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I have gathered up our favorite Christmas drinks with something perfect for any occasion throughout the holiday season!
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Love these Christmas Drinks!
With all of the special holiday baking, appetizers, and elaborate dinners thrown throughout the holiday season, it’s easy to neglect the beverages. Wash down every festive snack or meal with delicious Christmas drinks!!
Why we love them:
- Drinks for all! All the Christmas drinks on this list are non-alcoholic.
- Simple. The best part is, they’re all simple and delicious.
- Party perfect. These non-alcoholic Christmas cocktails will be the perfect addition to your Christmas party and other holiday festivities!
Most Common Christmas Drinks!
Eggnog and Wassail tend to be classically served during Christmas and New Year holidays. For the taste of Christmas, stir in some classic holiday spices and flavor both warm and cool drinks.
For a family-friendly drink after dinner, try this super fun Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board.
COLD and WARM DRINKS
- Keeping drinks cold. Ice tends to melt and make the drink watery. Instead, try:
- Pre-make a batch of the drink and freeze it into ice cubes.
- Find Christmas-shaped ice cube trays.
- Add frozen coordinating garnishes like sliced lemons or fresh cranberries as a garnish (freeze them ahead of time).
- Keeping drink warm. Invest in a sleek-looking insulated beverage dispenser or use a stainless steel thermos. My favorite way is to keep the drink warm in my crockpot set to the warm setting.
- Hot drinks should be between 140-160°F. If your drink includes milk or cream, then you only want to keep it warm for 1-2 hours and keep the temperature low, otherwise, the cream may curdle.
Christmas Drink Garnishes
Easily turn any drink into a festive Christmas drink using garnishes and holiday cups.
- use red and green cups
- garnish with cranberries, pomegranate seeds, or cherries
- garnish with sprigs of rosemary and mint or a cinnamon stick
- use peppermint sticks or candy canes when serving mint drinks
Rim fancy glasses with red and green sugar.
- Add a few scoops of the colored sugar to a bowl.
- Pour a few tablespoons of lemon juice into a separate bowl.
- Dip the rim of the glass into the lemon juice then into the sugar.
- Allow it to dry.
Create fun Christmas drinks for kids using festive straws, and placing little toys on the rim of the glass (make sure kids are old enough not to try and eat them).
Serving
Favorite Christmas Drinks
These drinks are all cheery. These non-alcoholic Christmas cocktail recipes are perfect for any party, holiday gathering, or holiday brunch!
1 Easy Eggnog Recipe
2 Wassail Recipe
3 Holiday Punch Recipe
4 Shirley Temple Recipe
5 Hot Chocolate Recipe
6 Apple Cider Recipe
7 Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe
8 Peppermint Punch
9 Non Alcoholic Mint Julep
10 Horchata Recipe
Even More Christmas Party Drinks
Cozy up with these deliciously festive drinks, perfect for the holiday season!
11 Pineapple Pink Lemonade Soda Recipe
12 Peppermint Milkshake Recipe
13 Frozen Hot Chocolate Recipe
14 Eggnog Milkshake Recipe
15 Mint Hot Chocolate Recipe
16 Caramel Apple Cider Recipe
17 White Chocolate Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe
18 Butterbeer Recipe
19 Mint Milkshake Recipe
20 Double Chocolate Hot Cocoa Recipe
A Cup of Holiday Cheer
Keep things festive with our favorite and most popular Christmas punch! It’s fruity and flavorful, and simply delightful. It’s a must-make drink during the holidays!
Here’s the recipe:
Christmas Party Punch
Ingredients
- 4 cups cranberry juice 100% concentrate
- 8 cups lemonade
- 4 cups orange juice
- 1 (2 liter) Sprite or 7UP chilled
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1 orange sliced
Instructions
- Mix together the cranberry juice, lemonade, and orange juice in a large punch bowl. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Add Sprite and mix, right before serving. Top with cranberries, orange slices and ice.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
The Cherry on Top!
Whether it’s to accompany a special meal or serve as a treat around the tree, you are sure to find one (or several) must-make drinks for this holiday season!
Be sure to check out all of our Christmas Recipes!
More Collections: Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes, Holiday Drink Recipes, Frozen Drink Recipes
I usually have your pink punch at parties, but decided to make the Holiday punch this year and now have a new favorite.
The Christmas punch is my favorite especially with the whole cranberries floating on top.
I love fun festive beverages and this post was just what I was looking for! Thanks so much.
This punch was a huge hit with my book club! I ended up giving out the recipe to a bunch of friends.
this christmas party punch is the best use for my leftover cranberries from thanksgiving, and I love how festive this punch is! thank you so much for sharing
I love all the ideas for these festive drinks! So much to choose from. Hot or cold….you cant go wrong!
What delicious ideas!! We love your Christmas Party Drink. The flavor just bursts in your mouth!!