Apricot Nectar Punch Recipes

AILEEN'S PUNCH

Steps:

• In a punch bowl combine pineapple juice, apricot nectar and limeade; finally, pour in the lemon-lime soda.

APRICOT NECTAR PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine the apricot nectar, thawed orange juice, water and lemon juice in a large bowl.
• Stir until well blended.
• Add the pureed apricots and blend well.
• Immediately before serving, slowly stir in the ginger ale.

APRICOT LEMONADE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 5 minutes., Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar until dissolved; cool slightly. Transfer to a pitcher; cool completely., Add lemonade concentrate and nectar to tea; stir in cold water. Serve over ice with mint.

PEACH PUNCH

Steps:

• Chill the apricot nectar and lemon-lime soda.
• Just before serving time, combine the apricot nectar and the concentrated orange juice in punch bowl. Slowly pour in lemon-lime soda.
• Add the peaches and float generous spoonfuls of ice cream on top of the punch.

MOM'S APRICOT NECTAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
• Mix lemon cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir apricot nectar into the batter and mix well.
• Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cake is lightly browned at the edges and the top springs back when lightly pressed, about 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean or with moist crumbs. Check for doneness after 20 minutes.
• Cool cake completely.
• Mix confectioners' sugar with lemon juice, mixing juice in about 1 tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is fluid and easy to spread. Frosting should run slightly but not be a thin runny glaze.
• Spread frosting on cooled cake and sprinkle with lemon zest to serve.

GOLDIE'S APRICOT NECTAR CAKE (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325º Butter and flour bundt or tube pan and set aside
• 2. With electric mixer, beat together cake mix, sugar, oil and 1 cup apricot nectar in large bowl. Continue to mix with electric mixer, adding eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3. Pour into prepared bundt or tube pan and spread out evenly. Bake in 325º preheated oven for 1 hour. Test cake for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the thickest part. If it comes out clean, the cake is done. Let cool for about 5 minutes in pan, then gently run thin knife or spatula around edges and turn out onto serving plate
• 4. While cake is still warm, drizzle glaze over it. To make glaze, Whisk together confectioners sugar, lemon juice and 1/4 cup apricot nectar until well blended. Optional you can punch small holes in cake to let the glaze penetrate down into the cake, but I never do that.

APRICOT MIST PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine Apricot nector, pineapple juice, and concentrate in punch bowl.
• Stir in ginger ale.
• Add ice ring with lime slices etc.

CELEBRATION PUNCH

Steps:

• For ice ring, in a bowl, combine orange juice and water. Pour 2 cups into a 4-1/2-cup ring mold. Freeze until solid. Top with fresh strawberries and mint. Slowly pour remaining juice mixture into mold to almost cover strawberries and mint. Freeze until solid., For punch, place thawed strawberries in a blender; cover and puree until smooth. Pour into a large serving or punch bowl. Add the apricot nectar, orange juice concentrate, water, lemon juice and sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Just before serving, stir in ginger ale and add ice ring.

ORANGE-APRICOT MIMOSA PUNCH

Steps:

• In a punch bowl, combine liqueur and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Stir in orange-tangerine juice, apricot nectar and orange juice concentrate. Just before serving, stir in soda and champagne. Top with orange slices.