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    Home » Recipes » Cocktails » Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch Recipe

    LAST UPDATED: August 29, 2020 • FIRST PUBLISHED: December 11, 2019 By Toni Dash 104 Comments

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch Recipe

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    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch is perfect recipe for holiday meals and gatherings. It also can be changed up for a shortcut hot mulled drink too! 

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch

    Having a fun punch on hand keeps the mood festive and bright.

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch is just the ticket for fall and winter gatherings!

    And don’t you love that color?!

    The ingredients are available all year long. Have it for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Fourth of July too!

    Trust me, after serving it just once, you’ll get requests.

    And YOU won’t mind making it because it’s so EASY and delicious!

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    • An Easy Festive Punch Recipe!
    • Recipe Ingredients
    • How to Make Cranberry Vodka Punch – Step-by-Step
    • PRO TIPS 
    • How to Serve It
    • Turn it into a Warm Mulled Punch!
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    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch

    An Easy Festive Punch Recipe!

    This drink could not be easier to make or more refreshing to drink!

    Seasonal flavors of cranberry and ginger in a fizzy punch that is perfect for holidays and parties.

    Served with lots of ice, this thirst quenching sipper is light enough to day drink or serve with your meal.

    It can be whipped up in no time and served from a punch bowl or in individual glasses.

    It’s a festive cocktail to make any holiday or party a memorable occasion!

    Sparkling Vodka Cranberry Punch in a glass pitcher with three glasses of punch

    Recipe Ingredients

    Four simple ingredients make this vodka cranberry punch a winner:

    • Cranberry Juice
    • Vodka
    • Lemonade
    • Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer

    How to Make Cranberry Vodka Punch – Step-by-Step

    This is how easy it is…

    STEP 1. Mix

    Add the Cranberry Juice Cocktail to a pitcher or other glass container (photo 1).

    Add the Vodka (photo 2). Add the Lemonade (photo 3).

    STEP 2. Chill

    Chill the first three ingredients for 2-3 hours to completely chill and allow the flavors to blend.

    NOTE: if the ingredients are pre-chilled, the punch only needs to chill for 2 hours.

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch recipe steps collage 1

    STEP 3. Add the fizz and ice

    Add the chilled Ginger Ale (photo 4) and ice (photo 5).

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch recipe steps collage 2

    STEP 4. Garnish

    Add slices of oranges, fresh cranberries (if available) and mint sprigs and serve (photo 6).

    PRO TIPS 

    I have a few tips to make your punch perfection:

    Use Cranberry Juice Cocktail

    As much as I love antioxidants, I don’t recommend using unsweetened cranberry juice for this punch; it’s too tart.

    Classic cranberry juice cocktail (or sweetened cranberry juice) is what you’ll want to use.

    Chilling Ingredients 

    Chilling the combined juice, lemonade and vodka for a few hours helps to blend the flavors. 

    It also allows the punch to stay cooler longer when combined with the ginger ale.

    Time Saving Tip – Pre-Chill Ingredients

    Chilling the ingredients BEFORE combining them, makes this process go even quicker!

    NOTE: the ginger ale should always be pre-chilled before adding it to the other three ingredients and the ice.

    How to Serve It

    Use a punch bowl, glass dispenser with spigot or a pitcher.

    This punch is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, holiday gatherings or just to keep in the fridge in case someone pops over .

    NOTE: add the ginger ale when serving if keeping some ready in the fridge so it doesn’t lose its fizz.

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch with fresh mint in a glass pitcher with a serving glass

    Turn it into a Warm Mulled Punch!

    Too cold outside for a chilled punch?

    Add all the ingredients together and warm in a saucepan with a ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. 

    NOTE: Include the ginger ale. It won’t stay fizzy but will add warming ginger flavors.

    Serve in mugs by a roaring fire.

    It’s like a shortcut mulled cocktail that will take the edge of the briskest of days!

     

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    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch in three glasses with fresh cranberries and mint sprigs

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    Recipe

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch

    This simple punch is refreshing and gorgeous in ruby red tones. It can be served cold over lots of ice OR warmed on the stove top with some spices for a quick mulled cocktail as well!
    5 from 88 votes
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    Course: Cocktail
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
    Servings: 10 1 cup servings
    Calories: 222kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 4 cups Cranberry Juice Cocktail
    • 2 cups Vodka
    • 2 cups prepared Lemonade
    • 2 cups Ginger Ale (chilled)
    • Garnish suggestions: sliced citrus fruit , fresh cranberries, mint leaves

    Instructions

    • Combine the cranberry juice, vodka and lemonade in a large jar or glass dispenser and chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
    • Just before serving add the ginger ale and several cups of ice (if using a punch bowl an ice ring may be used). Serve in 8 ounce glasses. The recipe may be doubled for larger gatherings.

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    Notes

    TIPS:
    • A shortcut for the 2 hours of chilling may be accomplished by having all ingredients chilled beforehand.
    • Allowing the flavors to mesh together before serving is preferred. 
    To make a Hot Mulled Punch version:
    Add all the ingredients together and warm in a saucepan with a ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. 
    Note: when making the hot mulled punch the ginger ale will not be fizzy but still adds great ginger flavor.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 14mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 42.8mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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    Originally published: November 22, 2016

    Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch is a fast and easy recipe to serve a crowd!

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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    TONI DASH
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    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutrition Coach and the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer and creator of Boulder Locavore®. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her seasonal recipes bring excitement to the dining table for both gluten-free and gluten diners. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

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    1. Sage says

      December 12, 2022 at 3:13 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe looks delicious! I am definitely going to be trying it out at my Christmas party next week. I just hope no one spills on my new carpet!!

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    2. MrsC says

      November 22, 2022 at 7:10 pm

      5 stars
      What would the measurements be to make this drink individually instead of large quantity?

      Reply
      • Toni Dash says

        November 23, 2022 at 2:22 pm

        Usually cocktails are sized up for a punch but a punch isn’t sized down for individual cocktails because the measurements are made for the punch and won’t directly translate. What I would do is take the full number of servings for the punch (10 1-cup servings) and divide all the ingredients by 10 to get 1 cocktail roughly. Here’s what I got (I did a bit of rounding off so they weren’t odd amounts you can’t measure): 3 ounces cranberry juice cocktail, 1.5 ounces vodka, 1.5 ounces lemonade and 1.5 ounces ginger ale. Those amounts do sound equivalent in what you might find in a single cocktail. I’d start with that and adjust to your liking. Happy Holidays!

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    3. Audrey says

      February 14, 2022 at 9:06 am

      5 stars
      So refreshing!! Such a great punch.

      Reply
    4. Jerika says

      February 14, 2022 at 8:33 am

      5 stars
      I would prepare this Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch tomorrow for our post Valentine’s Day celeb.:) Thanks!:)

      Reply
    5. Terri says

      December 27, 2021 at 9:58 pm

      I made something similar for Christmas. I had small scoops of vanilla ice cream that I put in the cup. It gave it a nice creamy texture.

      Reply
    6. Katie says

      December 18, 2021 at 10:47 am

      This looks delish! What kind of lemonade is best?? Just a pre-made carton of lemonade? Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Toni Dash says

        December 19, 2021 at 12:23 am

        Any type of lemonade you love!

        Reply
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