Cranberry Kiss Mocktail Recipe
This Cranberry Kiss Mocktail is the drink I set out when the whole family is at the table and half of them are under drinking age. Cranberry juice, a splash of orange, and something fizzy. That is the whole recipe, and it still looks like you tried.
It is one of my favorite mocktails for kids, and it makes a pitcher, so you are not standing at the counter pouring one glass at a time all night.
Below you will find what goes in it and how to swap things out, a few tips for serving a crowd, variations for people who do not love cranberry, and the questions I get every November. The recipe card is at the bottom.
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What You Need for a Cranberry Kiss Mocktail
- Cranberry juice cocktail: the sweetened kind, not 100 percent cranberry. Pure cranberry is very tart and will make everyone pucker.
- Orange juice: just a cup. It softens the tart and makes the color glow.
- Club soda or Sprite: club soda keeps it less sweet. Sprite, ginger ale or any lemon-lime soda makes it sweeter, which the kids prefer.
- Garnish: orange wedges and a few fresh cranberries. Frozen cranberries work too and double as ice.
Tips for Serving a Crowd
- Mix the juices ahead of time and keep them cold. Add the soda right before serving so it stays fizzy.
- Use a big pitcher or a drink dispenser and let people pour their own.
- Fill glasses with ice first, then pour. Warm soda goes flat fast.
- Rub an orange wedge around the rim of each glass and dip it in sugar if you want it to look fancy.
Variations
- Not a cranberry fan? Swap the cranberry juice for grape, apple, pineapple or pomegranate juice and keep everything else the same.
- Less sugar: use diet lemon-lime soda or plain sparkling water.
- Punch bowl version: double it and float orange slices and cranberries on top.
- For the grown-ups: it is a nice base for adding a splash of something later, but it is meant to be alcohol-free for everybody.
Storage
Mix the cranberry and orange juice up to two days ahead and keep it covered in the fridge. Once the soda goes in, drink it the same day. It goes flat overnight.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Questions that come up when you make this for a crowd.
More Mocktail Recipes
My boys and I love making this Blue Christmas Mocktail, and the rest of these are on repeat at our house too.
- Blue Christmas Mocktail
- Cotton Candy Mocktail
- Orange Mocktail
- Papaya and Blood Orange Mocktail
- Chocolate Covered Strawberries Mocktail
- Blue Hawaiian Mocktail
- Festive Holiday Mocktails
- Over 26 Easy Virgin Cocktail Recipes
More Cranberry Recipes
- Orange Cranberry Oatmeal
- Wild Rice and Cranberry Bread
- Cranberry Apple Pie
- Cranberry Orange Cupcakes
- Cranberry Pecan Pound Cake
Cranberry Kiss Mocktail Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 24 Ounce(s) Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail 3 cups
- 8 Ounce(s) orange juice 1 cup
- 32 Ounce(s) Club soda or Sprite 4 cups
- Orange wedges
- Fresh Cranberries
Instructions
- Pour cranberry juice cocktail and orange juice into a pitcher with ice.
- Top with club soda.
- Garnish individual servings with orange wedges and/or fresh cranberries.
Nutrition
Handy for Mocktail Night
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I made this drink for the kids at Christmas dinner. They loved it so much and we will be making it for other holidays as well. This drink was super easy to make and is very refreshing and enjoyable. I highly recommend anyone to make this drink. It’s amazing!
This is a great Mocktail! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday,441 and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Love your Cranberry Mocktail Kelli – so pleased to feature you at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy! 🙂
What a cool and refreshing looking drink Kelli – congrats for being one of our Featured Friends at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy this week! 🙂
Love mock tails and these look delicious! Found this through the Bloggers Pit Stop.
A great Mocktail for all of our Non Alcoholic friends and family, it looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Miz Helen
Sounds delicious! Especially wise to serve if you have guests driving!
Congratulations!
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Miz Helen
Ooh yummy! I have a lot of pregnant friends who would love this! Thanks for linking up on #MummyMondays and apologies for my late comment.
This sounds really yummy and would be fun to serve the family with a special Valentines meal.
Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!
A great Mocktail for all of our Non Alcoholic friends and family, it looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Miz Helen
Sounds delicious! Especially wise to serve if you have guests driving!
Saw your drink on Miz Helen’s party and couldn’t resist stopping by – what a pretty dirnk and I was pretty excited to see that it was a non-alcoholic drink – I’m with you I hardly ever drink alcohol but I like pretty fruity drinks. Would love for you to bring it to the Four Seasons Blog H
This looks yummy! Fun to have a fancy drink that kids can drink too -I know how special my daughter feels when she gets to drink a fancy drink. I bought her a small wineglass from a thrift store so she gets a fancy cup too!
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Miz Helen
Awe! Thank you so very much!
This sounds wonderful – I’m like you, only have a few drinks a year if that. Thank you so much for sharing your project on the Inspiration Board. I featured your wonderful creativity today!
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-inspiration-board-link-party_9.html
Have a great weekend!
Carolyn
Yummy! Have been drinking Cranberry juice & 7Up since I was a kid, but adding orange juice to the combo sounds wonderful!
This sounds absolutely perfect for Valentine’s Day…or any day. I cannot wait to try it.
TY for visiting!! 🙂
perfect for Valentines Day!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/valentine-treats-and-boxes/
Have a great rest of the weekend
OH THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Headed over to check it out 🙂
I love this! So tasty! I saw this on Skip to My Lou I would love it if you would share this with our readers too for Fun Stuff Fridays! http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/02/14-days-of-valentines-fun-stuff-fridays_10.html
Headed over now to link up my Valentine’s goodies 🙂 Thanks!
That drink looks delicious! I pinned it 🙂 I’d love for you to come link this post up at From Scratch Friday (live now on the blog!).
~Christina
http://marriagefromscratch.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-scratch-friday-2.html
YUMMMMM!
Now that looks refreshing!
Kelly this looks so yummy! I’m pinning it for future use!! Thanks so much. Visiting from Show me how. Have a great week!
TY so much, Tanya!!