From Kombucha To Panna Cotta: 3 Cranberry Drinks For The Holidays

Last Updated:December 23, 2025, 11:21 IST

Celebrate Christmas and New Year with festive cranberry drinks, from elegant panna cotta to refreshing kombucha and smoothies. Easy holiday recipes with seasonal flavour.

Christmas and New Year celebrations are the perfect time to serve drinks that feel festive, refreshing, and indulgent. Cranberries, with their vibrant colour and naturally tangy flavour, bring a seasonal charm to both celebratory and nourishing beverages. From elegant dessert-style serves to light, refreshing drinks and wholesome blends, cranberry-based drinks fit beautifully into holiday menus.

Here are three cranberry drink recipes ideal for Christmas and New Year

Cranberry Panna Cotta

Ingredients

• US cranberry juice – 1 cup

• Fresh cream – 250 ml

• Sugar – 100 g

• Gelatin – 20 g

• Dried cranberries – a few (for garnish)

Method

• In a saucepan or deep pan, take cranberry juice and sugar. Heat on a moderate flame and add gelatin. Strain and allow it to cool.

• In another pan, heat the cream with sugar. Ensure the sugar dissolves completely, then add gelatin. Strain and allow it to cool.

• Take a glass and first add the cranberry mixture. Set it in the refrigerator.

• Top it with the cream mixture and repeat the process one more time.

• Set in a chiller, garnish with dried cranberries, and serve chilled.

Cranberry Kombucha

Ingredients

• Kombucha base or SCOBY – 5 litres

• US cranberries – 80 g

• Fresh mint – a few leaves

Method

• Chill the kombucha base.

• Pour it into chilled serving glasses.

• Add cranberries and mint.

• Serve immediately.

Cranberry Raspberry Smoothie

Ingredients

• Dried cranberries – 3.5 oz

• Cranberry juice – 1⅓ cups

• Organic lime – 1

• Fresh raspberries – 5 oz

• (Alternatively, frozen raspberries, defrosted)

• Kefir – 5 oz

• Vanilla sugar – 2 packets

• Melissa or mint – for decoration

Method

• Cook the cranberries and cranberry juice for 4 to 5 minutes without a lid. Cover and leave to cool overnight.

• Wash the lime, grate off the peel, and squeeze out the juice. Press the raspberries through a sieve.

• Add the cranberries with liquid, lime peel and juice, raspberry purée, kefir, and vanilla sugar into a blender. Blend well on the highest setting.

• Pour into glasses and serve, decorated with melissa or mint.