Christmas Mocktails: 13 Easy Non-Alcoholic Christmas Mocktails with Ingredients & Simple Steps

Not everyone at the holiday table drinks alcohol — kids, expecting moms, designated drivers, and plenty of guests who just want something festive in a pretty glass. That’s exactly what Christmas mocktails are for: all the sparkle, color and garnish of a holiday cocktail, with zero alcohol.

This roundup has 13 easy Christmas mocktails with full ingredients and simple steps: a big-batch punch for a crowd, single-serve signatures like the Cranberry and White Christmas, icy blue Jack Frost and Frostbite Fizz, a green Grinch glass for the kids, and cozy sippers like Ginger Apple Sparkle. Every recipe is family-friendly and most take five minutes.

Hosting the whole crew? Start with the big-batch punch (Recipe 1), then let everyone pick their color. And if some guests do want the spirited versions, our Christmas Drink Recipes roundup has those too.

The 13 Christmas Mocktails at a Glance

For a crowd: Big-Batch Christmas Mocktail Punch

Red & classic: Cranberry Christmas Mocktail · Kids’ Rudolph Spritzer · Pomegranate Mama Mocktail

White & blue: White Christmas Mocktail · Blue Christmas Mocktail · Jack Frost Mocktail · Frostbite Fizz

Green & fun: Christmas Tree Fizz · Grinch Apple Kiwi Mocktail

Sweet & cozy: Candy Cane Crush Mocktail · Ginger Apple Sparkle · Sparkling Pear & Rosemary

1. Big-Batch Christmas Mocktail Punch

The party workhorse — one bowl, twelve happy guests, zero bartending.

Serves: 12 | Prep: 10 minutes + chilling

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry juice, chilled
• 2 cups orange juice, chilled
• 1 cup pineapple juice, chilled
• 2 litres ginger ale, chilled
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 orange, sliced
• 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• Plenty of ice

Method

1. Stir the cranberry, orange and pineapple juices together in a punch bowl or large pitcher. Chill for at least 1 hour.
2. Just before serving, pour in the ginger ale slowly so it keeps its fizz.
3. Add ice, the cranberries, orange slices and rosemary. Serve in glasses with more ice.

2. Cranberry Christmas Mocktail

The signature red glass — tart, sparkling and endlessly garnish-able.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 3 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup cranberry juice
• ¼ cup orange juice
• ½ cup sparkling water
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Ice
• Sugared cranberries and a rosemary sprig, to garnish

Method

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add the cranberry juice, orange juice and lime juice; stir.
3. Top with sparkling water, stir once gently, and garnish with sugared cranberries and rosemary.

3. White Christmas Mocktail

Snowy and creamy — a coconut-rimmed glass that looks like it came off a magazine cover.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• Honey or simple syrup, for the rim
• 2 Tbsp shredded coconut, for the rim
• ½ cup white cranberry juice
• ¼ cup coconut milk
• ½ cup lemon-lime soda
• Ice

Method

1. Dip the glass rim in honey, then in shredded coconut.
2. Shake the white cranberry juice and coconut milk with ice for 10 seconds.
3. Strain into the rimmed glass over fresh ice and top with lemon-lime soda.

4. Blue Christmas Mocktail

Icy blue and citrusy — the one the teenagers ask for by name.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 3 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup white grape juice
• ¼ cup blue curaçao syrup (non-alcoholic)
• ½ cup lemon-lime soda
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Ice
• A lemon twist or blue rock candy, to garnish

Method

1. Fill a tall glass with ice.
2. Add the grape juice, blue syrup and lemon juice; stir.
3. Top with lemon-lime soda and garnish.

5. Christmas Tree Fizz

Green, minty and fresh — muddled kiwi gives it real Christmas-tree color.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 ripe kiwi, peeled and chopped
• 6 fresh mint leaves
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp honey or simple syrup
• ¾ cup sparkling water
• Ice
• Extra mint sprig, to garnish

Method

1. Muddle the kiwi, mint, lime juice and honey in a shaker or sturdy glass.
2. Add ice, shake or stir well, and strain into a glass over fresh ice.
3. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a mint sprig standing upright — your little tree.

6. Candy Cane Crush Mocktail

Peppermint and cranberry under a cloud of whipped cream — dessert in a glass.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 mini candy cane, crushed, plus syrup or honey for the rim
• ½ cup cranberry juice
• 1 Tbsp peppermint syrup (or ¼ tsp peppermint extract)
• ½ cup lemon-lime soda or cream soda
• Ice
• Whipped cream, to top

Method

1. Rim the glass with syrup or honey, then dip in crushed candy cane.
2. Stir the cranberry juice and peppermint syrup over ice in the glass.
3. Top with soda, finish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of crushed candy cane.

