This Cranberry Orange Mocktail is great for the whole family.

The perfect holiday mocktail to serve this year, adding fun and cheer to your holiday party.

It’s one of our favorite holiday mocktails; give it a try- grab the ingredients down below.

Holiday Mocktail | Cranberry Orange Mixed Drink

This is one of my favorite holiday mocktails; you only need five ingredients to make this!

It is refreshing sweet, a nice kick of tart, and quenches your thirst. Whip this up for any occasion or even a treat to go with dinner.

This time of year, I can’t get enough of cranberry everything. From cranberry sauce to cranberry drinks, it just goes great with everything.

We’ve shared various cranberry recipes on the blog, including a Cranberry Spritzer.

We’re mixing that recipe this year to share a new holiday mocktail, Cranberry Orange Spritzer.

It’s similar in ingredients, but with a few changes, this drink is oh-my-gosh-GOOD.

And, since it’s a mocktail, the whole family can enjoy it.

Here is another one of my favorite all-around mocktails:

Capri Holiday Mocktail

Ingredients needed for a Cranberry Orange Mixed Drink

1 serving

2 oz cranberry cocktail juice
2 oz orange juice
0.5 of simple syrup
2 oz of lemon-lime soda
ice
whole cranberries for garnish

Directions on making a Cranberry Orange Drink:

In a glass, add ice and 4-5 cranberries.
Next, add orange juice, cranberry cocktail juice, and simple syrup.
Top off with lemon-lime soda and garnish with additional cranberries.

Turn this drink into a cocktail: Feel free to add 1-2 oz of vodka or cranberry vodka if you make an adult cocktail.

To make a batch of four servings:

1/2 cup or 4 ounces of cranberry cocktail juice
1/2 cup or 4 ounces of orange juice
1/8 cup equal to 1 ounce of simple syrup
1/2 cup equal to 4 ounces of lemon-lime soda

*if using making an adult beverage, add 1/2 to 3/4 cups if vodka or cranberry vodka

Directions:

Combine the vodka (if using), cranberry cocktail juice, orange juice, and simple syrup, and mix well.
Fill serving glasses with fresh ice.
Divide the drink equally into the glasses.
Top each glass with lemon-lime soda.
Garnish with whole cranberries.
Serve.

Cheers and Happy Holidays!

Variations To A Cranberry Mocktail

Use ginger ale to replace lemon-lime soda.
Reach for pineapple juice to replace the orange juice in the recipe.
Consider doing a spiced cider to replace the cranberry. Just let the cider to be cold. It is so good.
Garnish with mint for a little bit of added flavor to your mocktail.
Add some fresh lime juice for a kick of tang to the drink.

Can I Garnish With Something Else

If you don’t have fresh cranberries on hand, that is okay. You can use frozen cranberries to help chill the drink without watering it down.

Or slice up some oranges and garnish that way. Or you could even add in some fresh mint leaves or anything else.

You could even go an extra step and freeze orange juice or even cranberry juice in ice cube trays and mix that into your drink, so as it melts down, it adds more flavor to your drink!

Can I Make This Drink In Advance

Here’s a drink you can mix the cranberry and orange juice with and keep on hand. Then, you only need to add ice, lemon-lime soda, and simple syrup. Mix and serve up.

If you make it in advance, serve it up within an hour. If you wait too long, the pop will lose the bubbles and fall flat by the time you go to pour and serve.