Non Alcoholic Punch
You don’t always need alcohol to have a great time. Sometimes a great tasting drink is all it takes. Having a non-alcoholic drink on hand is strongly recommended when you are preparing for your guests.
This task need not be time consuming or expensive. We’ve prepared some great recipes we found in our own searches. Try these out at your next gathering. Your taste buds and your guests will thank you.
Lime Sherbet Punch
Rating: 5 Stars
Ingredients:
2 quarts lime sherbet
2 liters ginger ale
1 (46-ounce) can pineapple juice
Lemon slices
Lime slices
Maraschino cherries
Directions:
In a punch bowl, add 2 quarts of lime sherbet. Then add ginger ale and pineapple juice. Decorate with lemon and lime slices and some maraschino cherries.
Watermelon Punch
Rating: 5 Stars
Ingredients:
6 cups cubed, seeded watermelon
1/3 cup Simple Syrup, recipe follows
1 (12-ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
Crushed ice
Directions:
Combine watermelon and Simple Syrup in container of an electric blender; process until smooth. Push mixture through a fine-mesh strainer, discarding solids.
Return watermelon syrup to blender. Add lemonade concentrate and pineapple juice and blend well. Serve over crushed ice.
Simple Syrup:
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
In a small saucepan, combine water and sugar; cook over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool.
Cranberry Citrus Punch
Rating: 4 Stars
Ingredients:
1 (12-ounce) can frozen cranberry concentrate
31/2 cups fresh orange juice
1 liter lemon-lime soda
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. Divide into smaller pitchers for easy serving. Serve over ice.
Creative Hint:
Any punch is best served as cold as you can get it which involves lots of ice. As the night progresses, the melting ice will water down the flavor of the non alcoholic punch. Flavored ice cubes may be the answer. This fun and creative idea will keep your punch tasting great, and is fun to boot.
Just poor some punch or fruit juice into your ice tray and let it freeze. That’s it! You have flavored ice cubes to keep your punch cold and your guests happy!
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