Gluten Free N/a Cocktails

[MNMAC]

Having been gluten free for over 3 years and recently alchohol free, I am looking for ideas for something good to drink at a few holiday parties I will be attending soon. Nothing too fancy but something other than a soda or water. Does anything go good with 7 up or ginger ale? I appreciate any suggestions, Merry Christmas.

[mamaw]

Shirley temple  without the  booze, spritzers without  booze.....

[LauraTX]

As a kid we always had punch made with 7up and sherbet at our Christmas parties.  Can just put it in a big bowl.

[SMRI]

Subsitute sparkling cider for the champagne 

 

Pomegranate-Cranberry Sparkler
Serves 6-8

1 cup Pomegranate Juice
1 cup Unsweetened Cranberry Juice
Orange Simple Syrup (recipe below)
Juice of one large orange
Chilled Champagne
Pomegranate seeds for garnish (optional but highly recommended)

Orange Simple Syrup
1 orange, peeled
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Directions:
1. Using a vegetable peeler, peel orange rind in long strips and set aside. (You only want the orange portion of the rind only, not the bitter white pith)
2. In a small saucepan combine orange rind, sugar and water. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat and stir with a wooden spoon until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow syrup to cool completely. Remove orange rind and discard. Chill simple syrup until you are ready to use it.

To Assemble the Sparkler
1. In a pitcher combine orange simple syrup, pomegranate juice, cranberry juice and orange juice. Stir to combine and chill until ready to serve.
2. To serve cocktail add a few pomegranate seeds to each champagne flute. Fill flutes 1/3 of the way full with juice mixture. Top with champagne.

[SMRI]

Grapefruit Juice, a squirt of lemon juice and some 7-up.

 

Cranberry juice and orange juice mixed with some 7-up

 

Punch:

 

1 can frozen lemonaid

1 can frozen limeaid

1 large can pineapple juice (the ones you have to open with a bottle opener--Hi-C type can)

1 quart sherbert (raspberry or lime for Christmas)

1 bottle ginger ale

 

Mix and serve.  I freeze various fruits in a bundt cake pan with prepared limeaid (Cranberries would be nice for Christmas), to keep it cold.