Holiday Punch With Vodka
This Holiday Punch With Vodka is an easy and tasty cocktail that uses seasonal sparkling apple cider, bergamot vodka, pear juice, and fresh cranberries for a delicious and festive drink. Serve this for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's!
If you're looking for more holiday recipes, check out some of my other favorites like my Chinese Five Spice Cranberry Apple Pie, Roasted Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes, or Cranberry Mocktail With Coconut Water.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Holiday Punch With Vodka
- Ready In: 5 minutes
- Makes: 1 drink
- Main Ingredients: sparkling apple cider, vodka, pear juice
- Flavor Profile: festive sipper of sparkling apple, sweet pear and cozy cinnamon
- Dietary Info: eggless, gluten free, no seed oils, vegan
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: easy Christmas punch recipe with simple ingredients, big holiday vibes
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Seasonal and Festive: I love this cocktail because it's so festive with the fresh cranberries and cinnamon stick. It really feels like the holidays!
- Organic Cocktail or Mocktail: This festive punch is just as delicious as a festive cocktail or mocktail, so if you have kids around they can enjoy it with just the cider and pear juice.
- Easy Holiday Punch Recipe: This is an easy cocktail to make, you can even leave out the liquor and juices and let guests mix it themselves. Or you can set up a punch bowl as this would be a gorgeous way to display this festive drink.
- Organic Punch: While most cocktails are made with added sugars, or even juices that can artificial flavors or colors, this punch has just a couple organic ingredients! You'll feel good about indulging this holiday with this Holiday Punch!
Ingredients
- Sparkling Apple Cider: I use Martinelli's Organic Sparkling Apple Cider, this brings the bubbly and seasonal spirit to this cocktail.
- Vodka: I use Square One Bergamot Organic Vodka, this has essence of orange and tangerine, which pairs so well with the pear, apple cider, and cranberries. I love flavored vodkas for this! But, you can also use plain vodka as well.
- Pear Juice: This adds a little sweetness, giving this cocktail great flavor. It also makes it more than just sparkling apple cider if you want to omit the vodka for a mocktail version.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Holiday Punch With Vodka
- Vodka: I use Square One Bergamot Organic Vodka, this has essence of orange and tangerine, which pairs so well with the pear, apple cider, and cranberries. But, you can also use plain vodka as well.
- Make It Mocktail: Omit the alcohol if you want to make this a mocktail.
- Make a Single Serving: This is a perfect holiday punch recipe to make just one single serving in individual glasses as it's super simple to mix up.
- Scale Up: Scale this up for a party and make in a pitcher or large punch bowl. I provide easy scaling recipes for 10 and 20 guests below. This is perfect for your next holiday party or New Year's Eve when you want to have drinks out for people to serve themselves for cheers time!
🥂 Scale for a Party
For 10 Guests
- 15 ounces (just under 2 cups) vodka
- 20 ounces (2 ½ cups) pear juice
- 20 ounces (2 ½ cups) sparkling apple cider
- 40 cranberries
- 10 cinnamon sticks
For 20 Guests
- 30 ounces (3 ¾ cups) vodka
- 40 ounces (5 cups) pear juice
- 40 ounces (5 cups) sparkling apple cider
- 80 cranberries
- 20 cinnamon sticks
Party Prep Tips
- Batch the base (vodka + pear juice) ahead of time in a large pitcher and chill.
- Add the sparkling apple cider just before serving so it keeps its fizz.
- Garnish each glass with 4 cranberries + 1 cinnamon stick for consistency. Or, put these out in a small bowl next to the pitcher so people can pour and garnish themselves.
- If serving in a punch bowl, you can float cranberries and cinnamon sticks in the punch bowl for a festive look!
How to Make Holiday Punch With Vodka
- Add ice into a glass and add the vodka.
- Add the pear juice.
- Top with sparkling apple cider.
- Add in a few cranberries.
- Stir it up with a cinnamon stick.
- Enjoy!
Recipe FAQ's
Yes, you can skip the pear juice if you want it more bubbly and sweet.
Yes, you can use ginger ale in place of sparking apple cider if you prefer.
You can use apple juice, orange juice or even cranberry juice cocktail in place of pear juice if you prefer. These will give the punch a different flavor, but still good!
Yes, you can just omit the vodka for a really delicious mocktail.
Yes, you can use sparkling water in place of the sparkling apple cider and it will be less sweet.
I use fresh cranberries and a cinnamon stick for garnish. But, orange slices are a wonderful idea too during citrus season. Apple slices are also a great choice too!
This is a fall inspired punch as sparkling apple cider is the base. I love serving this for Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year's and Christmas celebrations for a festive touch.
You can, I provide scaling instructions for a crowd above in the post.
You can prep some of the punch ahead of time in ice cube trays. This will allow you to use the “punch” ice cubes to cool the punch if you have it in a pitcher or punch bowl.
I don't recommend it as the sparkling apple cider will loose bubbles as soon as it's open. It's best made before you're ready to enjoy.
What to Serve With Holiday Punch With Vodka
- Serve for cocktail hour with appetizers like Rosemary Meatball Bites, Chinese Five Spice Garlic French Fries, or Organic Dill Dip With Sour Cream if you're hosting.
- This makes a wonderful after dinner cocktail with dessert. Try this with Sourdough Apple Pie, Honey Pecan Pie, or Maple Spice Cake With Brown Sugar Frosting.
- Enjoy with holiday dinners like Slow Cooker Turkey, Bone Broth Mashed Potatoes, and Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread Without Eggs.
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Holiday Punch With Vodka
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces bergamot vodka
- 2 ounces pear juice
- 2 ounces sparkling apple cider
- 4 cranberries
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Add ice into a cocktail glass, pour vodka over top.
- Add in pear juice, sparkling apple cider, and cranberries.
- Serve with a cinnamon stick.
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Notes
- Vodka: I use Square One Bergamot Organic Vodka, this has essence of orange and tangerine, which pairs so well with the pear, apple cider, and cranberries. But, you can also use plain vodka as well.
- Make It Mocktail: Omit the vodka if you want to make this a mocktail.
- Scale Up: Scale this up for a party and make in a pitcher or punch bowl. I provide easy scaling recipes for 10 and 20 guests.
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