Tropical Punch

4 cups peach-mango juice (found in the refrigerated juices) divided
1 (15 ounce) can cream of coconut
5 cups pineapple juice
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 3-4 limes)
1 liter bottle of Sprite

1. Combine 3 cups peach-mango juice with the cream of coconut in the blender.  Blend till completely smooth.

2. Combine blended mixture with all other ingredients, except for the Sprite, in a serving bowl or pitcher.  When ready to serve, add Sprite and serve over ice.  Garnish with slices of lime, coconut, and/or pineapple if desired.

The best party punch...ever

1 cup frozen concentrated lemonade (thawed)
6 oz  frozen concentrated orange juice (thawed)
2 cups cranberry juice
3 cups water
1/4 cup super fine sugar
2 liters lemon-lime soda, chilled
Freshly sliced lemons and oranges
Ice

Add the lemonade, orange juice, cranberry juice, water and sugar to a container that has a lid. Stir until all of the sugar is dissolved. Cover and chill the mixture for 1-2 hours. When you are ready to serve the punch, add the mixture to a drink server along with the soda, ice, lemons and oranges. Stir and enjoy!  After everyone left I realized I had left the cut up lemons and oranges in my fridge:(

*recipe and photo courtesy of  savorhome

Christmas Day Cranberry Punch

Cranberry Punch

32 oz. cranberry juice
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
2 cups ginger ale

* Mix all ingredients and serve over ice.

Favorite Sparkling Punch

In a large punch bowl combine:

1 (2-liter) bottle Shasta Diet Grapefruit Soda (Fresca will also work)
1 (12-ounce) can frozen white grape juice, undiluted
1/2 bag of ice

Mix with no water, just lots of ice.

Passion Punch

Ingredients:

2 cups water

2 cups reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail

1 pkt. (makes 2 qt. drink) or 2 pkt. (makes 1 qt. drink each) CRYSTAL LIGHT Raspberry Ice Flavor Drink Mix*

2 cups cold sparkling water

1/2 cup frozen raspberries

 

Directions:

 

ADD water and juice cocktail to drink mix in large glass or plastic pitcher; stir until mix is dissolved.

REFRIGERATE until ready to serve. Stir in sparkling water.

POUR over berries in 6 tall glasses.

From Kraft Recipes

Blackberry Limeade

This is like summer in a glass...so refreshing and delish!

Serves 8

Ingredients:
6 cups water, divided
3 cups fresh blackberries
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
2/3 cup fresh lime juice
Lime wedges and fresh blackberries, for serving

Directions:
Blend the blackberries and 2 cups of water together until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a pitcher. Add the remaining 5 cups of water, sugar (to taste)  and lime juice to the pitcher. Stir until sugar dissolves. Pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish each with a lime wedge and a few blackberries, if desired. 

Fruit Punch

2 pints strawberries, hulled
3 cups sugar
1 48 ounce can pineapple juice
2 6 ounce cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 6 ounce cans frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 liter bottle lemon-lime soda
3 cups water


Combine the orange juice lemonade and pineapple juice and stir well.

Bring 3 cups water and sugar to a boil in a heavy sauce pan and boil until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Let cool. Add the syrup to the fruit juices.

Place the whole strawberries into a ring mold. Pour in enough fruit juice to fill the mold. Freeze. Refrigerate the remaining juice.

When ready to serve, pour the fruit juice into a punch bowl and add the sprite. Float the strawberry ice ring in the punch.

Recipe and photo courtesy Paula Deen

The BEST party punch!!!

I found this recipe  on pinterest from NoBiggie.net and it definitely lives up to it's name! YUM!

1 can frozen pina colada concentrate, thawed  or 1 cup pina colada mix (without rum)
1 can frozen orange pineapple juice concentrate, thawed
2 2L diet lemon-lime soda
1 bag pebble ice ( you can get it at Sonic Drive-In for $1.60ish)
1 bag frozen raspberries

In order (or it will be a foamy mess):  pour the thawed concentrates and one can filled with water four times into your punchbowl and stir.  Add your diet soda to the mixture, then add a half a bag of pebble ice and then your raspberries on top.  She adds this note to the original recipe (NOTE: Do not insult this punch by using the crappy ice cubes from your freezer, The Punch will hate you forever.)  :)
Happy Drinking...and it WILL make you happy!

Limeade Grenadine Punch

1/2 can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
2 liter bottle of Sprite, chilled
1/4-1/2 C. grenadine
Ice- preferably the good ice from Sonic!

Mix the first 3 ingredients in punch bowl or large drink container and mix well add ice and serve!

*This recipe can easily be altered... use 1 can limeade to 2 bottles of sprite etc. Also- I didn't really measure the grenadine I just poured it in until I liked the color of the drink. And also, the ice from Sonic really does make it better!

