Sometimes food gets all the fanfare around the holidays with Christmas cookies, delicious appetizers, and meaty main courses, but holiday drinks can be another part of the festive fun! We rounded up this list of 20 drink recipes to add to and aid in your holiday spirit, including boozy cocktails, mulled wine, creative hot cocoa options, and more.
And because we don’t want to leave the moms-to-be out of the festive fun, we’ve noted some adjustments to turn cocktails into mocktails without losing (all) the flavor. When I was pregnant, a faux cocktail and dessert became my wine substitute. Dessert on this list comes in the form of sweet, scrumptious beverages like reimagined eggnog, surprising smoothies, and haute hot chocolate (check out the red velvet recipe below). Yum and cheers!
1. Raspberry Mule Holiday Cocktail
Source: The Rustic Foodie
2. Slow Cooker Spiced Wine
Source: Well Plated
3. Maple Ginger Hot Toddy
Source: Feasting at Home
4. Holiday Cranberry Mimosas
*Make it a mocktail by using non-alcoholic sparkling wine
Source: Host the Toast
5. Easy Cranberry Margarita
Source: Isabel Eats
6. Grapefruit Bourbon Yule Mules
Source: Host the Toast
7. Warm Tea, Whiskey & Lemon Cordial Cocktail
Source: Drizzle and Dip
8. Cranberry Apple Cider Orange Sangria
Source: Orchids + Sweet Tea
9. A Long Winters Nap Bourbon Cocktail
Source: Feasting at Home
10. Blackberry Fizz
*Make it a refreshing mocktail by omitting the vodka
Source: Superman Cooks
11. Pomegranate Mojito
Source: The Rustic Foodie
12. Hugo Cocktail
*Make it a mocktail by using non-alcoholic sparkling wine or omit the prosecco
Source: Live Eat Learn
13. Caramel Eggnog Chata
Source: Superman Cooks
14. Vegan Tumeric Eggnog
*Reimagined without eggs or alcohol, so it’s pregnancy-friendly
Source: Abra’s Kitchen
15. Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Source: No. 2 Pencil
16. Gingerbread Smoothie
Source: Celebrating Sweets
17. Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
Source: Homemade in the Kitchen
18. Red Velvet Hot Chocolate & Cream Cheese Whipped Cream
Source: The Toasted Pine Nut
19. Dairy-Free Eggnog
Source: Eating Bird Food
20. Mexican Hot Cocoa
Source: Isabel Eats
This article was originally published on November 16, 2019 and has been updated for timelines.
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