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My favorite holiday punch recipe! A little tart, a little sweet, and a whole lot of delicious flavor. So easy to make and so pretty and festive! I am always asked for the recipe when I make this for a crowd, so it’s time to share!

This is a staple in our house around the holidays. I wanted to serve some punch at a surprise party for my husband’s birthday back in the day; I saw pink cranberry juice at the store and thought it would be fun to mix with ginger ale for the punch. I added in a bit of this and that to make it look more festive and the flavor was so unique and SO GOOD. Multiple people at the party wanted the recipe!
I now make it for just about every party and get together around the holidays; I will also make it during other parts of the year and just omit the fresh rosemary and cranberries! You’ll see what I mean below!
Why You’ll Love This Cranberry Christmas Punch
- SO EASY to make
- Delicious for all ages
- Options for my fellow sugar-lightweights (insulin-resistants and diabetics unite!)
- Beautiful and so festive!

What You’ll Need to Make Cranberry Ginger Ale Punch
- Cranberry juice: I typically use Oceanspray zero sugar/low sugar cranberry juice; it’s also sooooo good with their pink cranberry juice if you can find it (not sponsored, just a big fan!). The pink cranberry juice is full sugar though – you’ve been warned! 😉
- Ginger ale: again, I use zero sugar, but any ginger ale will do!
- Frozen cranberries: they don’t *have* to be frozen, but I prefer it…it acts as ice when they are frozen so you don’t thin out the punch as much with regular ice!
- Fresh rosemary: mostly to make this punch look beautiful and festive, but it does add a tiny bit of flavor to the punch and let me tell you, it WORKS. It adds a flavor complexity that you didn’t know you needed!
Helpful Tools for Serving Punch
- A pebble ice maker. Because pebble ice is superior.
- Disposable cups
- Drink dispenser or punch bowl
How to Make Holiday Punch (Ginger Ale Punch)
- Pour your ginger ale and cranberry juice into a punch bowl or drink dispenser.
- Add in your frozen cranberries and rosemary sprigs (whole or broken in half).
- Give it a gentle stir then serve!

Watch: How to Make Non Alcoholic Holiday Punch
More Drink Recipes from Sweetly Petite:
HOLIDAY CRANBERRY GINGER ALE PUNCH RECIPE
Serves a crowd…just depends on glass size and how much your people will love this punch 😉
- 64 oz. bottle of cranberry juice
- 2 liter bottle of ginger ale
- 12 oz. bag frozen cranberries
- 2 – 4 springs of fresh rosemary
- Pour your ginger ale and cranberry juice into a punch bowl or drink dispenser.
- Add in your frozen cranberries and rosemary sprigs (whole or broken in half).
- Give it a gentle stir then serve! Add ice if needed.







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