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Christmas

How to Make Rudolph Punch, an Easy Christmas Punch for Kids

My girls loved drinking this non-alcoholic Christmas punch at Christmas dinner and all through the holiday season when they were growing up. And honestly, our entire family still loves it today. We affectionately called it “Rudolph Punch” and it’s so simple you don’t even need a recipe for it!

Y’all know I’m not a food blogger. I’m just a normal mom that has to cook, like most of you. So I only share super simple recipes that my family loves!

Don’t miss our other family holiday favorites!
  • Classic Green Bean Casserole
  • EASY Cranberry Sauce Recipe
  • GG’s Corn Pudding Recipe
  • Cranberry Orange Ham
  • Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

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Ingredients for Rudolph Punch

  • ginger ale
  • cranberry juice
  • green sanding sugar <=== This is where I bought my green sanding sugar!

This drink is so easy there isn’t even a full printable recipe! (So many people have asked for the recipe I’ve updated my article with more details about amounts. I’m sorry I wasn’t specific enough earlier. Please leave a comment if you’d like to have a recipe card — if enough people ask, I’ll add that to this recipe.)

Delicious Holiday Punch Recipe By the Glass

I usually mix up this festive punch recipe as needed so that it keeps its fizz. My kids enjoyed a fancy glass of punch for their Christmas Eve dinner.

First, I dip the top edge of the serving glasses in water and then dip it into the sanding sugar. I’ll fill each glass about half full of cranberry juice. Then fill it to the rim with ginger ale.

How to get colored sugar to stick to rim of glass

Crate and Barrel has some gorgeous little juice glasses, including this one that looks almost exactly like the one I used today.

Then carefully pour cranberry juice into each glass until it’s about halfway full.  Then fill it up with gingerale.

How to mix Rudolph punch

Add an ice cube and a straw and you’re set! BTW, I just cut regular straws in half so they’d fit these little glasses.

Rudolph punch

Told you this was an easy recipe!

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Christmas Morning Punch By the Pitcher

Fill half of your pitcher with cranberry juice. Slowly fill to the top with ginger ale and stir gently with a wooden spoon.

I like to serve it in a large pitcher for a small family brunch or Christmas breakfast. It’s a little quicker to make it by the pitcher to serve a whole family. You could also fill a large drink dispenser for your festive holiday party guests.

By the Punch Bowl

  • 2 – 32-ounce bottles of cranberry juice
  • 2-liter bottle of ginger ale or lemon-lime soda

Pour cranberry juice into a large punch bowl (any large bowl will work if you don’t have a punch bowl). Then slowly add ginger ale.

This is really pretty with some floating cranberries frozen in ice. I’ve used a little ring pan to freeze ginger ale with whole cranberries and slices of orange in it. Freeze it with the fresh fruit the day before your party and add the ice ring right before serving.

Other Additions to this Easy Christmas Punch Recipe

In a pinch you can mix together just about any of these items to make a festive drink or non-alcoholic punch for Christmas parties:

Base Liquid:

  • gingerale
  • lemon lime soda
  • club soda

Fruit Juice:

  • cranberry juice
  • cranberry juice blend
  • cranberry cocktail
  • pineapple juice
  • orange juice
  • pomegranate juice
  • apple cider
  • Hawaiian Punch

Fresh Fruit:

  • fresh cranberries
  • orange slices
  • pomegranate seeds or pomegranate arils

Another Secret Ingredient:

  • raspberry sherbet
  • lime sherbet
  • simple syrup
  • cinnamon sticks
  • one of the fruit juices frozen into ice cubes

Keep some of these ingredients on hand for last minute holiday meals during the Christmas season.

And keep an eye out for these items while you’re shopping:

  • punch bowl
  • beverage dispenser
  • clear glass pitcher

But if you want a big ole’ BUNCH of delicious Holiday Drinks, check out these non-alcoholic Christmas drink recipes:

  • Christmas Drinks Made Easy
  • Super Delicious Mocktails Recipes
  • The Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookbook
  • Grinch Punch Recipe — A fun twist of my recipe! A really easy green punch with red sanding sugar. Fun to drink while you watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
  • Thanksgiving Punch
  • Easy Party Punch for a Holiday Dinner

Let me know if you have another good punch recipe for special occasions… I always like to add to my repertoire.

