The holidays are the perfect time to eat, drink and be merry.
You brew coffee at home, you dont walk into Target and you refuse to order avocado toast.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
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Pink Champagne Mocktail
You cant toast the New Year without bubbles.
Fill your flute with this beverage when it comes time to clink glasses at midnight.
Or, sip on one while you help prepare Thanksgiving dinner.
Check outthe recipefrom Allrecipes.
This drink even sneaks in another seasonal favorite sparkling apple cider.
Check outthe recipefrom Rhubarbarians.
Spiced Virgin Apple Martini
Thats spiced, not spiked.
This drink is a step up from your typical sparkling cider spritzer.
It incorporates seasonal spices from cinnamon sticks and candied ginger into a simple syrup for added tastiness.
Check outthe recipefrom Giada De Laurentiis on the Food web link.
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Both turmeric and ginger two of the main ingredients in this drink are known for their antioxidant properties.
The addition of club soda makes it nice and bubbly, and honey sweetens this spicy beverage.
Check outthe recipefrom Making Thyme for Health.
This particular coquito recipe is not only nonalcoholic, its also dairy-free and egg-free.
Made with coconut milk, bananas, maple syrup and nutmeg, you wont even miss the rum.
Check outthe recipefrom Serious Eats.
Candy Cane Christmas Mocktail
Sipping this mocktail is like eating a candy cane only better.
Decorate the rim of a martini glass with crushed candy canes to complete this mocktail.
Check outthe recipefrom This Vivacious Life.
White Hot Chocolate
This isnt your average hot cocoa.
If youre missing the added warmth alcohol gives, why not go for a heated beverage?
Check outthe recipefrom The Recipe Critic.
Check outthe recipefrom The Spruce Eats.
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Nicole Dow is a former senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.
Senior writer Robert Bruce contributed.
