Food Fun Family

A family lifestyle blog about food, family, entertainment, travel and family-friendly products.

  • Home
  • Food
    • All Recipes
    • Main Dishes
    • Desserts
    • Side Dishes
    • Vegetarian dishes
    • Delicious Dishes Recipe Party
    • Recipe Round Ups
    • 15 Minute Suppers
    • Recipe Box
  • Family
    • Tips for Moms
    • Family life
    • Holidays & Celebrations
    • Savvy Living
  • Creative Life
    • Crafts + projects
    • DIY Bath & Body Products
    • Printables and Activity Sheets
    • Photography Tutorials
    • Give Me Your Best Shot – Photostory Friday
  • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Giveaways
    • Book Club
    • Movies
    • Printables and Activity Sheets
    • Blog prompts
  • About
    • Contact Me
    • Privacy Policy
    • Advertise
    • Site Map – Find Your Way Around
You are here: Home / Recipes / Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail Recipe

Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail Recipe

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 by Lolli 16 Comments

Acorn DisclosureThis Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail Recipe is sponsored by DASANI Sparkling Water through Acorn: An Influence Company. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sparkling Mint Cranberry mocktail recipe from Food Fun Family
There is something about a festive punch or a fancy glass filled with a colorful, fruity drink at a holiday get-together that sets the tone for the entire gathering. The only problem – in my case, at least – is that I don’t drink alcohol. It’s rare for me to find a fancy non-alcoholic drink at a party, so I thought it would be fun to come up with a festive party-worthy mocktail for those like me who chose to skip the alcohol.

Let me tell you – I have had a blast experimenting, and I think I’ve come up with the perfect light-but-flavorful drink. It’s so delicious that I couldn’t stop sipping it all day after I made it. And my husband gave the drink two thumbs up as well. He was particularly happy to have a drink made with real ingredients (and not a bunch of unknown chemicals).

I love how colorful and festive this drink is – it’s delicious enough for a holiday party but it’s easy enough for everyday sipping. My inspiration for this sparkling mint cranberry mocktail was berry flavored DASANI sparkling water.

Dasani sparkling water

DASANI Sparkling Water is available at Walmart in 12 packs of 12 ounce cans and comes in four delicious flavors: Lime, Berry, Lemon, Black Cherry. DASANI sparkling water is the perfect mixer because it has ZERO calories, no added colors or sweeteners, is caffeine-free and naturally flavored.

Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail

Sparkling Mint Cranberry mocktail recipe from Food Fun Family

Print
Yum
Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail Recipe #SparklingHolidays

Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail Recipe #SparklingHolidays

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup chopped cranberries
  • 3-4 chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons cream of coconut
  • 3 (12 ounce) cans of DASANI sparkling water, berry flavored
  • mint leaves for garnish

Instructions

  1. Add sugar and water to a small sauce pan; stir and heat until sugar is fully dissolved and mixture starts to thicken slightly.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in chopped cranberries, chopped mint leaves, and cream of coconut.
  3. Spoon this mixture into ice cube tray, dividing evenly among the ice cube sections. Freeze.
  4. Just before serving, divide ice cubes among individual glasses and pour DASANI sparkling water over the fruit cubes. The cubes will dissolve on their own, but you may want to stir a little before serving. Garnish each glass with a mint leaf.
Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by Yummly Rich Recipes
0.1
https://foodfunfamily.com/sparkling-mint-cranberry-mocktail-recipe/

Sparkling Mint Cranberry mocktail recipe from Food Fun Family

Note: the number of glasses you use will depend on the capacity of your glasses – my glasses held a max of 9 ounces, so I couldn’t fit a whole can of DASANI sparkling water into one glass. When I made this recipe, I got 5 servings.

You could also simply add all of the cranberry “cubes” to a glass pitcher and pour 3 cans of DASANI sparkling water over all. If you’re planning on serving this drink in a pitcher, I might recommend doubling the recipe.

Sparkling Mint Cranberry mocktail recipe from Food Fun Family

A few additional notes: the longer you let the cranberry-mint mixture sit in the sparkling water, the more the flavors will blend. Yum! Also, the cranberry mint cubes will not freeze solid but will be thick and gooey (the best word I could come up with!). That’s normal and actually makes the cubes dissolve faster in the sparkling water.

