Palm Springs Punch Recipes

PARADISE PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, combine all ingredients and stir. Serve chilled in iced tea glasses with a wedge of pineapple for a garnish.

STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• In a medium pitcher, combine 3 parts champagne to 1 part strawberry juice. Stir together well. Pour into punch bowl and stir in whole strawberries to suit. Ladle into glasses and serve. As an alternative, try substituting mango juice for the strawberry juice.

PALM SPRINGS PUNCH

Steps:

• .Combine all in a 2-quart pitcher.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes for flavors to meld.
• Serve in glasses with ice cubes.

PALM SPRINGS PARSLEY PUNCH

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat and simmer until reduced by 1/4. Add the parsley and let steep for at least 30 minutes, then strain and refrigerate the syrup until ready to use.
• To make the cocktail, pour 1/2 cup parsley syrup with the vodka, gin, lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain the cocktail into pint glasses filled to the brim with ice cubes.

KID'S CRANBERRY CITRUS PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. Divide into smaller pitchers for easy serving. Serve over ice.

MAY POLE PUNCH

Steps:

• Special equipment: small flower shaped cookie cutter
• Arrange a double-layer of peaches, whole strawberries, and mint leaves in the bottom of a bundt pan. Add enough pineapple juice to cover the fruit. Freeze for at least 2 hours, or until set.
• In a large punch bowl, combine remaining pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, sliced strawberries, peach nectar, and lemon-lime soda. Stir to mix thoroughly.
• With a small flower cookie cutter, cut out flowers from melons. Place the melon flowers
• in the punch along with the frozen cranberries.
• To serve, remove bundt pan from freezer and invert over the center of the punch bowl. Ladle into glasses.
• For adults, top punch with sparkling wine.
• Tip: If the ice mold does not unmold, dip the bundt pan in a warm water bath for 1 to 2 seconds.