Holiday Punch is our favorite party drink, perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas! This Vodka punch is made with Cranberry Juice, Orange Juice, Ginger Ale, Sparkling Cider and more! You can pour in the Vodka or make it your new Non Alcoholic Christmas Punch Recipe. One of our very favorite drinks for the holidays.
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Why this Holiday Punch is the best
Every Thanksgiving or Christmas table needs an amazing Holiday Punch Recipe.
This simple Christmas punch can be made boozy or non alcoholic to fit any family’s needs. You guys know I love a good cocktail recipe, but when you’re throwing a party or having a holiday get together at your house, it’s important to have an awesome holiday punch recipe.
An EASY punch recipe. I’ve been searching high and low for the easiest and best drink for a crowd, and I think this is it!
This SUPER EASY holiday drink has a nice zing to it, a delicious flavor, and it tastes like Fall. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This Vodka punch recipe is sure to please. Oh, and it’s pretty! And you know that’s important at a holiday party, must be pretty! Easy Holiday Punch for the win!
Holiday Punch Ingredients
These ingredients make whipping up this Easy Christmas Punch super fast on the go! Your party will be delicious in no time, just you wait!
- Cranberry Juice
- Orange Juice
- Sparkling Apple Cider
- Ginger Ale
- Everclear or Vodka
How to Make Holiday Punch
This Christmas punch is so simple, which means you can throw it together right before the party, and it will be ready before the guests ring the doorbell!
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Pour all ingredients into a punch bowl and stir well to combine. Top with orange slices and fresh cranberries.
- Pour over ice to serve. If you’re feeling spunky, you can add a bit more alcohol
And Enjoy! Everyone will love this punch. It’s the perfect flavor combo for holidays!
Best Holiday Punch Recipe
If you’re on the hunt for the best Christmas punch recipes, look no further! Orange and cranberry…a match made in Heaven.
I just love the flavor combination of the sparkling cider, cranberry juice, orange juice, and ginger ale. Talk about autumn in a glass! Your Thanksgiving guests will thank you, believe me!
If serving for a party and want to skip the alcohol, trust me it’s just as delicious as Non Alcoholic Christmas Punch.
The color is vibrant, the flavor is AMAZING, and there’s virtually zero prep. Anyone and everyone can open a bag of cranberries and slice some oranges. Those are the only skills you need! If you want to go above and beyond, you can garnish with our Sugared Cranberries! Swoon.
Making a great punch is a matter of a great flavor combination. I love how the cranberry and orange juice blend together, but I also think the Sparkling Apple Cider is a huge piece of the puzzle.
All the flavors of Fall! If making ahead, leave the Sparking Cider out and stir in cold at the last minute before serving. Makes sure the bubbly zip will be there for your guests!
Tips!
- Garnish with fresh fruit to make things beautiful!
- Use sugared cranberries if you’re feeling extra festive.
- You can use white rum if you prefer or even flavored vodka.
- To add a bit of pep when serving, stir in a splash of soda right before pouring into glasses.
- If you don’t have a pretty punch bowl, you can get an inexpensive plastic one from Party City or somewhere similar. No one will notice!
- Make two versions of this holiday drink; one with and without alcohol!
This Holiday Punch recipe is one of our favorite Thanksgiving or Christmas Punch Recipes. It’s just so darn flavorful, easy, and delicious. Your party guests will LOVE it, so you better make a double batch.
I served this Holiday Punch Recipe in a VERY cheap plastic punch bowl I bought from Party City. People always compliment it and I have a little internal chuckle.
I think once you pour this pretty red punch in and top with lots of fresh fruit, it can make any serving bowl look good. Just proves you don’t have to have everything you see in magazines to be a great hostess.
Other Punch Recipes you might like:
- Orange Cranberry Sangria Recipe
- Festive Snow Punch (Non-Alcoholic)
- Ice Cream Party Punch
- Pumpkin Pie Punch
- Apple Pie Punch
- Cranberry Limeade Champagne Punch
- Strawberry Margarita Punch
If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!
Holiday Punch Recipe
Ingredients
- 32 ounces cranberry juice
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1 bottle Sparkling Apple Cider 750ml/25.4 ounces
- 2 liters ginger ale
- 1 cup Everclear or Vodka
Optional Garnishes
- Orange slices and fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients into a punch bowl and stir well to combine. Top with orange slices and fresh cranberries.
- Pour over ice to serve. If you’re feeling spunky, you can add a bit more Everclear. :)
- Enjoy!
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Becky’s tips
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Wow, Becky, I rarely write a recipe review, but your Easy Holiday Punch Recipe is a hit at our house this Thanksgiving. Since we have a house full of minors, we skipped the vodka, but the virgin version is delicous. Thank you!
That’s great to hear, Allen!
CAN I REPLACE OR LEAVE OUT THE APPLE CIDER
You can, it may alter the taste! Maybe try using apple juice or something similar!
Did you use pure cranberry juice for this or cranberry juice blend? Thanks
Pure cranberry juice!
Thanks, was great!
I’m so glad to hear that!!
OMG! I have the reputation for making the best punch ever- not just a holiday punch! I have been asked to make this for every party since the holidays. Now I’m making it for a wedding! AAAAA+++++
I love hearing that! Thank you Kari. I’m glad everyone loves it. :)
Looks amazing on the photos! Can’t wait to try it on the next party.
Hope you love it! Cheers :)
I made this as a trial run for Christmas. Since it was the kids and me testing it we made the non-alcoholic version. It was great. For Christmas I’m going to make two versions, one with, and one without. Thanks for a great idea.
I typically make 2 batches of it for every party too. Glad you like it!
We loved this today for our neighborhood get together luncheon. Made the alcoholic version for most of us and We especially enjoyed it !
Amazing! Love to hear that :) :)
Boozy punch? Sign me up!
YAS!
Such a pretty fun and festive drink!
Thanks so much Carolyn
I love having one option for adults and one for the kids! Perfect for all of my parties this season.
I love making it that way as well!