This red Holiday Punch recipe is only 5 ingredients including fruit juice and club soda. It’s a fizzy, fruity, non-alcoholic Christmas drink. (3-ingredient sugar-free version also available.)

Close up of a glass cup with red holiday punch inside it.

Welcome back! Today is day 4 of the 12 days of Christmas Sweets series here at Dessert Now, Dinner Later! What is a holiday party without punch?

Pitcher with red Christmas punch.

This drink is one my family has EVERY YEAR at both Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s a non-alcoholic drink that is great for the whole family. With just a few ingredients it whips up so fast, and will be gone just as fast as it is made!

Holiday Punch Recipe

Ingredients for red holiday punch for Christmas: Tropical Punch Kool-Aid mix, granulated sugar, cold water, pineapple juice, and club soda.

This holiday punch recipe is probably more tropical than Christmas-y, but the red color is perfect for the holidays. You can always add cranberry juice or something to make it more seasonal.

For this holiday punch recipe you will need:

  • Tropical Punch Kool-Aid Mix
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Water
  • Pineapple Juice
  • Club Soda
A cup of red Christmas punch with pine leaves, holly berries, and pine cones surrounding it.

Make sure all liquids are chilled. Simply stir everything except the club soda together in a punch bowl or pitcher until the sugar dissolves. Add the club soda just before serving. Can serve as-is or with ice.

NOTE: This recipe is easy to double, or make twice if your bowl/pitcher isn’t big enough. I pretty much always plan on buying twice the amount of ingredients. You will often have leftover pineapple juice anyway, might as well use it.

*Complete measurements in recipe card at bottom of post.

Sugar-Free Holiday Punch Recipe

Ingredients for sugar-free holiday punch: Crystal Light fruit punch mix, cold water, and Sprite Zero.

If you’d rather not drink your calories during the holidays we’ve made a sugar-free version with very few calories that tastes just as delicious.

My mom actually thinks the sugar-free version tastes better than the original. (I think I might have to agree with her, but they are both delicious.)  You will need:

  • Tropical Punch Crystal Light Packets
  • Water
  • Sprite Zero

Stir the juice packets and water together in a large punch bowl. Add soda just before serving. Serve-as is or with ice.

NOTE: If you don’t have a large punch bowl, you may want to make half at a time to fit inside of a pitcher.

*Complete measurements in recipe card at bottom of post.

Pitcher of red non-alcoholic holiday punch.

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Close up of a glass cup with red holiday punch inside it.

Holiday Punch

Prep: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Yield: 8 cups (2 quarts)
A non-alcoholic, fizzy, fruity, red Christmas punch recipe.
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Ingredients

  • 1 packet Tropical Punch Kool-Aid Mix
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, (can use half for less-sugar)
  • 2 cups water, chilled
  • 2 cups pineapple juice, chilled
  • 1 liter club soda, chilled

Equipment

Instructions
 

  • Mix kool-aid packet with sugar, water and juice. Stir until sugar dissolves. Chill in fridge.
  • Just before serving add cold club soda and give it a light stir to keep the carbonation.

Notes

  • Easy to double!
  • Serve with or without ice.
SUGAR-FREE VERSION
  •  2 (2-quart) packets Tropical Punch Crystal Light (or equivalent store brand drink mix)
  •  4 cups water, chilled
  •  2 Liter bottle Sprite Zero, chilled
Directions:
  1. Mix Tropical Punch Crystal Light juice packets with chilled water.
  2. Add cold Sprite Zero just before serving.
Serving: 1 cup, Calories: 149kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Sodium: 9mg, Sugar: 36g
Author: Amber Brady
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

*Originally published 12/16/12.