Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Mocktail Recipe

Name: Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Mocktail Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups apple cider; 1 ½ cups cranberry juice; 1 ½ cups pear syrup; 1 cup orange juice; 12 oz ginger ale; ½ cup of ice; Cinnamon stick (garnish)

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Everyone deserves a delicious drink, especially at Thanksgiving! This holiday punch recipe is easy to make, easy to sip, and a great alcohol-free option for your guests. It’s a festive drink that’s sure to be a hit at Thanksgiving dinner.

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Ingredients
How to Make Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Drinks
Recipe Tips
Make Your Own Pear Simple Syrup
Thanksgiving Non-Alcoholic Mocktails by the Glass
FAQs and Substitutions
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Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Mocktail Recipe

It's that time of year to gather with the ones we love and enjoy all the fall flavors of a great Thanksgiving menu. People choose nonalcoholic drinks for any number of reasons, many of which are very personal. To make all of your guests feel welcome, it’s important to set your Thanksgiving table with more than just bottles of wine and pitchers of water.

A delicious holiday punch recipe is a great option at your thanksgiving gathering. Made with ingredients you can find at your local grocery store, this festive drink is perfect anytime you’re entertaining during the holiday season.

A delicious combination of apple cider, fresh juice, and ginger ale, this Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Punch is a great way to ensure all of your Thanksgiving guests can enjoy elegant drinks.

Ingredients

Apple cider
Cranberry juice
Pear simple syrup
Fresh orange juice
Ginger ale
Cinnamon sticks (for garnish)

How to Make Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Drinks

Combine apple cider, cranberry juice, pear syrup and orange juice in a large pitcher.

Apple cider being poured into a pitcher.

Add ginger ale and ice.

Stir gently.

Serve in glasses over ice.

Garnish with a cinnamon stick and/or fresh cranberries.

Note: Add the cinnamon sticks to the individual glasses, not the pitcher. If you want to add garnish to your pitcher, use fresh cranberries and/or apple slices.

Recipe Tips

Dress up your drink with garnish! A cinnamon stick is just the start! Fresh cranberries, a slice of apple, and/or a slice of pear are all fun garnishes to add to - or use instead of - a cinnamon stick.
If you’re making a pitcher or punch bowl full of mocktail, put everything together ahead of time, but leave out the ginger ale. Add that just as your guests arrive for Thanksgiving and you serve your mocktails.
Make your pear syrup ahead of time. Pear simple syrup is good for up to 2 weeks, so you can make it the weekend before Thanksgiving and have it ready to go when you make your mocktails on the holiday.

Make Your Own Pear Simple Syrup

With only 3 ingredients, this pear simple syrup recipe is easy to make and tastes like fresh pears. Get the recipe on my Pear Simple Syrup page.

Thanksgiving Non-Alcoholic Mocktails by the Glass

Only want to make a glass of this mocktail? Here are the amounts you need:

2 oz apple cider
1 oz cranberry juice
1 oz pear simple syrup
0.5 oz fresh orange juice
1 oz ginger ale
Cinnamon stick (garnish)

Combine apple cider, cranberry juice, pear syrup and orange juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and/or a few fresh cranberries. Stir, sip and enjoy!

FAQs and Substitutions

Can I use regular apple juice in this drink?

You can, but look for one like Simple Apple that is less filtered and has more apple flavor to it. Regular apple juice will work if that’s all you can find.

Where do I buy pear syrup?

You make it! Pear simple syrup uses 3 ingredients and takes about 15 minutes to make. One batch will be enough for an entire pitcher full of this Thanksgiving mocktail. >Get the recipe for Pear Simple Syrup

Can I use ginger beer instead of ginger ale?

Yes, but the ginger flavor will overwhelm the other flavors in the drink. I prefer ginger ale to let the other flavors in this drink shine, but if you don’t have any on hand or want a strong ginger flavor, then ginger beer will work.

How do I make this drink alcoholic?

Add 1 cup of your favorite gin or bourbon to make this mocktail into a cocktail. I love adding salted caramel whiskey to this drink when I want a boozy sip.

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