This quick Orange and Cranberry Punch is the perfect non-alcoholic drink for all your holiday parties. Made in just a couple minutes with only a few ingredients, it can be prepared in advance for easy entertaining and you won’t believe the festive flavor this brings to your next gathering.

A gold punch bowl filled with cranberry juice, orange slices, and sprigs of rosemary, surrounded by festive greenery and red berries.

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This quick Cranberry Ginger Ale Punch is possibly the easiest drink to put together for any gathering this fall or holiday season!

And like my non alcoholic Christmas Punch and my Easy Holiday Mocktail, this Orange Cranberry Punch is ready in mere minutes and with minimal ingredients. Just throw it together and serve. Perfect for a tasty last minute option for any get-together or party.

Why You’ll Love It

So quick and easy: you know those recipes you can just throw together and serve? THIS is one of those. It's perfect for last minute, and can also be prepared in advance.
Perfect year-round: yes, this is an ideal holiday punch, but also refreshing any time of year.
Easy to scale: you can easily double or triple this non-alcoholic cranberry punch when you’re hosting larger crowds. Be sure to adjust the servings in the recipe card below and the ingredient quantities will automatically update!
Adults AND kids will love it.

A hand holds a glass of red holiday punch garnished with an orange slice, cranberries, rosemary, and star anise, with festive greenery and red berries in the background.

Equipment Needed

Punch bowl, or pitcher, or dispenser: I personally love anything with a touch of gold because it adds to the festive feel, but you do you!
Knife for slicing: sliced fruit really makes this punch come alive.
Something to stir: a wooden spoon or similar will work just fine.
Something to serve: again, I love a gold-rimmed glass for the holidays, but just do what works for you.

Ingredients for Cranberry Orange Punch

You only need a few common ingredients plus garnishes to make this quick and festive punch.

Cranberry juice: you can use real cranberry juice or cranberry juice cocktail

Orange juice: I recommend using a low to no-pulp juice.

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Ginger ale: use diet for a lower sugar option if you wish. It can also be replaced with ginger kombucha for a probiotic hit!

Maple syrup: to sweeten, if needed.

Optional Garnishes: cranberries, rosemary sprigs, star anise, orange slices

How to Make It

This refreshing recipe couldn’t get any simpler: just pour, garnish, and go.

Pour the cranberry juice into a punch bowl, dispenser, or pitcher.
Add the orange juice and ginger ale. Stir and taste, then add the optional maple syrup if needed.

Split image showing two steps of making a cranberry punch: Step 1 - cranberry juice is poured into a large gold bowl; Step 2 - orange juice is added to the bowl with dark liquid, surrounded by festive greenery and berries.

Optional: garnish with your choice of cranberries, rosemary, star anise, orange or blood orange (or a little of each!).
Serve over ice in glasses.

A gold punch bowl filled with a festive drink, garnished with orange slices, cranberries, and rosemary. Beside it, a glass is being filled with the punch, surrounded by holiday greenery and berries.

Tips & Tricks

I recommend chilling all ingredients prior to assembling. The colder the ingredients are, the less change of dilution.
A lot of people don’t like pulp in their OJ, so choose a no pulp or lower pulp juice to accommodate.
Create a garnish station for your guests to serve themselves.
An optional but fun idea: regular ice will dilute the punch, so freeze some large cranberry juice ice blocks to add to the punch bowl to keep it really cold while keeping the flavor. You can freeze the juice in a silicone muffin tin for large blocks or fill a bundt pan halfway with juice, add a few extra garnish pieces if you want, and set on a baking sheet to freeze into a beautiful ice ring.
For a punch with a creamy texture and a little froth, stir in a small tub of sherbet to the finished punch before serving.

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