Do you have any favorite non-alcoholic drinks that you enjoy making during the holiday season? I am totally hooked on this simple drink – it’s light and refreshing and doesn’t feel heavy, since it uses natural, unsweetened (and zero calorie!) sparkling water as its base. There is SO MUCH you could do with DASANI sparkling water! I can’t wait to try a new recipe with the lime sparkling water (I LOVE lime flavored drinks).

Sparkling Mint Cranberry mocktail recipe from Food Fun Family

The kids would probably appreciate it if I strained the cranberries and the mint before serving…but I think that’s even more reason to leave them in the drinks. More for me!

Love festive drinks like this mint cranberry mocktail? Then you’ll love out this Pinterest board with more Easy Party Drink Recipes and Ideas. Be sure to check out Dasani’s website for more information.

© 2015, Food Fun Family. All rights reserved.

About Lolli

Lolli has written 3741 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

  • View all posts by Lolli →
  • Blog
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: drinks, entertaining, Holidays & Celebrations, Recipes

« 31 Reasons to Smile This December #InvisalignMom
Monumental [Give Me Your Best Shot] #PSF »

Comments

  1. Cecilia MyThriftStoreAddiction says

    Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 5:49 pm

    This looks refreshing and so festive! Merry Christmas!

  2. Amy says

    Monday, December 19, 2016 at 6:57 pm

    This mocktail looks amazing and is so pretty. I love the way you use the “ice cubes”. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing on Inspire-Monday.

  3. Ashley says

    Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 6:50 am

    This sounds so refreshing! and I love the berries frozen in ice cubes, it’s very pretty. Pinning for later

  4. Sandy Weinstein says

    Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 1:53 am

    i love this, especially the frozen berries. it looks like it would be a very refreshing drink. for adults you could also add some liqour for the holidays, maybe some peppermint snops. i wonder if you could use sweet and low or something similar to make it have less sugar and calories.

  5. shelly peterson says

    Friday, December 11, 2015 at 6:07 am

    This drink looks super yummy and very festive. I am not a big alcohol drinker so this would be perfect for me.

  6. Amy A says

    Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    This looks great and the color of the mocktail is amazing.

  7. Heidi Robbins says

    Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 1:00 pm

    I think this sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe and great images :)

  8. Julie Wood says

    Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 10:36 am

    What a gorgeous drink! I think that I would love to make this colorful drink and have it for the Holidays. It sure looks delicious.

  9. B @ Sequin Notebook says

    Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 8:17 am

    What a great, festive beverage for the non-drinkers! We’re hosting our monthly cocktail linkup on The Sequin Notebook today and would love for you to stop by and share this delish recipe – mocktails are always welcome!

Trackbacks

  1. BEST 10+ Mocktail Recipes To Try This Christmas - Storytime says:
    Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 12:43 pm

    […] via foodfunfamily.com […]

  2. 10+ Delicious Mocktail Recipes to Try this Christmas says:
    Friday, October 4, 2019 at 1:26 pm

    […] via foodfunfamily.com […]

  3. 25 Tempting Mocktails Everyone Will Enjoy | FaVe Mom says:
    Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 6:01 am

    […] Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail – Food Fun Family – I leave out the coconut and we all love it. […]

  4. 90+ Sparkling Drink Recipes for Any and Every Party or Celebration | The Pinning Mama says:
    Friday, January 8, 2016 at 5:41 am

    […] Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail from Food Fun Family. […]

  5. 19 Sparkly Holiday Ideas and Block Party - Rae Gun Ramblings says:
    Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 4:15 pm

    […] | Angel Wing Ornaments | Pumpkin Spice Mini-Cake Doughnuts | Ornament Christmas Wreath Video | Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail | Egg Ornaments | Beaded Christmas Wreath | Cone Christmas […]

  6. Festive Holiday Drinks for Christmas and New Year's Eve | Pocket Change Gourmet says:
    Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 9:44 am

    […] Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail from Food Fun Family […]

  7. 19 Sparkle Holiday Crafts - Making The World Cuter says:
    Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 10:30 pm

    […] | Angel Wing Ornaments | Pumpkin Spice Mini-Cake Doughnuts | Ornament Christmas Wreath Video | Sparkling Mint Cranberry Mocktail | Egg Ornaments | Beaded Christmas Wreath | Cone Christmas […]

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Popular Posts

How to Organize a Desk
Easy Chicken Caesar Salad Pinwheels
Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins {1 PointsPlus}
Easy Kite Making Instructions for Preschool Kids

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Necessary Always Enabled