7 Christmas mocktail recipes

It can seem like there are only ever alcoholic drink options available at the Christmas parties. Maybe you want a hot chocolate, but there’s only a Christmas punch.

We’ve put together a list of 6 quick and easy, non-alcoholic Christmas drinks for you to create this holiday season. These recipes range from non-alcoholic cocktail classics to festive spritzers, so there is something for every kind of occasion and person!

Non-alcoholic eggnog

Ingredients

• 6 egg yolks

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 2 cups milk

• 2 cinnamon sticks

• 2 cloves

• ½ tsp nutmeg

• ½ tsp vanilla essence

Optional toppings

• Whipped cream

• Cinnamon

Method

1. To begin, whisk the sugar and egg yolks together in a bowl until the mixture has lightened in colour and turned creamy. Place to the side.

2. In a saucepan, over a low-medium heat, pour in the heavy cream, milk, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir until all the ingredients are combined and the mixture is slightly steaming (not boiling).

3. Add one spoonful of the warm milk mixture into the egg mixture, whisking quickly to combine. Continue this process until about half of the milk mixture has been added into the egg mixture.

4. Next, remove the cinnamon sticks from the milk mixture. Pour all of the egg mixture into the saucepan to combine with the remaining milk mixture.

5. For a few minutes, continuously whisk the combined mixture together until the mixture has thickened a little.

6. Remove the eggnog from the stove and stir in the vanilla essence.

7. Pour the eggnog into a jug, cover, and place in the fridge to cool down. For extra cinnamon flavour, add the sticks into the jug during this time.

8. Once the eggnog has cooled, remove from the fridge and serve! Add any toppings you prefer.

Virgin piña colada

Ingredients

• 150ml pineapple juice

• 50ml coconut milk

• 25ml lime juice

• Ice

• Cherry, for garnish

For the mock rum syrup

• 100g dark brown muscovado sugar

• 1 pineapple - a few strips of skin and leaves, for garnish

• 5 black peppercorns

• 5 cloves

• 1 cinnamon stick

Method

For the mock rum syrup

1. On a low-medium heat, pour the sugar and water into a saucepan. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.

2. Add the strips of pineapple skin, black peppercorns, cloves, and cinnamon stick into the mixture and bring to the boil. Turn the heat off and leave until cold, so the flavours have time to infuse.

3. Strain the mock rum syrup into a jug, placing in the fridge until needed.

For the piña colada

1. Into a tall glass, pour the pineapple juice, coconut milk, and lime juice. Stir together gently.

2. Fill the glass with ice, slowly adding about 25ml of the mock rum syrup until it sinks to the bottom. Garnish with pineapple leaves and cherry. Serve and enjoy!

Non-alcoholic mulled wine

Ingredients

• 500ml pomegranate juice

• 25g golden caster sugar

• A handful of frozen blackberries

• 250ml apple juice

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 1 star anise

• 4 cloves

• 3 black peppercorns

• 1 orange

Method

1. On a low-medium heat, put the pomegranate juice, sugar, blackberries, and apple juice into a saucepan.

2. Quarter the orange. Add the cinnamon, star anise, cloves, peppercorns, and orange into the pan and cook until the mixture is gently simmering.

3. Taste the wine for sweetness and strain into heat-proof glasses. Serve and enjoy!

Alcohol-free cranberry Christmas drink

Ingredients

• 100ml apple juice

• 100ml cranberry juice

• Dash of lemonade

• Handful of cranberries

• Sprig of rosemary

Method

1. In a glass, add the apple and cranberry juice, and lemonade.

2. Garnish with cranberries and rosemary. Serve and enjoy!

Non-alcoholic Irish cream

Ingredients

• ¾ cup coconut milk

• 1oz chilled espresso or instant coffee shot

• 2 tsp maple syrup

• 1-2 drops vanilla essence or extract, to taste

• ½ tsp cacao or cocoa powder

• 1 tbsp light cream (optional)

Method

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend on low until just combined. Alternatively, place all ingredients in a shaker with a few cubes of ice and shake well for about 20 seconds.

2. Taste, then add more maple syrup and/or cream to reach your desired taste.

3. Serve over ice.

Passion fruit martini

Ingredients

• 3 passion fruits

• 1 lemon

• 1 egg white

• 100ml alcohol-free spirit

• 2 tsp sugar syrup

• Handful of ice

• Sparkling grape juice, to serve

Method

1. Firstly, cut the passion fruits in half and scoop the flesh from them. Juice the lemon and separate the egg yolk from the egg white.

2. Into a cocktail shaker, add the lemon juice, egg white, non-alcoholic spirit, and sugar syrup. Shake vigorously until the liquid is frothy.

3. Add the ice, then shake again until the shaker is cold.

4. Double strain the liquid into martini glasses, topping up with grape juice.

5. Garnish the martini with the remaining passion fruit halves. Serve and enjoy!

Pineapple & lime mocktail

Ingredients

• 1 tsp honey

• Dash of edible gold glitter

• Small bunch of coriander leaves

• 1 lime

• 750ml pineapple juice

• A handful of ice

• 400ml sparkling water

Method