Healthy Holiday Cocktail Recipes

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Lemon-Orange Fizz

This refreshing beverage adds sparkle to your summer evenings.

» Lemon-Orange Fizz

Pomegranate Champagne Punch

For a nonalcoholic version, combine 2 1/2 cups seltzer and 2 cups pomegranate juice.

» Pomegranate Champagne Punch

Spiced Hot Cider

For a nonalcoholic version, omit the applejack and schnapps and add 2 tablespoons cinnamon-flavored syrup, such as Torani brand.

» Spiced Hot Cider

Pear-Ginger Shooters

Fresh ginger and fragrant cinnamon infuse this chilled pear soup. Serve it in large shot glasses. Guests may add a splash of vodka if they like.

» Pear-Ginger Shooters

Monkeylada

If you like piña coladas, try this lower-calorie version using ripe bananas blended with fresh pineapple and coconut milk. Serve it in festive tropical-drink glasses.

Sleigh Driver

This scrumptious nonalcoholic punch adds pear, cranberries and vanilla to the traditional hot cider.

» Sleigh Driver

Whispering Wreath

This warm mixture is a distinctive twist on the classic hot buttered rum.

» Whispering Wreath

Celebrate the holiday season with our sparkling holiday cocktail recipes.

Toast any holiday in style with these holiday cocktail recipes. Eggnog and mulled wine are welcome additions to the holiday season. Mix up a batch of sangria to serve a crowd. Or perk up your punch bowl with one of our punch recipes. Frozen drinks are always fun; our healthier versions of margaritas and pina coladas are a real treat. Of course, you don’t need alcohol to make a delicious holiday drink—try our nonalcoholic mocktail recipes as well. Just gather a few simple ingredients and start mixing our festive holiday drinks.

Holiday Punch Recipes

Citrus-Rum Punch

Begin the festivities with this rum-spiked fruity punch—...

Four-Juice Holiday Punch

For a nonalcoholic version, add more club soda or juice to...

Passion Fruit Punch

Buy frozen lemon juice for easy squeezing.

Pomegranate Champagne Punch

For a nonalcoholic version, combine 2 1/2 cups seltzer and...

Very Merry Punch

There was a time when every household had its own recipe...

Holiday Frozen Drink Recipes

Blueberry-Lime Margarita

Frozen limeade adds zing to this stellar blueberry...

If you like piña coladas, try this lower-calorie version...

Passion fruit juice turns a pina colada into something...

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Not kid stuff: A sophisticated and safe low-fat version of...

Coffee lovers will love the addition of Kahlua; Frangelico...

While regular hot cocoa is lovely and warming, sometimes...

Lemon-Orange Fizz

This refreshing beverage adds sparkle to your summer...

Whatever the occasion, toast your guests with this fresh,...

For midwinter cheer, pull up a mug of something warm and...

Pear-Ginger Shooters

Fresh ginger and fragrant cinnamon infuse this chilled pear...

Pomegranate Cosmos

Make the base for these pomegranate cosmopolitans ahead of...

Salty Chihuahua

This is a Mexican-inspired take on the Salty Dog (usually...

Sparkling Orange Cocktails

Homemade orange syrup makes a delicious addition to these...

Spiced Coffee with Cognac

Infused with cloves, cinnamon and citrus, this Cognac-...

Spiced Hot Cider

For a nonalcoholic version, omit the applejack and schnapps...

Whispering Wreath

This warm mixture is a distinctive twist on the classic hot...

OK, so it's kind of a contradiction for a sangria,...

Holiday Mocktail Recipes

Fireside Mulled Cider

Cinnamon, cloves and ginger infuse apple cider with fall...

Lemon-Orange Fizz

This refreshing beverage adds sparkle to your summer...

Mulled Apple-Cranberry Cider

Orange zest and cinnamon infuse this warm apple-cranberry...

Passion fruit juice turns a pina colada into something...

Pineapple-Ginger Spritzer

An ideal accompaniment to spicy Caribbean food.

Raspberry Spritzer

A refreshing and low calorie alternative to sugar-laden...

This scrumptious nonalcoholic punch adds pear, cranberries...

Sparkling Cran Razzy

Enjoy your fruit juice but keep calories in check by mixing...

Spiced Hot Chocolate

This spiced hot chocolate warms you from within.

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