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Midnight Frost Christmas Punch served in a sugar-rimmed glass with dark berry punch, frozen berries, and citrus garnish for a festive holiday drink.
Hannah Cooking

Midnight Frost Christmas Punch

Midnight Frost Christmas Punch is a stunning deep purple holiday punch made with blackberry, pomegranate, and cranberry juices, topped with fizzy lemon-lime soda. Impressive and easy for parties!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine: American
Calories: 145
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Blackberry juice Chilled
  • 2 cups Pomegranate juice
  • 1 cup Cranberry juice
  • ¼ cup Lemon juice Fresh
  • 2 liters Lemon-lime soda Chilled, added last
  • 2 cups Vodka Optional, for alcoholic version
  • ½ cup Sparkling sugar For rim
  • 1 cup Fresh blackberries Garnish
  • 1 cup Fresh cranberries Garnish
  • 1 cup Frozen blackberries Ice substitute
  • 2 Lemons Lemon slices, garnish

Equipment

  • 1 Large punch bowl For serving
  • 1 Ladle Easy pouring
  • 1 Large pitcher Mixing juice base
  • 1 Shallow plate Sugar rimming
  • 12 Glasses Cocktail or punch cups
  • 1 Measuring cup set Accurate ratios

Method
 

  1. Rim glasses by dipping the edge in lemon juice, then into sparkling sugar on a shallow plate.
  2. In a large pitcher or punch bowl, stir together blackberry juice, pomegranate juice, cranberry juice, and lemon juice.
  3. Chill juice mixture for 2 hours or until well chilled.
  4. Right before serving, pour in chilled lemon-lime soda (and vodka, if using) and stir gently.
  5. Add fresh and frozen blackberries, cranberries, and lemon slices to float on top.
  6. Ladle punch into rimmed glasses and serve immediately.

Notes

Make it non-alcoholic by skipping the vodka. You can also freeze extra juice in ice cube trays to chill the punch without dilution.