Pomegranate Orange Mocktail (Whole30)

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Jan 14, 2025 - 15:37

Looking for a festive non-alcoholic drink to serve at your next holiday party? Make a pitcher of my Whole30-friendly Pomegranate Orange Mocktail!

A collage of the steps needed to make a Pomegranate Orange Mocktail.

This Whole30-friendly bubbly drink is perfect for all your partygoers, especially if they’re paleo, underage, or a fellow sufferer of Asian Flush/Glow. My Pomegranate Orange Mocktail is the perfect marriage of tangy pomegranate juice, sweet orange juice, and spicy ginger—and you won’t even miss the alcohol!

Overhead shot that shows a few glasses filled with Whole30-friendly Pomegranate Orange Mocktail

Of course, if you want to turn this mocktail into a full-on adult beverage, you can replace the sparkling water with champagne or prosecco. Don’t worry—your secret is safe with me!

Ingredients

Medium orange
Grated fresh ginger (Pro tip: use a microplane to zest a frozen piece of peeled ginger root)
Pomegranate juice (no sugar added)
Unflavored sparkling water
Pomegranate arils (optional garnish)

How to make pomegranate orange mocktail

Peel the zest off the orange using a vegetable peeler. Make sure you don’t scrape too deep ’cause the white stuff’s bitter.

A person in a red apron is peeling the zest off of an orange with a vegetable peeler.

Reserve a few pieces of zest for garnish and add the rest to a large pitcher. Juice the orange…

A person in a red apron is juicing a half of anorange with a manual juicer.

…and pour the juice into the pitcher with the zest. Add the grated ginger (a.k.a. ginger snow)…

An Asian woman in glasses is pouring fresh squeezed orange juice and freshly grated ginger into a pitcher.

…pomegranate juice, and sparkling water.

When you’re ready to serve, stir well and strain before pouring into cocktail glasses filled with ice.

Pouring a pomegranate orange juice mocktail through a strainer and into a fancy glass for serving.

Garnish the mocktail with the reserved orange zest and some pomegranate arils.

A person in a red apron is adding a piece of twisted orange zest and pomegranate arils to a glass filled with a pomegranate orange juice mocktail.

Cheers!

Closeup of the finished Pomegranate Orange Mocktail.

More festive alcohol-free drink recipes

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Pomegranate, Orange, Ginger Mocktail

This Whole30-friendly Pomegranate Orange Mocktail is perfect for all your partygoers who want a bubbly and zesty non-alcoholic drink!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword gluten-free, holiday, low carb, mocktail, non-alcoholic drinks, paleo, pomegranate, Primal, Whole30

Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 39kcal

Author Michelle Tam

Ingredients

1 medium orange
1 teaspoon grated ginger Pro tip: use a microplane to zest a frozen piece of peeled ginger root
1 cup pomegranate juice no sugar added
4 cups sparkling water
¼ cup pomegranate arils optional, garnish

Instructions

Peel the zest off the orange using a vegetable peeler. Make sure you don’t scrape too deep ’cause the white stuff’s bitter. Reserve a few pieces of zest for garnish and add the rest to a large pitcher
Juice the orange and pour the OJ into the pitcher with the zest. Add the grated ginger (a.k.a. ginger snow), pomegranate juice, and sparkling water.
When you’re ready to serve, stir well and strain before pouring into cocktail glasses filled with ice. Garnish the mocktail with some pomegranate arils and the reserved orange zest.