Cranberry Pineapple Punch is crisp, refreshing, and super enjoyable. It’s also very pretty, which is important when you want to jazz things up for the holidays. The cranberries in this holiday punch absolutely sparkle next to the fresh lime.
Oh and one more thing: this Christmas punch is totally easy; like add and stir.
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This Sparkling Cranberry Pineapple Punch was made possible by the one and only Dole. Their pineapple juice is known on the street as the “King of Juices™.” It’s kind of like going to Hawaii and squeezing the juice out of a fresh ripe pineapple (minus the traveling and the squeezing). That’s the secret ingredient here: 100% DOLE® Canned Pineapple Juice!
This fizzy holiday punch has just the right amount of sweetness and is loved by grown ups and littles (my son’s favorite “soda”) so it’s perfect for any party. It works because lime goes well with cranberries and ginger goes well with pineapple but so do cranberries and lime – I might have done a little research in The Flavor Bible – cool tool by the way.
It’s so crisp and refreshing as a holiday punch! You’ll want to go ahead and make a double batch ;).
Ingredients for Christmas Cranberry Pineapple Punch:
Chilled ingredients work best to keep your punch cold and extra fizzy.
We used Dole Canned pineapple juice, Cranberry Juice Cocktail (any brand is ok) and Ginger Ale.
Fresh or frozen cranberries work well and the lime adds a great pop of color and compliments the cranberry very well. Cranberries keep well in the freezer for like a year #ForReals. I buy them during the holidays when they are on sale and freeze (because they disappear from stores soon after).
How to Make this Cranberry Pineapple Punch:
1. In a large pitcher or punch bowl, stir together: 3 cups pineapple juice, 3 cups cranberry juice and 4 cups ginger ale.
2. Add ice, sliced lime, and cranberries. Stir gently to combine and serve to your favorite people.
3. Yeah, there is no step 3. I told you it was easy!
I told you it was easy!! You’ll have to discover for yourself just how good this is!
Cranberry Pineapple Punch

Ingredients
- 3 cups Dole Canned Pineapple Juice, Chilled
- 3 cups Cranberry Juice Cocktail, Chilled
- 4 cups Ginger Ale, Chilled
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 lime, thinly sliced
- ice
Instructions
- In a large pitcher or punch bowl, stir together: 3 cups pineapple juice, 3 cups cranberry juice and 4 cups ginger ale.
- Add cranberries, sliced lime and ice. Stir gently to combine and serve to your favorite people.
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I hope this punch makes your holidays more merry and bright! If you make it for your next party let me know :).
Hi,
Sounds delicious! Do you think I could replace the ginger ale with a sparkling cran-apple juice? Thanks!
Hi Melissa, I haven’t tried that substitution but I think it would work. The reason I chose ginger ale is because ginger works great with the other flavors. Let me know how you like it if you try that substitution! 🙂
Wow – thanks for this recipe. Making it for Christmas Day brunch. Non-drinkers here, too, so I’m always looking for delicious non-alcoholic punches.
Oh awesome!! I hope you love it! 🙂 I always thought the non-alcoholic drinks tasted best and this one is so refreshing 🙂
Just wanted you to know that I used this recipe over on my blog today, looks so delish! I linked it back to you here, thanks for such a great post!
https://ourawkwardlife.com/2016/12/01/holiday-sips/
Thank you so much for sharing!
Malibu rum would be great to add to it since it always goes well with pineapple juice.
That is a fantastic idea. Coconut and pineapple – heaven!
This sounds delicious! It’s now on the menu. My question is about the cranberries. Are they just for looks or are you supposed to eat them raw?
Hi Pam, the cranberries and lime slices are intended to be garnish 🙂
Thanks. Trying this for Thanksgiving 2016. I was wondering about the cranberries. …
You can make this a great crispy night drink by adding a little vodka and rum.
Yummy
Martha, thank you for sharing your version 😁. I’ve had several questions about making this recipe an adult drink.
What would be a good alcohol to add to this?
Hi Yvette, to be honest, I haven’t experimented that with this recipe and we don’t drink alcohol (just cook with it so maybe I’m not the best person to ask). 🙂
What brand of cranberry juice did you use, Natasha?
Halina, I used Ocean Spray brand.
Thank you for this recipie
You’re very welcome 🙂
Thank you Natasha for such a yummy and easy recipe. I made it on Christmas. Everyone loved it. Yummy.
Thank you so much for an awesome review! 🙂
Made this for Christmas and the whole family really liked it. The family requested this for all future holiday togethers. Easy and tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for such a nice review 😀. Now I know what to make for tomorrow’s drink during lunch.
Do you think lemon could winks instead of lime? Thank you in advance for your response. Merry Christmas
Lime and cranberry are a better flavor combination than lemon. If you can get a lime, you should use it 🙂
I like everything about this! YUM!
Looks yummy. Can’t wait to make it for our Christmas Eve family get together. Thank you.
p.s. What a beautiful picture of you and your precious baby!!
That sounds like a sweet tradition you have! I hope you all enjoy it and thank you! 🙂
Can you add alcohol to this for an adult drink?
I haven’t tried it so I’m not sure how the flavors would meld and different alcohols would taste different. If you experiment, let me know how it goes 🙂
Just give people the option of adding a shot of vodka to their glass before adding the punch, so that way everyone can still enjoy the yummy non-alcoholic punch. 😀
I’ll be trying it for our Christmas Day. I don’t drink anymore, so I’ll put it out there for people to BYO voddy 😉
Hi Natasha, just discovered your blog and it’s really fantastic!
So many great recipes!
PS: my father is Ukrainian, so it’s nice to meet a sister online!
That’s awesome! Welcome to my blog 🙂
I LOVE pineapple juice!! I can’t wait to make this refreshing drink!!! 🙂
Same here :). Thanks LaTrice! I hope you really enjoy it 🙂
Natasha, your punch looks fantastic! And the last photo where you are pouring Ginger Ale just made me so thirsty! Yum!
Yes! That means I accomplished my goal :). Those pour shots aren’t as carefree as they look. I should post a behind the scenes shot, except we’d need a third person since I take the shot and my husband is pouring 😉
Haha! I use my husband on some of my action shoots too! I hope you’ll find some time for the “behind the scenes” post. I will be waiting! 🙂
I think my husband would love this! He LOVES pineapple (like he orders it on every pizza he gets) and he loves cranberry ginger ale… so I think this combination may work haha. I will have to try it. Looks very refreshing!!
Pineapple fans would definitely enjoy this! Thanks Natasha (it’s always weird to call someone else by the same name isn’t it?) 😉
I know hahaha. Actually, funny story. I had considered naming my blog “Natasha’s Kitchen” a couple of years ago when I first thought I should start a food blog (took me a lot longer to actually jump in but that’s another story). When I did a search to see if the name was taken, I found your blog, and I’ve been stopping by (usually just lurking) ever since 🙂
Lurking, lol. Even when I was starting 6 years ago, it was not easy to pick a name that hadn’t been taken :).
Natasha, this looks so delicious and refreshing, love all those gorgeous cranberries! 😀
Thank you so much Roxana. I love cranberries on everything this time of year. They almost sparkle 🙂