Easy Festive Strawberry and Cranberry Champagne Punch
Make this simple, sparkling champagne punch for your next celebration. It combines fresh fruit flavors perfect for holidays, brunches, or New Year’s Eve.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 10 min
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (750 ml) bottle chilled Champagne or dry sparkling wine
- 1 cup chilled cranberry juice
- 1 cup chilled orange juice
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/4 cup simple syrup (optional, for extra sweetness)
- 1 cup lemon-lime soda or ginger ale, chilled
- Fresh orange slices and mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
- Chill all liquid ingredients thoroughly before starting.
- In a large punch bowl, combine the chilled Champagne, cranberry juice, and orange juice. Stir gently to mix.
- Add the frozen strawberries and fresh or frozen cranberries to the punch bowl. The frozen fruit acts as ice to keep the punch cold without watering it down.
- If you prefer a sweeter punch, stir in the simple syrup now. Taste and adjust sweetness if needed.
- Just before serving, slowly pour in the chilled lemon-lime soda or ginger ale. Stir very gently one last time to keep the bubbles.
- Garnish the punch bowl with fresh orange slices and mint sprigs. Serve immediately in glasses with some of the fruit from the bowl.
Notes
- To make this a non-alcoholic version, substitute the Champagne with chilled white grape juice or sparkling white cider.
- You can prepare the juice mixture (cranberry, orange, syrup) up to 4 hours ahead. Add the Champagne and soda just before guests arrive.
- For an elegant presentation, freeze cranberries and orange slices in a large ice ring instead of using loose frozen fruit.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg