Keto Kid’s Christmas Punch
Make this Keto kid’s Christmas punch recipe for a refreshing, fizzy, fruity drink that adults can enjoy as well. It requires a little bit of prep in your kitchen to get fresh cranberry juice in the punch, but the kids will never know the difference between this drink and other high-calorie beverages with added sugar. The only sugar in this punch is the natural sugar from the fruit. The Christmas punch is sweetened with liquid stevia drops, which you can adjust to your taste. If you’re only serving adults but looking for Keto drink ideas, feel free to add your favorite liquor to the punchbowl!
How to Make It
Step 1
Add frozen cranberries, water, lemon juice, and liquid stevia to a pot on the stove. Cover the pot, bring the ingredients to a boil then reduce it to a simmer. Simmer the pot until the cranberries are really soft and have released liquid – about 10 minutes. Then, you can smash the cranberries with a fork.
Step 2
Remove the pot from the stove and continue smashing the cranberries until they’re totally macerated. Next, you’ll need to press the cranberries through a sieve or strainer to extract only the liquid. At this point, you can add small amounts of water (1 teaspoon at a time) to help loosen the ingredients in your strainer. Press out all the juice into a clean bowl or glass.
Step 3
Discard the pulp and seeds, and leave the cranberry juice aside to cool down. For smaller batches, this may only take about 15 minutes. You can also chill the cranberry juice in your refrigerator for short amounts of time. Once the juice is cool, pour it into the bottom of a strainer. Whisk fresh-squeezed orange juice into the cranberry juice.
Step 4
For the final step, select a citrus-flavored sparkling water to fill the pitcher and finish the punch. In this recipe, sparkling grapefruit was chosen. Additional suggestions for flavors are in the introduction of the recipe. You can serve the Christmas punch immediately over ice or chill it in your refrigerator until it’s cold.
Ingredients
- Cranberries, fresh
4 oz
- Water
0.25 cup
- Lemon juice
2 tsp
- Liquid stevia
20 Drop
- Orange juice
1 each – juice from one orange
- Sparkling water
28 fl oz