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Pink Punch – Recipe

pink-punch-1Punch is one of those drinks that looks elegant, and tastes great, no matter what the occasion for celebration.  I have posted a Baby Blue Punch for blue theme baby shower, so to be fair, I am posting a recipe for a Pink Punch, for the pink theme baby shower.
This punch has a very refreshing taste, and an appealing rosy color.  Very simple to prepare, and one recipe serves 40.

Ingredients:

  • 32 ounce bottle of apple juice, chilled
  • 12 ounce can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 ½ liters ginger ale
  • 1 apple – sliced horizontally into ¼ inch thick slices (optional)

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, combine apple juice, cranberry juice concentrate, and orange juice.
  2. Stir until dissolved.
  3. Slowly pour in ginger ale.
  4. Float apple slices on top of punch.

Tip: I used a cookie cutter, and cut out little hearts in the middle of the apple slices, which at the same time removed the core.

Baby Blue Punch – Recipe

baby-blue-punchThis punch makes a very interesting addition to a blue theme for a baby shower.
The baby blue color of the punch resembles the sky, and the melting ice cream scoops, resemble frothy white clouds.
It is non-alcoholic, thus very inviting for the mother-to-be.

Ingredients:

  • 1 (.13 ounce package of blue, berry flavored unsweetened drink mix)
  • 2 liter bottle lemon-lime soda
  • 64 oz. white cranberry juice
  • 8 scoops vanilla ice cream

Directions:

  1. In a large punch bowl, stir together the drink mix, lemon-lime soda, and white cranberry juice.
  2. Float scoops of ice cram on top

Tip: If you like this punch to be sweeter, you may add 1 cup of sugar.  I like this recipe without the additional sugar.