Ice Ring Wreath Recipes

EASY 5 FRUIT WEDDING PUNCH W/ ICE RING

Steps:

• Pour all juices and water into lg. container.
• Thaw,mix and chill.
• When ready to serve, pour chilled punch in bowl, gently pour in ginger ale and soda water.
• Add ice ring and garnish w/ strawberry slices and sprig of mint.
• Ice Mold: Place lemon, lime and oranges slices in bottom. of 8 inch ring mold, add a thin layer of juice mix and freeze.
• When fruit is solidly frozen add more punch mix and freeze.
• When solid, unmold by dipping ring in warm water.
• To make ahead:Place ice ring in air-tight plastic bag and store in freezer.
• Make as many as you need.
• Keeps well for weeks.

HOLIDAY PUNCH BOWL ICE RING

Steps:

• Clear a spot in your freezer that is level and measures at least 14x14-inches.
• Place maraschino cherries in a pleasing design around the bottom of a 10- to 12-inch gelatin mold. Arrange mint leaves around the cherries, right-sides down (facing out and touching the mold).
• Combine maraschino cherry juice in a bowl with 2 cups water; pour 1/2 inch into the mold on top of cherries and mint, reserve remaining liquid. Place mold in the freezer until partially frozen, about 1 hour.
• Remove mold from the freezer and arrange green and gold kiwis on top of cherries. Use ice cubes and grapes to hold kiwi slices in place. Top with remaining ice and grapes. Carefully fill the mold with remaining water-juice mixture, and add more water as necessary to fill to the top edge of the mold. Place in the freezer until frozen solid, about 24 hours.
• To unmold the ice ring, fill a bowl that is larger than the mold with 1 inch of hot water. Place the mold into the hot water until ice ring separates from the mold, about 1 minute. Transfer ice ring into your punch bowl and serve immediately.

DELLA ROBBIA ICE RING

Steps:

• In 1-qt measure or pitcher, combine ginger ale and lemon juice.
• Pour 2 C of the mixture into 1-qt ring mold; freeze.
• Arrange fruits, peel, and mint leaves in decorative pattern on top of frozen ring.
• Carefully pour remaining liquid over patterns and freeze.

FRUITY ICE WREATH

Steps:

• Overlap oranges, lemons, cranberries, and rosemary sprigs in a 10-inch Bundt pan; add 3 cups water and cranberry-juice cocktail. Freeze overnight. To unmold wreath, dip pan in a bowl of hot water until edges just start to melt. (Don't let the water come up over the top.) Remove and turn out onto a plate.

HOW TO MAKE AN ICE RING

Steps:

• Layer one of the fruits and some of the punch (1" at a time) in a ring mold.
• Freeze each layer before adding the next layer.
• Layer with as many fruits as you want in your mold.
• When the ring mold is frozen solid, and ready to put in the punch bowl, sit mold in hot water for 1 minute. This will help to make it come out of the mold easily.