Non-Alcoholic Mocktails for the Holidays

During the holidays, former alcoholics may sometimes struggle with wanting to fit in. Alcohol is often served during the holidays and temptation may be great. You don’t have to miss out on the festivities with these non-alcoholic drinks that spread the holiday cheer without the alcohol.

If you are newly sober, we recommend you don’t go to parties or gatherings where there will be alcohol. If you do decide to go out, we suggest you bring your own drinks and avoid parties where alcohol will be served. Better yet, you can throw your own party and serve these non-alcoholic festive drinks.

Here are some alcohol-free drinking options:

Apple Cider Sangria Mocktail:

• 4 ounces apple cider
• 2 ounces tart cranberry juice
• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 3/4 ounce freshly-squeeze orange juice

Mix above and add ice. Use grapes and apple slices for garnish.

Candy Cane Martini Mocktail:

To prepare the glass, coat the rim in simple syrup on a plate.
Dip the rim into a plate of crushed candy canes.

Stir 1 cup of half and half, 12 ounces of cream soda, 4 tsp. simple syrup, and 2-4 drops of peppermint oil in a small pitcher.

Pour the drink into your candy cane rimmed glasses.

Mock Champagne:

• 1 small basket of raspberries
• 2 cups frozen white grape juice concentrate
• 2 cups of chilled ginger ale

Mix the white grape juice and chilled ginger ale juice in a pitcher. Lit it sit in the refrigerator for at least four hours. When you are ready to drink it, garnish with raspberries!

Mix above and serve in champagne glasses to toast any celebration.

Honeycrisp Apple Mocktail:

• 2 Honeycrisp apples
• 1 orange
• 1 rosemary, sprigs
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 4 cups apple cider
• 1 bottle ginger beer

Wash and slice the apples and oranges thin. Fill a pitcher with apple cider, maple syrup, apples, and oranges. Cover it and put it in the refrigerator for two hours. When it is ready to drink, fill a glass with ice, pour the mix and garnish with rosemary.

Cotton Candy Mocktail:

• 1 2 liter bottle of raspberry ginger ale
• 1 bag of cotton candy (strawberry flavored)
• 1-2 Maraschino Cherries (for garnish)

Take your champagne glasses, lightly wet the rim with water and dip them in sugar (you can do colored sugar as well). Place a piece of cotton candy in each glass. Pour ginger ale over the cotton candy and place two cherries to garnish the drink.

Sparkling Ginger Cranberry Mocktail:

• Lime Juice
• 2 oz Cranberry juice, unsweetened
• Ginger beer

Take your cocktail glass and fill it with ice. Pour the ginger beer in it until it’s about 3/4 way full. Take about 2ox of cranberry juice and pour it on time and squeeze a lime. Stir and top with a lime wedge.

Shirley Temple Mocktail:

• Grenadine
• Ginger Ale
• Maraschino cherries
• Lime wedges
• Ice

Take your glass and fill it halfway with ice. Pour grenadine over ice and fill the rest of the glass with ginger ale. Garnish with maraschino cherries and enjoy!

Green Grasshopper Mocktail:

• 1 Mint, fresh leaves
• 1/2 tsp Almond extract
• 1 tsp Food coloring, green
• 6 tbsp Hot white chocolate mix
• 1/2 tsp Peppermint extract
• 1 Whipped cream
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 1 1/2 cups Half and half cream
• 6 tbsp W\water

Mix the hot chocolate with 6 tbsp. of hot water. Whisk until dissolved. Add milk, cream, extracts, and green food coloring to the mixture. If you want to add ice, garnish with whipped cream, and fresh mint, and enjoy!

We hope you enjoy these fun mocktails!

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