Raspberry Punch

46 oz. pink grapefruit juice
12 oz rasberry juice(or 12 oz. frozen raspberries)
1 qt rasberry sherbet
2 liters ginger ale

Pour pink grapefruit juice and ginger ale into a punch bowl. Add rasberry juice or frozen raspberries(stir to unthaw). Add sherbet and stir until melted.

Peach Slush

8 C. diced fresh peaches
1 ½ C. orange juice (ready to drink)
½ C. lemon juice
15 oz. can crushed pineapple
½ C. sugar

Mix together and freeze. Serve with sprite or 7up.

Strawberry Party Punch

6 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed
3/4 cup thawed limeade concentrate
1 can (6 ounces) unsweetened pineapple juice
4 cups chilled lemon-lime soda
Ice cubes, optional

Place strawberries in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Stir in limeade concentrate and pineapple juice. Chill until serving.
Transfer to a punch bowl. Just before serving, stir in soda. Serve over ice if desired. Yield: 13 servings (3/4 cup each).
*picture and recipe courtesy of Taste of Home

Coconut Hot Chocolate...

Yummiest Ever Coconut Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

2 cups (1 pint) vanilla ice cream

1 cup fine coconut, or coconut flakes

1/2 cup of your favorite cocoa

1 quart milk

1 cup cream of coconut ( found in the drink isle, near the mixers)

1/2 cup of your favorite chocolate syrup

vanilla extract

Marschino cherries

Directions:

Using small ice cream scoop, roll ice cream into 8 balls, roll in coconut, and place on a non-stick cookie sheet to freeze. Only needs 15-20 minutes! *I start with this while I'm mixing the rest and it is always done when the Hot cocoa is ready!:)

In a large saucepan, combine milk, cocoa, cream of coconut, & vanilla. Scald!

Pour into mugs. Float the coconut ice cream balls in the cocoa. Drizzle ice cream with chocolate syrup, and top with a marschino cherry. DELISH!

Thanksgiving Punch

1 Bottle Cranberry Juice ( I used 1 1/2 bottles cran-rasberry)
2 - 2 liter bottles of Ginger Ale
1/2 gallon Vanilla Ice Cream
optional- float frozen raspberries on top

In a punch bowl, mix cranberry juice and ginger ale. Add vanilla ice cream to center of punch bowl. Allow ice cream to melt slightly. Serve and enjoy.

Almond Punch

1 (6 oz.) can orange juice concentrate

1(6 oz.) can lemonade concentrate

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. almond extract

1 c. sugar

10 c. water

1 lg. bottle of 7-Up or Sprite

Mix the first six ingredients then add 7-Up.

Pineapple Cranberry Punch

1 Can (46 oz.) Dole Pineapple Juice, chilled
1 bottle (32 oz.) cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
1 bottle ( 2 liters) ginger ale, chilled
1/2 can (6 oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
ice cubes

**Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl. Add ice cubes. Can garnish with fresh fruit if desired.

Hawaiian Party Punch

2 12-ounce cans frozen Hawaiian punch concentrate(I used Berry punch from winco)
2 12- ounce cans frozen lemonade concentrate
1 12-ounce cans frozen orange juice concentrate
1 liter ginger ale
1/2 quart raspberry sherbet

1. prepare Hawaiian punch, orange juice and lemonade as directed.
2. Pour all the juices into a large punch bowl
3. Spoon in raspberry sherbet and whip with a wooden spoon.
4. Pour ginger ale gently around the edge of the punch bowl

Pink Bikini Summer Slush

4 c. frozen watermelon chunks
1 c. cut strawberries
2 limes, juiced
1/4 c sugar
1/2 c water

Mix all in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve over crushed ice.

Strawberry Margaritas

Ingredients:
6 lime wedges
3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup sugar, divided
1-1/4 cups water
1 can (6 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate, partially thawed
1 package (16 ounces) frozen unsweetened strawberries
25 ice cubes

Directions
Using lime wedges, moisten the rim of six glasses. Set limes aside for garnish. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons sugar on a plate; hold each glass upside down and dip rim into sugar. Set aside. Discard remaining sugar on plate.
In a blender, combine the water, limeade concentrate, strawberries, ice cubes and remaining sugar; cover and blend until smooth. Pour into prepared glasses. Garnish with reserved limes. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.

Italian Hot Chocolate

"Nun's Revenge"


Serving 2:
1c half and half
1T sugar
1t arrowroot (or other liquid thickener)
2oz. bittersweet chocolate (80% cocoa or higher)
Orange zest or slices for garnish


In medium saucepan, bring half-and-half (minus 2T) to a simmer. Whisk in sugar. Seperately, combine 2T half-and-half and arrowroot and whisk until smooth, then add to medium saucepan. Comtinue mixing for 1 minute. Remove from heat and quickly whisk in chocolate until smooth. Drink will be thick. Pour into cups and top with orange slices or zest and serve.



I call this, "Candybar in a cup." ENJOY!