate holiday mocktail! Here’s what you need to try this at home: 20 oz pomegranate juice 2 – 3 tbsp rosemary syrup* 24 oz of 7 up, or lemon live soda or sparkling water 1 tbsp edible glitter Garnish with pomegranate seeds & rosemary 🎄 Rosemary Syrup 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup water 2 – 4 rosemary sprigs 1 tsp cinnamon 🤍 Enjoy! #mocktail#holidaydrinks#christmasdrinks#christmas#christmasmocktails#christmaspunch
Cranberry may be the holiday fruit of choice, but this mocktail offers a fun twist with pomegranate as the shining star. This recipe by user @chizobacu is made by mixing pomegranate juice of your choice, homemade rosemary syrup, lemon-lime soda, and edible glitter. Top it off with pomegranate seeds and rosemary.
Easy Spritz Mocktail 🫶🏻 With non-alcoholic rosé, a splash of cranberry juice and some sparkling water, this recipe is perfect if you’re entertaining and want to make some quick drinks for your guests! You’ll need: 2 parts alcohol-free rosé 1 part soda water Splash of cranberry juice Optional garnish: cranberries, rosemary or orange. Method Fill a wine glass with ice and add the rosé, soda water and cranberry juice. Stir gently and garnish with your choice of cranberries, rosemary or orange. Cheers and enjoy! #mocktails#spritz#alcoholfree
Going back to the classical cranberry flavor of the holidays is this two-minute mocktail by user @themindfulmocktail. In this quick recipe, all you will need is a non-alcoholic Rosé wine, soda water and cranberry juice. If you feel like jazzing up your drink, you can garnish with orange slices, cranberries, or rosemary.
The Merry Mood Booster Mocktail Today we’re making a mocktail using @kavahaven ✨ After trying kava years ago and finding it made me feel more relaxed and socially at ease, I was thrilled to find Kava Havens kava infused spirit…and of course I had to try it in a holiday mocktail! Ingredients 2 oz coconut cream 1 oz orange juice 2 oz Kava Haven 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence 1/4 teaspoon powdered cinnamon Pomegranate arils, mint and/or rosemary to garnish Add all ingredients except the garnishes to you shaker with some ice and shake well to combine. Strain over ice into a coupe glass and garnish if you wish! The above reflects my own personal experience with kava. Always enjoy responsibly and check your local guidelines for use. As always, if you have any questions or are taking medication, consult your doctor prior to use. Please note this product emulates alcohol and could be triggering for people with alcohol use disorder, so please be mindful. #nonalcoholic#mocktails#christmasdrinks
Get ready to grab your shaker for this one. Another recipe by @themindfulmocktail features Kava (or more specifically, a spirit from the brand Kava Haven), as well as coconut cream, orange juice, vanilla essence, and powdered cinnamon. Garnish it with rosemary, pomegranate seeds, and mint leaves for a fun and festive topping.
Merry Mojito Mocktails An easy festive alcohol-free cocktail that can be made right in your glass! ½ lime, chopped 8 mint leaves 1 oz (30 ml) non-alcoholic rum (this can be left out, or you can use 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar for a little bite) 2 oz (60 ml) pomegranate juice Soda water Pomegranate and mint to garnish Muddle the lime in your glass to release the juices. Clap the mint together in your hands and add it to the glass. Fill your glass with ice and add the optional rum/ACV and the pomegranate juice. Top with soda water, stir gently, garnish with pomegranate arils and mint, then serve. Note: you can add a little sweetener to this if you wish! #christmasdrinks#mojito#mocktails
Try a merry take on a classic cocktail with another recipe by @themindfulmocktail, which uses fresh lime juice, fresh mint leaves, non-alcoholic rum pomegranate juice, and soda water, garnished with mint and pomegranate seeds. If you prefer a sweeter beverage, try adding sugar, agave, or maple syrup as desired.
#SpoonTip: No NA rum? Substitute it with a ½ teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, or omit it entirely.
