A simple and festive Mocktail recipe using three colorful fruit juices for Christmas! Perfect for kids.
I need a drink… a mocktail. I went Christmas shopping yesterday.
This basically means I got pushed around by a bunch of shoppers all day long only to get 1/3 of what was on my list.
People are seriously legit about getting the right kind of toys for their kids lemmetellyou. The aisles in Target were filled to the max. Pretty sure there was a fire code violation happening in aisles 14-17. Of course all these parents were out to get the one doll my daughter wanted too. And of course they were all sold out. Completely. Also, the exersaucer I was going to get my son only came in pink. #killmenow #yarightyouhavenoneintheback #LIARS #conspiracy
In other news, I got my husband some deodorant for his stocking. —>I’m a lame gift giver.
He’s told me he wants a big fatty flat screen tv for Christmas and athletic socks. Umm….I got the socks, but there’s no way I’m spending $1200 on a brand new tv that we will never use that the kids will probably break in the next year or two. Have I mentioned we never watch tv? We only have netflix and struggle to find time to watch that!
Ugh. MEN.
So, if you have any ideas of what I could get my husband for Christmas, please let me know.
ANYWAYS, last week when I was visiting my sister, I made her and her kids a mocktail… because I’m not a drinking woman. {Although through these failed shopping attempts I have considered making it a new hobby.}
I had a version of this drink when I was in Park City for the Inspired Retreat. {You probably saw a bunch of photos on my Instagram feed from this event last weekend.} It was so refreshing and yummy that I had to make myself a whole pitcher.
The ingredients for this mocktail include: cranberry juice, pineapple juice, orange juice and ice. The ice is key and makes this cold and wonderful to sip. I thought a little club soda or sparkling water would have made this perfect, but didn’t have any on hand. I added that to the printable recipe below, but it’s totally optional. Overall, this takes 5 minutes or less to throw together and is the most festive fruity drink this December 🙂 Enjoy!
Christmas Mocktails
Ingredients
- 4 cups cranberry juice
- 2 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups orange juice
- ice
- sprite or sparkling water {optional}
- sugar for glass rims
Instructions
- Stir juices and ice together in a pitcher. Dip damp edge of glasses into sugar, if desired. Pour into glasses and serve.
Other Mocktail recipes, from a few of my friends you might like:
Sparkling Cranberry Punch from Taste and Tell Blog
Cran-Raspberry Sorbet Bellini from Country Cleaver
Blackberry Lemon Mocktail from Running to the Kitchen
Pink Grapefruit and Pomegranate Soda from The Kitchn
Casey @ A Touch of Zest says
Looks delicious! I don’t drink either so am always on the look out for mocktail recipes! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Christine says
I’m definitely making this for Christmas. It look delish. And everyone deserves at least one glass of wine or cocktail after holiday shopping. People are NUTS!
Taylor @ FoodFaithFitness says
Ugh, men are SO hard to buy gifts for!! Everything they want you have to sell your first born to afford. Annoying,
However, these mocktails are so pretty! And they sound super yum!
brandi says
gorgeous color! and yes – blech to holiday shopping. that’s why we started doing homemade stuff a few years ago. SO much less stress!
Mrs. VanderLeek says
Here – my definitive Stocking Stuffer list for Men! I hate coming up with new ideas every year, so I made a huge list that I just pick a couple items off of each year! http://mrsvanderleek.blogspot.ca/2012/10/stocking-stuffers-for-men.html
Kristy @ Sweet Treats & More says
Wishing I would have ordered one of those mocktails!
Becky says
Love the looks of this drink!! It was so fun having cocktails at Riverhorse and it made the dinner extra special! This would be a perfect addition to any Christmas spread. And good luck with the husband gift situation!!! That’s so hard. Maybe you could buy him a DVD tv series instead of a tv??!
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite says
What a great mocktail for the holidays. I still have to do Christmas shopping for basically everyone in my family and I am dreading the stores.
kate says
Mmmm! These look so great and are a good option for Christmas parties! Will definitely be serving this drink during the holidays!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Oh yummy! This is perfect for this expectant mama! Thanks, Lauren!
Natalie @ Paper And Birch says
That cocktail looks so good it almost makes me forget there’s no rum in it! lol
My husband is super hard to buy for too! This year I lucked out and Sting is coming, so I got him tickets. However his birthday is 2 weeks later, so I don’t know what I’ll come up for that. But I find fun things to do is a great gift… Like concerts, comedy shows, rock climbing, go-karting, etc.
Nana Jan says
Love this recipe! Thanks for sharing! Buy your hubby movie tickets….you can have a date night and he gets to watch on a really BIG screen! Merry CHRISTmas!!!
[email protected] says
Such a fun idea! My little guys will love them!
Mathieu Deloire says
Hey Lauren amazing recipe !! I tried it myself and I was definitely astonished by the amazing taste
Teresa says
This looks very refreshing, I need to give it a try. Pinning for late 🙂
Johnetta says
Dear Lauren, Christmas present enjoyed most by ALL the males in this family over the last few years has been the Char Broil Big Easy — look it up. thank you for all your great recipes – & a hug to Brook & Blake.
Tammi says
Vodka would be great for those who want a little “punch”.
Thank you!
Connie Lee says
The Christmas Mocktails sounds, looks, and I’m sure tastes so refreshing. I would love to try this recipe during the Christmas Holidays.
Megan says
Perfect for pregnant ladies! Thank you!
Brenda says
These are DELICIOUS! On a whim, I made these right after Christmas. I ended up making them almost every day over the next couple of weeks. I kept telling myself that they are really healthy because the juices all have lots of vitamin C. Lol. Thanks for sharing this simple, delicious drink!
Nicole says
Made these for our family Christmas party, and it was so delicious! Will be making again for sure.
ALISON H says
Made this for a Christmas lunch with family today, Delicious!
Cindy Nicholson says
I can’t wait to try this with sprite!! I’m always looking for recipes that are kid friendly!! Thanks for sharing!!! Blessings!!!
Shelley says
I wonder if this could me made ahead of time & be frozen along with other Christmas goodies. Minus the sparkling water, of course.
Lauren says
Definitely would work!
Kathleen says
I applaud you in offering a non alcohol drink I’m always finding it in cooking recipes and can’t have and don’t like the taste of alcohol grew up with alcoholic parents and get sick even when I just smell it. Again thank you
Marilyn Brennan says
I LOVE your writing! Repeat. Repeat. And this looks really refreshing. Sounds good for a brunch I am planning!