Easy Christmas Punch Recipe

This traditional Christmas Punch is full of refreshing tangy flavors, bright festive colors, and is sure to be the most beautiful addition to your holiday table - along with my fluffy Ambrosia Salad and Strawberry Jello Salad!

Serve on Christmas morning (along with my Homemade Cinnamon Rolls) when guests start to arrive. You'll have something delicious to sip on while preparing the meal and visiting with family.

With only 3 simple ingredients, this easy recipe only takes 5 minutes to put together. You'll have it whipped up and ready to serve in no time!

Cranberry juice, ginger ale, and pineapple juice are all you need for this tasty holiday beverage. Garnish with orange slices, fresh (or candied) cranberries, rosemary sprigs, and mint leaves for eye-catching colors that will grab everyone's attention.

For your Christmas dinner, be sure to try my Juicy Baked Turkey, Southern Cornbread Dressing, and Soft Dinner Rolls - yum!

Why You'll Love It

• Only 3 simple ingredients
• Ready in just 5 minutes
• Tangy, festive flavor
• Bright holiday colors

What You'll Need

This recipe uses simple ingredients you probably already have on hand or can easily find at your local grocery store. (For measurements, please scroll down to the recipe card below.)

• Cranberry juice - Make sure it says 100% juice on the bottle or the punch may turn out too sweet.
• Ginger ale - adds a refreshing, bubbly texture and warm holiday spice
• Pineapple juice - for a sweet and tangy flavor; look for 100% juice
• Garnishes - orange slices, fresh cranberries, rosemary sprigs, and mint leaves.

How to Make Christmas Punch

Here are the steps and process images for how to make this recipe. (More detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.)

To start, combine cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and ginger ale together in a large punch bowl.

Garnish with fresh cranberries, thin orange slices, mint leaves, and rosemary sprigs.

Serve over ice in individual punch glasses and enjoy!

Storage Information

Leftover punch should be placed in an airtight container and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Make Ahead

This punch can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Wait to add garnishes until the day you're ready to serve it.

Top Tips

• This recipe makes 1.5 gallons of punch and will fill a large punch bowl.
• Only add ice to the individual punch glasses and not to the punch bowl. This will prevent the punch from getting watered down as the ice melts.
• If the punch tastes too tart, dissolve ½ cup of sugar into ½ cup of hot water and then stir it into the punch. Add more if desired.

Other Holiday Recipes You'll Love!

• Gingerbread Man Cookies
• Candied Cranberries
• Ambrosia Salad
• Strawberry Fluff Salad
• Strawberry Linzer Cookies
• Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
• Juicy Baked Turkey
• Southern Cornbread Dressing
• Moist Carrot Cake
• Soft Dinner Rolls

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Be sure to check out my how-to video in the recipe card below!

Christmas Punch Recipe

By: Christi

This easy Christmas Punch recipe is made with only 3 simple ingredients: cranberry juice, ginger ale, and pineapple juice - yum! Garnished with cranberries, sliced oranges, and mint leaves, it's sure to be the most beautiful addition to your holiday table!

5 from 2 votes

Print Rate Pin

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 25 (8 oz) cups (about 1.5 gallons)

Calories 74 kcal

Recommended Equipment

• Large Punch Bowl with Ladle

Ingredients

  

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For the Punch

• 2 (64 fl oz) bottles cranberry juice (100% juice)
• 1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale
• 2 cups pineapple juice (100% juice)

For the Garnishes

• thin orange slices
• fresh cranberries
• fresh mint leaves
• fresh rosemary sprigs

Instructions

 

• Combine cranberry juice, ginger ale, and pineapple juice together in a large punch bowl.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Garnish with fresh cranberries, thin orange slices, mint leaves, and rosemary sprigs.
• Serve over ice in individual punch glasses and enjoy!

Notes

• This recipe makes 1.5 gallons of punch and will fill a large punch bowl.
• Only add ice to the individual punch glasses and not to the punch bowl. This will prevent the punch from getting watered down as the ice melts.
• If the punch tastes too tart, dissolve ½ cup of sugar into ½ cup of hot water and then stir it into the punch. Add more if desired.
• Leftover punch should be placed in an airtight container and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 (8 oz) cup | Calories: 74 kcal

*Nutritional facts are calculated by third party sources and are not always accurate. If you are on a special diet, we highly recommend you calculate these values personally.

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