Mistletoe Ornament Mocktail ❤️ This is such a fun drink idea to make for the holidays! This mocktail is low in sugar but tastes so delicious and looks so pretty! 🥰 If you are having a holiday party, your guests will definitely be impressed by these! Ingredients: • 1 1/4 cup cranberry juice • 1 1/2 cups sparkling cherry prebiotic soda • Juice of 1 lime • 1 tsp monk fruit or stevia drops • 1 tsp edible glitter • Fresh cranberries for garnishing • Fresh rosemary • 4 cups ice • 4 clear round glass ornaments • 4 serving glasses Directions: 1) In a mixing glass, add the cranberry juice, cherry soda, lime juice, monk fruit, and edible glitter. Stir everything well. 2) Using a small funnel, carefully pour the mocktail mixture into the glass ornaments. You can put the cap of the ornament on top if you’d like. 3) In the serving glasses, add 1 cup of ice, a few fresh cranberries, and a couple branches of fresh rosemary. 4) Set the ornaments on the top of the serving glasses. 5) Let each person flip over their ornaments to pour the drink into the glass and enjoy! #holidaymocktails#nonalcoholicdrink#christmasrecipes#christmasmocktails#festivedrinks#healthydrinkrecipes#ornamentmocktail
Want a drink that will impress all your guests? This recipe by @colorful_superfoodie has you covered thanks to its adorable serving glass: clear glass round ornaments. The recipe itself is cranberry juice, cherry prebiotic soda, lime juice, stevia drops, and edible glitter, topped off with fresh cranberries and rosemary.
White Christmas ❄️Mocktail❄️ 1/2 cup coconut water 1/3 cup coconut milk, canned unsweetened (sub heavy cream if not dairy-free) 1 oz. non-alcoholic tequila (or reg tequila for cocktail) 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 2 tsp coconut syrup (sugar-free) Top with lemon-lime Olipop or sparkling beverage of choice Cranberries and rosemary twigs for garnish Add the coconut water, coconut milk, non-alcoholic tequila, lime juice, and coconut syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 20 seconds. Strain over a glass of ice. Leave a little room at the top and add a splash of lemon-lime Olipop or sparkling beverage of choice #mocktail#cocktail#christmastiktok#christmas#mocktails#mocktailrecipe#drinkrecipe
Not only is this beverage alcohol-free, this dairy-free recipe by @healthylittlepeach calls for coconut water, canned, unsweetened coconut milk, non-alcoholic tequila, fresh lime juice, and coconut syrup combined in a cocktail shaker. Pour it into a glass and top it off with a lemon-lime Olipop for some sparkle, and garnish with cranberries and a sprig of rosemary.
The yummiest Christmas Mocktail😍🎄 this was so perfect for a cute Christmas girls night!! RECIPE: (this makes 2 drinks perfectly) – 1 cup of mixed berries (blueberries & raspberries) – 1 Cup of cranberry juice – 1/2 cup of pomegranate juice – 1 tablespoon of lemon juice – 1 tablespoon of honey or simple syrup (honey is best in my opinion hehe) *Shake all ingredients together in a shaker* Then garnish with fresh mint leaves and top off the drink with a tiny bit of Club Soda! 🤍🤌🏼 #girlsnight#christmasdrinks#christmasmocktails#mocktails#mocktailrecipe#christmastiktok#festivedrinks @Savanna | Home & Lifestyle
This easy recipe by @josephine.joyy calls for enough to make not one, but two mocktails for you and a friend, family member, or partner. All you need is blueberries, raspberries, cranberry juice, pomegranate juice, lemon juice, and honey (or simple syrup). Shake it all up, top it off with club soda and fresh mint leaves, and enjoy.
Hunter Johnstone is a national writer for Spoon University, covering a variety of topics such as food news, trends, and entertainment.
Outside of Her Campus and Spoon University, Hunter works as a News Reporter for The Eastern Echo, Eastern Michigan University’s school paper which also happens to be the only newspaper in the Ypsilanti area. She also has written for The Odyssey Online’s response writers program, reporting on a range of topics in entertainment from movies and music to book reviews. Hunter also interned at Groundcover News as a deputy editor. She is currently a senior at Eastern Michigan University, majoring in Media Studies and Journalism with a minor in Creative Writing.
In her free time, Hunter enjoys reading, writing stories, watching her favorite movies, and listening to her favorite music and podcasts. She is a self-proclaimed horror nerd and loves to have a good movie marathon or watch party with her friends, no matter what the quality of the film. If there is one thing that she loves more than anything, it is a good time spent with her family or with her friends.
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