You’ll need some Christmas cookies to go with this easy Christmas punch, so check out this list:

101 of the BEST Christmas Cookie Recipes

More Easy Holiday Recipes

If you’d like this Rudolph Punch recipe, check out these other holiday recipes:

    • THE Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe
    • How to Make Cranberry Sauce the Easy Way
    • GG’s Easy Corn Pudding Recipe
    • My Cranberry Orange Ham Recipe
    • Raspberry Thumbprint Cake Mix Cookies
    • Grinch Cookies

I hope you’ve enjoyed our three days of Handmade Holidays! I hope you got some ideas for your next Christmas party. The best things about this time of year are the times we can spend with our whole family! And the non-alcoholic version of the perfect drink is a perfect addition to those get togethers.

Merry Christmas from,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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Originally published on November 10, 2016.


23 Comments

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Comments

  1. Kirsten says

    November 10, 2016 at 8:41 am

    That green sugar on the rim is the perfect touch! So festive!

    Reply
  2. Super Mom - No Cape! says

    November 10, 2016 at 6:17 pm

    This is the punch we have for every holiday meal from Christmas right through to Easter and the 4th of July… except we use Sprite instead of gingerale. Those sugar dipped glasses are such fun. I’ll definitely be adding that this year! Thanks for the idea.

    Reply
    • ducttapeanddenim says

      November 11, 2016 at 8:07 am

      Isn’t it fun? We’ve used Sprite, 7Up, regular, & diet. Sometimes it depends on what we already have on hand. But I think the gingerale is still my favorite. Thanks for reading!

      Reply
      • Courtney mickens says

        December 10, 2016 at 10:38 am

        Can this punch be premade??

        Reply
        • ducttapeanddenim says

          December 10, 2016 at 6:50 pm

          I’ve made a pitcher at a time but always served it right away. I think it would lose it’s fizz if you made it too far ahead of time.

          Reply
  3. Sue LD says

    November 11, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    What a fun way to serve punch.

    Reply
  4. Sarah says

    November 14, 2016 at 10:12 am

    Yum! This punch sounds so delicious.

    Reply
  5. Mother of 3 says

    December 9, 2016 at 12:33 pm

    So cute and easy! My boys love when I take that extra minute to coat the rims of the glasses in sugar. Such a little detail that goes a long way. I love cranberry juice so I’ll be pinning and making this!

    Reply
  6. BarB says

    December 22, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Sprite must have seen your recipe. You can now buy Cranberry Sprite right in the bottle or can.

    Reply
    • ducttapeanddenim says

      December 22, 2016 at 1:37 pm

      lol… I’ve seen that!

      Reply
      • Anne says

        December 23, 2016 at 7:32 pm

        Does the cranberry sprite taste the same as this recipe?

        Reply
        • ducttapeanddenim says

          December 25, 2016 at 12:30 pm

          No. Sprite doesn’t have the ginger flavor. It’s just lemon-lime. Still good… but different.

          Reply
  7. chris says

    December 12, 2017 at 9:42 am

    What is the perfect ratio of ginger ale to cranberry juice?

    Reply
    • ducttapeanddenim says

      December 12, 2017 at 6:44 pm

      I like half and half.

      Reply
  8. sam says

    March 12, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    I have been making this punch for years. I also add a bottle of vodka. so good.

    Reply
  9. Kathy A says

    October 25, 2019 at 6:36 pm

    I loved the green sugar; when my kids were little, they would have vied to see who could get the greenest lips and tongue!

    Reply
  10. Beverly says

    October 31, 2019 at 4:43 pm

    What are the measurements of ginger ale and cranberry juice ?

    And where do you get the green sanding sugar ??
    Thank you
    Beverly

    Reply
    • ducttapeanddenim says

      November 9, 2019 at 11:07 am

      Beverly, Here’s my affiliate link to the green sanding sugar that I bought on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2ekXp23

      Let me know if you have any other questions.

      Reply
  11. Theresa says

    November 8, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    Where is the recipe for the punch?

    Reply
  12. Marcene Sassaman says

    November 30, 2019 at 7:06 pm

    I accidentally made this punch years ago, but I used Cranapple juice and Fresca! It is scrumptious! And doesn’t get simpler!

    Reply
  13. Susie A says

    December 23, 2019 at 4:33 am

    Do you use 100% Cranberry juice, Cranberry blend or Cranberry Cocktail for your Rudolph punch?

    Reply
    • ducttapeanddenim says

      January 1, 2020 at 4:57 pm

      I always use 100% cranberry juice. But I’m sure the others would work.

      Reply

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