This Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail gives everyone something festive to sip without adding another project to your holiday to-do list. Pomegranate-cranberry juice, a splash of orange juice, and lime seltzer come together in just a minute. Pour it into a champagne flute, add a few cranberries, and you’re ready to toast. For the batch recipe, see below.

Sparkling Cranberry mocktail on a black table

Prep Time: 1 min
Total Time: 1 min
Servings: 1

Ingredients

2 oz pomegranate-cranberry juice
½ oz orange juice
3 oz lime seltzer water
Fresh cranberries, for garnish (optional)

Three bottles of juice, including cranberry pomegranate, orange, and key lime, are arranged on a table with holiday decorations in the background.

Find the full printable recipe with measurements and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Step-by-Step Directions

Step 1: Add the pomegranate-cranberry juice and orange juice to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled, then strain into a champagne flute.

Step 2: Top with lime seltzer water and stir gently. Garnish with fresh cranberries, if desired, and enjoy!

🎉 How to Make a Batch Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail

Serving a group? Skip the cocktail shaker and make a pitcher that serves. This makes approximately 18½ cups, enough for 24 servings at 6 ounces each; 18 servings at 8 ounces each

64 ounces of pomegranate-cranberry juice, chilled
2 cups orange juice, chilled
67.6 fl oz of lime seltzer water, chilled
4-6 cups of ice (in a pitcher or in individual glasses so the pitcher doesn’t get watered down.)

Combine the juices over ice in a pitcher. Just before serving, add the lime seltzer and stir gently. Pour into glasses and garnish with fresh cranberries, if desired. You can mix the juices ahead of time and refrigerate. Add the seltzer just before serving. If desired, keep ice in individual glasses so the pitcher doesn’t get watered down.

🎄Christmas Garland Ice Cubes version: Fill an ice cube tray with orange juice, fresh or frozen cranberries, and a small sprig of rosemary in each compartment. Freeze until solid. Add the ice cubes to a large pitcher, then pour in the pomegranate-cranberry juice and lime seltzer. Serve immediately.

Hand holding a Christmas Garland ice cube.

Refreshing sparkling cranberry mocktail in a glass dispenser with a spigot, garnished with fresh cranberries and holiday greenery.

🍋 Simply Made Suggestions

Keep it bubbly: Add the seltzer after shaking the juices.
Adjust the sweetness: For a sweeter drink, replace some or all of the lime seltzer with lemon-lime soda.
Make a cocktail: Replace the 3 oz of lime seltzer with 3 oz of Prosecco for an alcoholic version.

🎄Before You Go…

Planning your holiday drinks? Browse our Christmas Cocktails & Mocktails for festive favorites or our Batch Cocktails for easy crowd-sized pours. For the food to go with them, explore our Thanksgiving Menu and pull your holiday feast together.

Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail

This easy batch cranberry mocktail combines pomegranate-cranberry juice, orange juice, and lime seltzer for a festive pitcher drink that serves eight.

Tara

Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Servings

Equipment

cocktail shaker

Ingredients

2 oz pomagranate-cranberry juice
½ oz orange juice
3 oz lime seltzer water

Instructions

Combine the pomegranate-cranberry juice and orange juice in a pitcher.
Just before serving, pour in the lime seltzer and stir gently.
Pour into glasses and garnish with fresh cranberries, if desired. Serve over ice or in champagne flutes without ice.
Make a cocktail: Replace the 3 oz of lime seltzer with 3 oz of Prosecco for an alcoholic version.

Notes

How to Make a Batch Sparkling Cranberry Mocktail

Serving a group? Skip the cocktail shaker and make a pitcher that serves. This makes approximately 18½ cups, enough for 24 servings at 6 ounces each; 18 servings at 8 ounces each

64 ounces of pomegranate-cranberry juice, chilled
2 cups orange juice, chilled
67.6 fl oz of lime seltzer water, chilled
4-6 cups of ice (in a pitcher or in individual glasses so the pitcher doesn’t get watered down.)

Combine the juices in a pitcher. Just before serving, add the lime seltzer and stir gently. Pour into glasses and garnish with fresh cranberries, if desired. You can mix the juices ahead of time and refrigerate. Add the seltzer just before serving.

Christmas Garland Ice Cubes version: Fill an ice cube tray with orange juice, fresh or frozen cranberries, and a small sprig of rosemary in each compartment. Freeze until solid. Add the ice cubes to a large pitcher, then pour in the pomegranate-cranberry juice and lime seltzer. Serve immediately.