12 Warm Spiced Cranberry Drinks

Tart cranberries and warm spices are a match made for chilly weather. These 12 warm spiced cranberry drinks include mulled punches, slow cooker ciders, cozy mocktails, and a few spirited options for grown-up gatherings. Keep a pot simmering all season.

Below you’ll find 12 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Classic Mulled Cranberry Punch

The holiday simmer pot — cranberry, orange, and mulling spices.

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups apple cider
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 orange, sliced
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 star anise

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
2. Simmer 20 minutes.
3. Strain out whole spices.
4. Serve in mugs.
5. Garnish with orange slices.
6. Keep warm on low for guests.

2. Slow Cooker Cranberry Cider

Set it and forget it — spiced cider ready when guests arrive.

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp whole cloves
• 1 orange, sliced
• 1/2 cup cranberries

Instructions

1. Add everything to the slow cooker.
2. Stir to dissolve sugar.
3. Cook on LOW 3–4 hours.
4. Strain if desired.
5. Keep on WARM.
6. Serve in mugs with cinnamon sticks.

3. Sparkling Cranberry Spice Mocktail

Warm-spiced cranberry with a fizzy ginger finish.

Ingredients

• 3 cups cranberry juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 cups ginger ale
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole cloves
• 1/4 cup honey
• orange slices

Instructions

1. Simmer juices with spices and honey 15 minutes.
2. Strain out spices.
3. Pour into mugs.
4. Top each with ginger ale.
5. Garnish with orange slices.
6. Serve warm.

4. Maple Cranberry Hot Cider

Maple syrup adds deep sweetness to this spiced cider.

Ingredients

• 4 cups apple cider
• 2 cups cranberry juice
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp whole allspice
• 1 orange, sliced

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a pot.
2. Simmer 20 minutes.
3. Strain out spices.
4. Serve warm.
5. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.
6. Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days.

5. Bourbon Cranberry Warmer

A spirited warmer with bourbon, orange, and spice.

Ingredients

• 3 cups cranberry juice
• 1 cup bourbon
• 1/2 cup orange liqueur
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 cup honey
• orange twists

Instructions

1. Simmer cranberry juice with cinnamon 15 minutes.
2. Stir in honey until dissolved.
3. Add bourbon and orange liqueur.
4. Warm gently; do not boil.
5. Serve in mugs.
6. Garnish with orange twists.

6. Kid-Friendly Cranberry Punch

All the cozy spice, none of the alcohol — kids love it.

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry juice
• 1 cup white grape juice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 tsp vanilla
• apple slices

Instructions

1. Simmer juices with spices 15 minutes.
2. Stir in honey and vanilla.
3. Strain out whole spices.
4. Serve warm.
5. Garnish with apple slices.
6. Keep warm for refills.

7. Cranberry Chai Tea Latte

Tart cranberry meets creamy spiced chai.

Ingredients

• 3 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups chai tea, brewed strong
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• milk or cream, optional

Instructions

1. Brew strong chai tea.
2. Simmer with cranberry juice, honey, and spices 10 minutes.
3. Strain.
4. Add a splash of milk if desired.
5. Serve in mugs.
6. Dust with cinnamon.

8. Apple Brandy Cranberry Toddy

A sophisticated hot toddy with apple brandy and maple.

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry juice
• 1 cup apple brandy
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 orange, sliced

Instructions

1. Simmer cranberry juice with spices 15 minutes.
2. Stir in maple syrup.
3. Add apple brandy.
4. Warm gently.
5. Serve in heatproof glasses.
6. Garnish with orange slices.

9. White Chocolate Cranberry Cocoa

Creamy white chocolate with a tart cranberry swirl.

Ingredients

• 3 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups hot white chocolate (made)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• whipped cream
• fresh cranberries

Instructions

1. Heat white chocolate drink until steaming.
2. Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. Pour into mugs.
4. Top with a swirl of cranberry juice.
5. Add whipped cream.
6. Garnish with cranberries.

10. Cranberry Pomegranate Mulled Punch

Double the ruby-red fruit, double the festive flavor.

Ingredients

• 4 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups pomegranate juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 star anise
• pomegranate seeds

Instructions

1. Combine juices, honey, and spices.
2. Simmer 20 minutes.
3. Strain out whole spices.
4. Serve warm.
5. Top with pomegranate seeds.
6. Keep warm on the stove.

11. Spiced Rum Cranberry Punch

Party-ready punch with spiced rum and brown sugar.

Ingredients

• 3 cups cranberry juice
• 1 cup spiced rum
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp whole cloves
• 1 orange, sliced

Instructions

1. Simmer cranberry juice with spices 15 minutes.
2. Stir in brown sugar.
3. Add spiced rum.
4. Warm gently.
5. Serve in a punch bowl or mugs.
6. Garnish with orange slices.

12. Cranberry Tea Toddy

A soothing tea-based warmer for cold evenings.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cranberry juice
• 2 cups strong black tea
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 lemon, sliced

Instructions

1. Brew strong black tea.
2. Simmer with cranberry juice, honey, and spices 10 minutes.
3. Strain.
4. Serve in mugs.
5. Add lemon slices.
6. Sip slowly.