Coconut White Christmas Margaritas (Mocktail or Cocktail)
Published Dec 14, 2020 Updated Nov 05, 2026
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Get into the Christmas spirit with this easy White Christmas Margarita recipe! Shake coconut milk, coconut water, coconut syrup, and fresh lime juice with non-alcoholic tequila for the mocktail (or regular tequila for the cocktail), then pour it over crushed ice. Make one glass in 5 minutes, or a whole pitcher for your holiday party. It’s crisp, creamy, and totally refreshing!
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Author’s Note
The Best Christmas Cocktail or Mocktail for a Party!
These easily became my favorite winter cocktail! This really is the best Christmas cocktail or mocktail for a party or gathering this holiday season.
Make a pitcher or an individual drink with a few simple ingredients, then top with rosemary sprigs, sugared cranberries, and a lime wedge for a beautiful and delicious beverage. Set them out with my pull-apart cheesy garlic Christmas tree bread, and you’ve got a party!
Ingredient Notes
- non-alcoholic tequila: The best non-alcoholic tequilas are Ritual and Free Spirits. Use their silver tequila or blanco options. If you’re sticking with the mocktail, I’ve got a whole collection of mocktail recipes for y’all.
- coconut syrup: I prefer sugar-free. I don’t recommend using cream of coconut as it’s incredibly sweet. It’s better to use coconut milk and adjust the sweetness to taste.
How to Make White Christmas Margaritas
Step 1: Add a scoop of crushed ice to a cocktail shaker with all of the other mocktail or cocktail ingredients, except the garnish and the Olipop. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Give it a taste, and if you want it sweeter, add a little more coconut syrup.
Step 2: Want a salt or sugar rim? Rub a lime wedge around the rim of an empty 12-ounce glass, then dip it into a shallow plate of coarse salt or sugar (for extra sweetness!). Fill the glass with fresh crushed ice and pour the shaken drink over the ice. Leave a little room at the top for a splash of Olipop lemon-lime soda or sparkling water.
Step 3: Top each drink with cranberries and a lime wedge. Add a sprig of fresh rosemary for a little extra holiday taste and feel. For a pretty garnish, roll the cranberries in lime juice and sugar, or use my candied cranberries made with allulose simple syrup for an even more festive cocktail. Enjoy!
Mac’s Pro Tips
Crushed Ice Is a Game-Changer (Plus a Party Pitcher!)
- Use crushed ice. It really is a game-changer for this cocktail. I love going to Sonic and buying a bag of their crushed ice. If you don’t have a Sonic nearby, add some ice to a bag and use a meat mallet to crush up the ice.
- Hosting a holiday party? Make the pitcher version, which serves 8, and you’ll find the amounts in the recipe card notes below.
- If you love these glasses, I picked them up at TJ Maxx.
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Coconut White Christmas Margaritas (Mocktail or Cocktail)
Ingredients
Mocktail
- 1/2 cup coconut water
- 1/2 cup coconut milk canned unsweetened
- 1 oz. non-alcoholic tequila or regular tequila for cocktail
- 2 tsp coconut syrup sugar-free
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Lime wedges, for the rim and garnish
- Cranberries & Rosemary twigs for garnish
- Crushed Ice
- Olipop lemon-lime soda or sparkling water
- Coarse salt or sugar, for the rim (optional)
Instructions
- Add a scoop of crushed ice and all of the other ingredients except for the garnish and Olipop to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
- Add fresh crushed ice to a 12 oz. glass (rim it first with a lime wedge and coarse salt or sugar, if you like) and pour the shaken drink over the ice. Leave a little room at the top and add a splash of lemon-lime soda or sparkling water of choice.
- Garnish with cranberries, fresh rosemary, and a lime wedge. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you are not dairy-free, feel free to substitute heavy cream for the coconut milk.
- Instead of canned coconut milk, you can use coconut cream and add some water.
- If you don’t have coconut syrup, substitute simple syrup or agave syrup.
- For the cocktail version, use blanco tequila. Gold tequila also works, if that’s what you have on hand. If desired, you could add a splash of coconut rum as well.
- Pitcher Recipe: To make a large batch of these white Christmas margaritas, follow this recipe here (serves 8). Stir everything except the garnish, crushed ice, and Olipop together in a large pitcher. Then pour it into glasses filled with crushed ice.
- 4 cups coconut water
- 4 cups coconut milk (canned, unsweetened)
- 8 oz. non-alcoholic tequila or regular tequila for cocktail
- 16 tsp coconut syrup, sugar-free
- 8 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Cranberries & Rosemary twigs for garnish
- Crushed Ice
- Top each drink with Olipop lemon-lime soda or sparkling water
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Strong, just the right amount of sweetness, & totally creative! I really enjoyed! Was a tad hard to find white cranberry juice but had success at local wal-mart.
YAY! Lisa. So happy you loved it. They have easily become my favorite winter cocktail.
Made these on Christmas Eve and very much enjoyed myself. My husband was skeptical to try because he does not like tequila. But I think the combo of the coconut milk & cranberry juice help conceal the taste of the tequila lol. I added a little simple syrup for extra sweetness (although it probably did not need it). These were a great special treat to have for the holidays – I will definitely save this recipe to use again next year!
Where did you get the glasses used with this recipe?
I picked them up a couple years back at TJ Maxx.