One taste and you’ll fall in love with this Love Potion mocktail – a sparkling pink non-alcoholic drink recipe that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, baby or bridal showers, or any special occasion!

Two gold-rimmed glasses with pink raspberry punch and a gold raspberry swizzle stick garnish.

🥂 The perfect non-alcoholic mocktail

Love Potion Number 9 isn’t just a catchy little song you hear on the oldies station — it’s also a delicious pink punch!

This is one of my favorite drinks to make when I’m hosting a shower or a brunch. It’s easy, versatile, absolutely delicious, and, with its frothy pink color, also extremely cute! Here are a few reasons you’ll fall in love with this love potion:

  • It’s non-alcoholic, so the whole family can enjoy
  • You only need five ingredients
  • It has a fresh, vibrant raspberry flavor from both raspberry puree and sherbet
  • It’s bubbly and pink, so you’ll feel 38.5% fancier when you drink it

Of course this punch is delicious year-round, but it’s especially fun to make this for Valentine’s Day! Serve it with some of our favorite Valentine’s Day dessert recipes, like these popular Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies, adorable mini Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cakes, or elegant Truffle-Topped Heart Cake.

Hand lifting up a gold-rimmed glass filled with pink Valentine's Day punch.

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🧾 What You’ll Need

Mocktail Ingredients

This party punch is a 5-ingredient wonder, and 2 of those ingredients are optional! Here’s what you’ll need to pick up to make your love potion: (Links are affiliate links and I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.)

  • Raspberries: Ripe, juicy fresh raspberries will give you the best flavor, but sometimes it’s hard to find good berries in the off-season. You can substitute defrosted frozen berries if that’s what you have.
  • Sugar: Sugar and lemon juice are both optional, but they help bring out the sweet-tart flavor of the raspberries. I add them when my berries are a little lackluster, or if I’m using frozen berries.
  • Lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice can really perk up boring berries. If you’re skipping the sugar, you’ll probably also want to skip the juice, unless your berries are really sweet.
  • Raspberry sherbet: Don’t skip the sherbet! It accentuates the raspberry flavor and makes the punch wonderfully creamy.
  • Sparkling pink lemonade: Top up your drinks with a little pink bubbly! My absolute favorite is Fentiman’s rose lemonade – the combination of raspberry and rose flavors in the punch are incredible. But you can use sparkling berry lemonade or regular sparkling lemonade if you prefer. Want to make this more of a cocktail and less of a mocktail? Check out the FAQ section below for some suggestions.

Drink Supplies

No special equipment here — just a fork, a scoop, and some cups. Because I regularly get questions about the glasses and drink picks in the photos, I’m sharing some recommendations if you want to complete the look:

Hand sprinkling edible gold stars on top of a glass of pink Valentine's Day punch.

📋 How to make this love potion

Just a few simple steps and you’ll be enjoying your pink drink in no time! Here’s how quickly it comes together:

Two photo collage showing how to make fresh raspberry puree.
  • Combine fresh (or frozen defrosted) raspberries in a bowl with a bit of lemon juice and sugar.
  • Mash them with a fork until the berries have broken down and you have a sweet-tart raspberry puree.
  • Optional: If you don’t like the thought of raspberry seeds in your drink, you can strain the puree through a wire mesh strainer.
Two photo collage showing adding raspberry puree and sherbet to a glass.
  • Fill the bottom of your glasses with a generous spoonful of fresh raspberry puree.
  • Next add a scoop of raspberry sherbet. I love the way sherbet melts into this drink and makes it so fun and frothy.
Two photo collage showing adding pink lemonade to a glass and garnishing it with fresh raspberries.
  • Top up the glasses with sparkling berry lemonade or sparkling rose lemonade.
  • Add a garnish of fresh raspberries, and enjoy!
  • Optional: add a sprinkling of edible gold hearts on top right before serving if you want to really take things over the top!
Four gold-rimmed champagne glasses filled with frothy pink Valentine's Day punch.

💡 Tips and FAQs  

Tall gold-rimmed glasses with pink punch inside and a fresh raspberry garnish.
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Four gold-rimmed glasses with pink raspberry punch and gold raspberry swizzle stick garnishes.

Love Potion Valentine’s Day Drink

5 from 11 votes
One taste and you’ll fall in love with this “Love Potion” mocktail – a sparkling pink non-alcoholic drink recipe that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, baby or bridal showers, or any special occasion!
Prep5 minutes
Cook0 minutes
Total5 minutes
Yields6 servings

Ingredients

  • ½ cup fresh raspberries see Note below
  • 1 TBSP granulated sugar
  • 1 TBSP lemon juice freshly squeezed preferable
  • 1 pint raspberry sherbet
  • 3 cups sparkling berry lemonade see Note below

Instructions 

  • Combine the fresh raspberries, granulated sugar, and lemon juice in a bowl, and mash them together with a fork until you have a berry puree.
  • Place a generous spoonful of puree at the bottom of 6 glasses. (I used 7 oz French champagne glasses). Top with a small scoop of raspberry sherbet, and fill the cups to the brim with sparkling berry lemonade. Garnish with a few more fresh berries, if desired, then enjoy!

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Recipe Notes

Yield: The glasses I used were 7 oz, so yield and calories were calculated based on that. Your yield may vary depending on the size of your glasses.
To make in a punch bowl:  First combine the raspberry puree and sparkling lemonade in a punch bowl and whisk them together. Next add scoops of sherbet, and stir briefly so the sherbet melts a little and the drink gets creamy. Ladle into cups and enjoy!
 

Measuring Tips

Our recipes are developed using weight measurements, and we highly recommend using a kitchen scale for baking whenever possible. However, if you prefer to use cups, volume measurements are provided as well. PLEASE NOTE: the adage “8 oz = 1 cup” is NOT true when speaking about weight, so don’t be concerned if the measurements don’t fit this formula.

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Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal
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24 Comments

  1. This pretty drink is going to be perfect to make for my family for Valentine’s day. I love the name and it’s nice to have a non alcoholic option.

  2. What a fun drink! I love that this is non-alcoholic, but it can easily be made into a cocktail so everyone can enjoy it!