There are any number of reasons you or your guests might not be drinking this Christmas: pregnancy, health, religion, addiction recovery, or maybe they just don’t drink — just to name a few.
Or maybe you want to make drinks the whole family can enjoy!
Whether you’re hosting a holiday get-together or you’re the sober one, it’s always nice to have a few non-alcoholic holiday drink options on hand during the season. Unfortunately, a lot of these drinks are also super boring (how much soda, juice, or sparking water can one person drink, anyway?)
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Open Image ModalThis Christmas, we think the non-drinkers among us deserve holiday drinks as festive and delicious as any spiced eggnog, mulled wine, or candy cane cocktail. Plus, kids will love some of these mocktails, too.
Here are 15 Christmas mocktail recipes that look as festive as the real deal:
Holiday Pomegranate Mojito Mocktail
YES TO THIS! It’s sweet yet tart, looks gorgeous, and is ready in five minutes.
Get the recipe: The Butter Half
Cranberry Holiday Punch
The whole family will enjoy this festive punch made from cranberry juice, gingerale, and decorated with a sprig of rosemary.
Creamy White Christmas Punch
Looks like snow, tastes like ice cream. We’re into it.
Get the recipe: Glaminati
Mulled Cherry Mocktail
Looks like mulled wine, tastes like mulled ... juice, but still, and has all those beautiful mulled spices that scream, “Christmas!”
Get the recipe: In The Playroom
Caramel Apple Pie Mocktail
You had us at “apple pie.” And omg, that brown sugar rim.
Get the recipe: Merry About Town
Sparkling Apple Cider
Everyone deserves a sparkly drink. Top this one with a festive straw to make it pop.
Rosemary Clementine Sparkler
Ooh, this one’s classy. The rosemary-juniper syrup makes this one a sophisticated option for sophisticated adults.
Get the recipe: Fox and Briar
Christmas White Russian Mocktail
For the White Russian lovers out there, this non-alcoholic version looks delicious.
Mocktail Christmas Sangria
Sangria without wine? Oh yes, it’s possible!
Cocoa Mock-Tini
All together now: Yummmmmmmmm.
Get the recipe: Sober Julie
Cranberry Lime Mocktails
The problem with a lot of mocktails is they’re just too sickly sweet, but this one looks light, refreshing, and tart.
Get the recipe: My Wife Can Cook
The Pink Prancer
1. We love the name. 2. It has a candy-cane garnish!
Shirley Temple
It’s a classic for a reason. Plus, kids will love this one.
Get the recipe: Culinary Hill
Homemade Eggnog
Eggnog, hold the rum. This delicious recipe is creamy, spiced, and delicious.
Get the recipe: Made In A Pinch
Olaf’s Warm Hug
This one is probably better suited for kids, but if blue’s your jam, go for it!
Santa Photo Fails
Mom's face, though.(01 of23)
Open Image Modal"He was all good until he was handed over to Santa," says Ottawa mom Tiffany Haskins. (credit:Tiffany Haskins)
Better not pout(02 of23)
Open Image ModalOMG, Ottawa mom Rachael Andrews' kid hates this. (credit:Rachael Andrews)
Ho Ho No!(03 of23)
Open Image Modal"This was last year, when Santa was pretty real for my four year old and a real terror for my one year old," says Vancouver's Melody Malaviarachchi. (credit:Melody Malaviarachchi)
"Get me outta here."(04 of23)
Open Image ModalOttawa mom Mikka Komaksiutiksak's son was thoroughly unimpressed. (credit:Mikka Komaksiutiksak)
Stay away.(05 of23)
Open Image ModalJust a nice cozy photo from Ottawa mom Kaitlin Lee. (credit:Kaitlin Lee)
Santa has regrets(06 of23)
Open Image ModalEveryone in this photo from Ottawa mom Jennifer Fenwick hates Santa. (credit:Jennifer Fenwick)
Savage.(07 of23)
Open Image Modal"Not a total meltdown, but baby girl was just. So. Over. It," says Ottawa mom Meaghan Mahadeo. (credit:Meaghan Mahadeo)
Not having it.(08 of23)
Open Image Modal"My son Greysen’s first Christmas at 8 months old (2010)," writes Oshawa, Ont. mom Kierra Sanderson. (credit:Kierra Sanderson)
Santa needs a break.(09 of23)
Open Image Modal"They didn’t come to play," says Ottawa mom Larissa Deacon. (credit:Larissa Deacon)
Right to the kisser.(10 of23)
Open Image ModalOttawa mom Katelyn Southern's baby looks like she might deck jolly old Saint Nick. (credit:Katelyn Southern)
Nope.(11 of23)
Open Image Modal"Classic meltdown meeting the big man for the first time," says Ottawa mom Sarah O'Neill. (credit:Sarah O'Neill)
Double nope.(12 of23)
Open Image Modal"We passed the twins to Santa and they started crying instantly so Santa calmly said, 'We have a sign for that!' says Ottawa's Amanda Harsh, mom of twins Rylynn and Parker. (credit: Amanda Harsh)
Sorry, Dad.(13 of23)
Open Image Modal"It was their own father dressed as Santa. Made it extra hilarious. We were so young and naive," Squamish, B.C. mom Candace O'Brien said of her twins. (credit:Candace O'Brien)
Oh, poop.(14 of23)
Open Image Modal"He definitely had a poop explosion on Santa," says Ottawa mom Brittany Leigh Fishenden. (credit:Brittany Leigh Fishenden)
Shhhhhh-it.(15 of23)
Open Image Modal"Never shush a baby," says Ottawa mom Kiersten Elaine Ward Jurchuk. (credit:Kiersten Elaine Ward Jurchuk)
Don't be fooled.(16 of23)
Open Image Modal"After a fight it turned into a family photo ... they got my son mid-scream so it looked like he’s laughing," says Ottawa mom Sarah Hayley. (credit:Sarah Hayley)
He's outta there.(17 of23)
Open Image Modal"It was all wrong for him, even with me there. He was outta there," says Barrie, Ont. mom Jessica Lance. (credit:Jessica Lance)
That face.(18 of23)
Open Image ModalOttawa mom Jenna Jessop's son is wee, but his face is a big mood. (credit:Jenna Jessop)
It runs in the family.(19 of23)
Open Image Modal"1980-something fail and 2019 fail. Like mother, like son," says Ottawa mom Gemma LeGresley. (credit:Gemma LeGresley)
Three out of four isn't bad.(20 of23)
Open Image Modal75 per cent of the people in Ottawa mom Rebecca Montgomery's photo are thrilled. (credit:Rebecca Montgomery)
We've got a runner.(21 of23)
Open Image Modal"She just wanted out of there," says Ottawa mom Alexandra Williams. (credit:Alexandra Williams)
Bah humbug.(22 of23)
Open Image ModalThat grump face! We love this pic from Ottawa's Jenny Vallee. (credit:Jenny Vallee)
When Santa gives up entirely.(23 of23)
Open Image Modal"Today's Santa's fail," says Ottawa mom Katie Gorman. (credit:Katie Gorman)