7. Jack Frost Mocktail

Blue, coconut-kissed and frosty — the most-pinned look of the season, alcohol-free.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• Honey or syrup, for the rim
• 2 Tbsp shredded coconut or white sanding sugar, for the rim
• ½ cup pineapple juice
• 2 Tbsp cream of coconut
• ¼ cup blue curaçao syrup (non-alcoholic)
• ½ cup lemon-lime soda (optional)
• Ice

Method

1. Rim a glass with honey, then dip in coconut or sanding sugar for the “frost.”
2. Shake the pineapple juice, cream of coconut and blue syrup hard with ice.
3. Pour into the rimmed glass over fresh ice. Add the soda if you like it fizzy.

8. Grinch Apple Kiwi Mocktail

Bright green with one little red heart — because even the Grinch comes around.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 kiwis, peeled
• ½ cup apple juice
• ½ cup lemon-lime soda
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Ice
• 1 maraschino cherry, to garnish (the heart)

Method

1. Blend or muddle the kiwis into a smooth puree.
2. Shake the kiwi puree, apple juice and lime juice with ice; strain into a glass over fresh ice.
3. Top with lemon-lime soda and sit the cherry on top.

9. Frostbite Fizz

Pale, icy and elegant — white cranberry and blue syrup under fresh mint.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 3 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup white cranberry juice
• ¼ cup blue curaçao syrup (non-alcoholic)
• ½ cup sparkling water
• Ice
• Fresh mint and sugared cranberries, to garnish

Method

1. Fill a glass with ice.
2. Add the white cranberry juice and blue syrup; stir to a frosty blue.
3. Top with sparkling water and garnish with mint and sugared cranberries.

10. Ginger Apple Sparkle

Warm-spiced and golden — tastes like a walk through a Christmas market.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 3 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup apple cider
• ½ cup non-alcoholic ginger beer
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Ice
• 1 cinnamon stick and an apple slice, to garnish

Method

1. Fill a glass or mug with ice.
2. Add the apple cider and lemon juice.
3. Top with ginger beer, stir gently, and garnish with the cinnamon stick and apple slice.

11. Kids’ Rudolph Spritzer

Built for little hands: bright red, fizzy, and crowned with a cherry “nose.”

Serves: 1 | Prep: 3 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup cranberry juice (or cranberry-apple juice)
• ½ cup lemon-lime soda
• Ice
• 1 maraschino cherry on a cocktail pick
• 1 small rosemary sprig, for “antlers”

Method

1. Fill a kid-safe glass with ice.
2. Pour in the juice, then the soda; stir once.
3. Balance the cherry pick across the top and tuck the rosemary behind it. Serve with a fun straw.

12. Pomegranate Mama Mocktail

Deep red and grown-up tasting — mixed for expecting moms and anyone skipping alcohol in style.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 3 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup pomegranate juice
• ½ cup sparkling water
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• Ice
• Pomegranate arils and a mint leaf, to garnish

Method

1. Fill a wine glass or coupe with ice.
2. Add the pomegranate and lime juices.
3. Top with sparkling water, stir gently, and scatter over the arils and mint.

13. Sparkling Pear & Rosemary Mocktail

The elegant one for the dinner table — soft pear, lemon and a whisper of rosemary.

Serves: 1 | Prep: 4 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup pear juice
• ½ cup sparkling water
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Ice
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary, lightly slapped, to garnish

Method

1. Stir the honey into the pear juice until dissolved.
2. Pour over ice in a glass and add the lemon juice.
3. Top with sparkling water and garnish with the rosemary sprig.

Mocktail Tips: Garnishes, Rims & Big Batches

1. Chill everything first. Warm soda goes flat fast; cold ingredients keep the fizz alive.
2. Rims make the photo. Crushed candy cane, shredded coconut and sanding sugar are the three classic Christmas rims — use honey or syrup as the glue.
3. Sugared cranberries take 5 minutes: roll wet fresh cranberries in sugar and let them dry. They garnish half the drinks on this page.
4. Scaling any recipe up: multiply by servings, mix the juices ahead, and add anything fizzy at the very last second.

FAQs

What is the most popular Christmas mocktail?

Cranberry-based mocktails lead every year — the Cranberry Christmas Mocktail (Recipe 2) and the big-batch punch (Recipe 1) are the two glasses that disappear first at parties.

Can I make Christmas mocktails ahead of time?

Yes — mix the juice bases up to a day ahead and refrigerate. Add sodas, sparkling water and ginger ale only when serving so they stay fizzy.

What can I use instead of blue curaçao in mocktails?

Non-alcoholic blue curaçao syrup is sold in most grocery stores. In a pinch, use blue sports drink or a drop of blue food coloring in simple syrup.

Are these mocktails okay for kids and pregnant women?

Yes — every recipe here is completely alcohol-free. The Kids’ Rudolph Spritzer (Recipe 11) is portioned and flavored for children, and the Pomegranate Mama Mocktail (Recipe 12) was mixed with expecting moms in mind.

Keep the holiday glasses coming: our Christmas Drink Recipes cover the spirited classics, the Hot Chocolate Recipes keep everyone warm, and the Fire Cider Recipes are ready for the morning after.