The ladling filled with sweet colorful drink filled into the punch cups... this is the thing that comes to your mind when you think of the yummy punch served in parties and school dances. Containing ingredients like citrus-flavored sodas, soda water, ginger ale or champagne, fresh fruit juices, such as lime and other citrus and fruits, punches are a favorite party drink. In addition to the simple punch recipes, there are also ones with alcohol such as rum and vodka in it. The fruit punch is served in a punch bowl over ice. It can be flavored with a number of spices such as cinnamon, anise, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom and ginger. Here are some easy punch recipes that you can use to make the best punch for your big event.
Easy Fruit Punch Recipes
Sherbet Punch Recipe
Ingredients
•3 quarts of sherbet
•2 quarts of ginger ale
•2 quarts of water
•5 cups of sugar
•4 cups of lemon juice
•4 cups of orange juice
•4 cups of pineapple juice
Preparation
Heat a quart of water and add the sugar. Cook till the sugar has dissolved and then chill the solution. Add pineapple, lemon and orange juices to it. Add two cups of water and then place the mixture in a refrigerator to chill it. While serving your delicious fruit punch, stir in some ginger ale and scoop out the punch with a ladle.
Citrus Party Punch Recipe
Ingredients
•1 cup water
•1/2 cup honey
•1/2 cup sugar
•3 cinnamon sticks
•5 whole cloves
•2 cups pineapple juice
•3 cups orange juice
•1/2 cup lime juice
•1 quart lemon or lime sherbet (softened)
•2 cans cold ginger ale
Preparation
Boil some water in a saucepan and add the sugar to it to make a syrup. Now add in the cinnamon sticks, cloves, honey to this and stir consistently. Reduce the heat and cook for twenty minutes, uncovered to get a slightly thick syrup. Remove from heat and allow the syrup to cool. Filter out the cloves and cinnamon sticks. Place it in a refrigerator. When making the punch, add the juices into a punch bowl and add the syrup and ginger ale. Serve over ice.
Simple Punch Recipes for Baby Showers
Hawaiian Strawberries Punch
Ingredients
•3 cups frozen strawberries
•2 cups orange juice
•3 cups plain seltzer
•5 tablespoons strawberry jam
•3 cups ice cubes
Preparation
In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, orange juice, seltzer, strawberry jam, and ice cubes. Use a blender to mix the ingredients into a thick consistency.
Pink Party Punch
Ingredients
•1 quart vanilla ice cream
•1 quart rainbow sherbet
•2 quarts pineapple juice
•2 liter bottle of carbonated drinks
Preparation
In a punch bowl, add the ice cream and raspberry sherbet. Now pour in some soda and pineapple juice. Blend this in a juicer to get a lovely party sherbet punch for your baby shower. Read more on baby shower punch recipes.
Simple Punch Recipes with Alcohol
Simple Punch Recipes with Vodka
Ingredients
•2 cans of frozen cranberry juice
•2-liter lemon-lime carbonated drink
•1 can crushed pineapple
•2 cans ginger ale
•3 cans Vodka
Preparation
Combine the frozen cranberry juice with crushed pineapple in a punch bowl. Smash together the ingredients to a paste and pour in some of the carbonated drink. Stir this slowly to create a thick fruit carbonated mix. Before serving, add the vodka and the ginger ale and garnish your punch glasses with a lemon twist peel.
Caribbean Rum Punch Recipe
Ingredients
•750 ml. light rum
•1 qt. apple juice
•Juice of 1 lemon
•3/4 c. sugar
Preparation
In a large punch bowl, combine all ingredients and stir. Refrigerate to chill your rum punch. Before serving, pour the punch mix over ice in punch bowl and the ginger ale. Garnish your lovely Caribbean rum punch with slices of fruit.
Read more on:
•Party Punch Recipes
•Easy Punch Recipes
These lovely and simple punch recipes are quick, fun, easy, festive, as well as inexpensive. So try these recipes for your next event and delight your guests with the yummy punch.
