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Get in a festive mood with these sparkling ginger pomegranate mocktail! Pomegranate juice is a lovely combination with ginger ale or non-alcoholic ginger beer for the ultimate Christmas morning mocktail that you can make in just 5 minutes.
A Quick Look: Ginger Pomegranate Mocktail
- Prep time: Only 5 minutes.
- Servings – This will serve 2-4 people depending on what glasses are used.
- Main ingredients: Pomegranate juice and seeds, ginger ale, sparkling water, and fresh mint.
- When to serve: Christmas morning, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day or any time in the fall and winter! It’s a great pregnancy mocktail or baby shower drink. The tart flavors with ginger and mint also make it ideal for days you have nausea or even a migraine attack.
- Dietary information: This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, low histamine (no citrus in this recipe), Mediterranean diet, and migraine diet friendly. By cutting the ginger ale with sparkling water, we also reduce the sugar. No simple syrup used in this recipe! You can make it even lower sugar by using my homemade ginger ale recipe.
- Why you’ll love it: These sparkling pomegranate mocktails combine pomegranate with ginger ale for a refreshing non-alcoholic drink that is perfect for holidays or high nausea days.
Pair these with any holiday dinner, like stuffing balls and cast iron roast chicken. Want a batch for a huge crowd? Try this non-alcoholic pomegranate sangria.
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Ingredients
- Pomegranate Juice – Look for 100% unsweetened pomegranate juice. I used Trader Joe’s (pictured above). You can also substitute this with cranberry juice or pomegranate cherry juice. If you have tart cherry juice on hand, try these tart cherry juice mocktails instead.
- Ginger Ale or Non-Alcoholic Ginger Beer – Of course I had to test the best ginger beers and which one you choose does affect the flavor overall. I recommend either Regatta, Central Market Light, or Fever Tree for this particular recipe. Want a very strong ginger flavor? Mix in this homemade ginger juice!
- Sparkling Water / Soda Water – I like to go with a super fizzy sparkling water like Topo Chico, but just choose your favorite.
- Fresh Mint – This lends a light and refreshing flavor.
- Pomegranate Arils – Usually these are found with fresh fruit in the grocery store in small packages. Pom is one brand. I find the best deal at Trader Joe’s. You could also cut a fresh pomegranate and harvest the arils yourself!
- (Optional) Lime – A squeeze of lime would be great here, but can be left out for those in a migraine elimination period.
How to Make A Pomegranate Mocktail
- Prep the ingredients – To start making these pomegranate mocktails, place the ingredients on a table.
- Muddle the mint and pomegranate juice – In a mixing glass, combine the pomegranate juice with 6-7 mint leaves and muddle together till you can smell the mint. You can use a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon. Top with sparkling water.
- Pour the soda – Divide the pomegranate mint soda between 3-4 glasses. Add ice and then top with ginger beer.
- Garnish – Top with fresh mint and pomegranate arils and serve!
Garnishes and Serving Suggestions
There are so many great variations of this pomegranate mocktail, so here are a few ideas on how to make it your own.
- Herbs for Garnish – Mint or rosemary provide a great scent and complement the flavors nicely. Rosemary is cute for a Christmas mocktail, whereas mint works great the rest of the year.
- Pomegranate Mules – Pour the mixture into a copper mug as shown above.
- Citrus twist – Add a slice of orange or lime, as well as a small squeeze of the juice to the mocktail for a little bit of a twist. Just note, this would not be low histamine.
- Pomegranate ice cubes – Freeze the pomegranate juice and mint or rosemary into ice cubes to pair with ginger ale or sparkling water. Here’s a video showing how to make pomegranate ice cubes. You can see them shown below with a rosemary garnish.
- Cranberry twist – Use all cranberry juice and fresh cranberries instead of pomegranate.
- Electrolyte addition – Use 1/2 cup pomegranate juice with 1/4 cup of coconut water and a pinch of Redmond’s salt for added electrolytes.
How to Scale This Recipe for a Party
If you want to make this ginger pomegranate mocktail for more than 3-4 people, just scale up.
For 10-12 people you need:
- 3 3/4 cups ginger beer
- 2 1/4 cups pomegranate juice
- 2 1/4 cups soda or sparkling water
- 2 packages of mint
Want To Prep It Ahead?
You can prep this recipe earlier in the day by combining the pomegranate juice with mint and storing it in the fridge, at least 6 hours ahead. The mint flavor will continue to get stronger as it sits, so keep that in mind.
Wait to add the sparkling water and ginger ale till right before serving as you don’t want it to lose it’s carbonation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can add your favorite type of flavored sparkling water to this. I think Waterloo cranberry or Spindrift Orange would work well with these flavors. It definitely adds a twist to plain sparkling water.
You can use all ginger ale or ginger beer with the pomegranate juice if desired. This will not only give a stronger ginger flavor, but will also be a lot more sweet. The sparkling water is used to add carbonation without sugar so the drink is overall not as sweet as it would be with only ginger ale.
If the pomegranate juice is too tart for you, you can add sweetener to the mix. The best way to do this is with maple syrup or agave, which mixes into cold drinks a little better than honey (without clumping). You can also add more ginger ale to the drink to balance it, or if you have apple juice on hand, you can mix half apple juice with half pomegranate juice.
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Sparkling Ginger Pomegranate Mocktail
Equipment
- 3-4 short glasses, coupe glasses, or copper mugs
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup pomegranate juice (unsweetened)
- 6-7 fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
- 3/4 cup club soda or sparkling water
- 1 ¼ cups ginger ale, or non-alcoholic ginger beer
- pomegranate arils for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, muddle mint leaves a few times with the pomegranate juice using a muddler or the back of a wood spoon. This helps to release the mint flavor. Add ice and stir. Add the club soda or sparkling water.
- Divide the pomegranate mixture among 3-4 glasses and fill with ice cubes. Top with ginger beer till full and stir one more time. Garnish with fresh mint and pomegranate arils.
Video
Notes
- You can use ginger ale for a sweeter flavor, a non-alcoholic ginger beer like Regatta or Fever Tree for a stronger ginger flavor, or homemade ginger ale for low sugar.
- Freeze the pomegranate juice and mint or rosemary into ice cube molds to make ahead. Pour ginger ale on top (see picture in the post for how to do this). Rosemary looks better when frozen!
- See post on edits to make for a crowd (10 people) or adjust the serving size in the recipe card accordingly.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This mocktail recipe is a must try, the pomegranate, ginger beer and mint are great flavor pairings which elevate this drink. Thanks Alicia for coming up with this mocktail option, so we can enjoy a trigger free yummy drink during the holidays.
I love the flavor combination of the pomegranate juice and ginger beer, makes for a refreshing drink that also feels special!! Thanks Alicia for this recipe which helps those with VM find great non alcoholic drink substitutes to avoid our migraine triggers!
Thank you so much, Angela!
Loved this recipe. Tastes just like a Moscow mule to me without the alcohol.
What an amazingly delicious drink that has such an elegant appearance and crisp taste! A definite go-to drink
So sweet! Thanks for the review, Amy!
so thankful to have a delicious nonalcoholic option for friends and family (with or without migraine)! Delicious and festive!
Thank you!! I’m drinking these today too. 🙂
Delicious and refreshing and i loved how easy it was to make. I used fever tree and turned out great.