Holiday Cranberry Vodka Punch

Holiday Cranberry Vodka Punch is perfect for a party. This simple-to-make holiday punch with alcohol is the perfect festive drink. Easily make it a mocktail so everyone can enjoy this Christmas punch.

The holidays are a time for celebration and every holiday gathering needs a signature party punch. This bubbly vodka punch is so easy to make and is loaded with seasonal flavors like cranberry and orange.

With practically no prep work, you and your guests can enjoy a festive drink that's colorful and easily customizable. Make this holiday punch with alcohol or without so everyone can join in the celebration.

If you can slice an orange and pour from a bottle, you have all the skills needed to make an incredible Christmas drink that everyone will love. It's bubbly, slightly boozy, fresh and fruity. Orange and cranberry are a match made in heaven and it's perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's.

Most importantly, this simple holiday cocktail is easy to prepare in advance and literally takes less than two minutes. Combine all of the ingredients and chill until ready to serve so you can spend more time with your guests and less time in the kitchen.

Make Sugared Cranberries for an even more sweet and festive vodka punch. You can also serve this punch with a Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board and you have a party!

Ingredients

• Oranges – Fresh oranges are in season and flavorful in the winter months. You can use your favorite variety of orange.
• Cranberries – Fresh cranberries will float making a beautiful garnish.
• Cranberry Juice Cocktail – Cranberry juice cocktail is usually sweetened while cranberry juice made with 100% juice relys on apple juice and grape juice to provide sweetness. You can use whichever you prefer.
• Vodka – You don't have to choose an expensive vodka but it should be one you enjoy drinking.
• Lemonade – Homemade or bottled lemonade will be tasty.
• Ginger Ale – For a little added sweetness and some bubbles.
• Ice – This cocktail is best enjoyed cold.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

1. Slice the oranges and rinse the cranberries. Put both into a punch bowl or pitcher.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and stir it to combine! Add ice and serve.

Hint: This holiday vodka punch is best enjoyed well chilled. Chill all of the ingredients well in advance for easy preparation.

Variations/ Substitutions

• Make in a Pitcher – This holiday vodka cocktail looks beautiful in a glass punch bowl but you can make this punch in a pitcher for easy serving or for easier advanced prep.
• Change the Flavor – Swap in your favorite juice or use lemon lime soda, sparkling cider or ginger beer for a fun twist on the flavor.
• Add More Fruit – Slice lemons, limes or grapefruit and toss in fresh raspberries.
• Add Fresh Herbs – Sprigs of fresh herbs such as rosemary, mint or thyme are beautiful and add great flavor.
• Low Sugar – Select low/sugar free juices and soda to make this cocktail.
• Mocktail – Simply skip the vodka for a non-alcoholic party drink that everyone can enjoy.
• Mulled Christmas Punch – Add all of the ingredients to a saucepan and warm through. Stir in ¼ teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice before serving.

If you like fun holiday cocktails, also try my Santa Hat Christmas Jello Shots , Cranberry Mimosas or a pitcher of Red Spanish Sangria.

Storage

Prepare the cranberry ginger ale punch up to 12 hours in advance. Store in the fridge and add the ginger ale just before serving.

Leftover punch can be stored in the fridge for a day or two but the ginger ale will lose its dizziness.

FAQ

More Fun Cocktails

• Cranberry Sangria from Swirls of Flavor
• Fresh Strawberry Mojitos
• Spiked Arnold Palmer

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