Punch Party

You may be telling your guests to BYOB, but liven up the gathering with a group-friendly punch, too. It’ll serve – and satisfy – the masses.

Punch Party

Orange Dream Punch –

Servings: 30 (4 ounce)

Ingredients:
1/2 gallon orange sherbet
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale

Preparation:
Place the sherbet and frozen orange juice concentrate in a punch bowl. Allow it to thaw for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the ginger ale and serve.


Champagne Shorbet –

(alcoholic)
Servings: 20

Ingredients:
2 bottles of Champagne (Or sparkling wine)
1 bottle of White Wine (Dessert wine)
1 quart of Sherbet (Lemon)

Preparation:
Stir gently the champagne and the white wine into a punch bowl. Add a large block of ice and scoops of lemon sherbet. Garnish with frozen lemon slices.


Blue Hawaii –

(alcoholic)
Ingredients:
1 bottle of Champagne
1 bottle of Blue Hawaiian Maui Schnapps
Pineapple Juice

Preparation:
Add both bottles of alcohol and then pineapple juice to taste.


Fruit Punch –

Servings: 30 (4 ounce) servings

Ingredients:
1/2 (64 fluid ounce) bottle fruit punch, chilled
1/2 (64 fluid ounce) bottle unsweetened pineapple juice, chilled
1/2 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled
4 cups orange sherbet

Preparation:
Mix together the fruit punch, pineapple juice and ginger ale in a punch bowl. Add scoops of sherbet into the punch. Wait for the sherbet to begin to melt (approximately 10 minutes). Stir gently and serve.
 

Snowball –

(hot, alcoholic)
Ingredients:
1/2 oz. Cinnamon Schnapps
1/2 oz. Kahlua
5 oz. Coffee (Hot)

Preparation:
Pour all ingredients into a coffee mug. Garnish with whipped cream.


Harvest Punch –

(hot)
Ingredients:
1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate -- thawed
1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate -- thawed
1 (6 oz.) can frozen pineapple juice concentrate -- thawed
10 c. water
6 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a 4-quart saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Take out cloves and cinnamon and discard. Serve hot.

For more punch recipes, visit other resourceful recipe websites like www.cooksrecipes.com, www.allrecipes.com and www.recipesource.com.


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