Rosy Mulled Punches Recipes

BLOODY PUNCH

Steps:

• Fill a powder-free latex glove with punch; tie closed. Freeze at least 6 hours or overnight. (For the best shape, hang the glove from a rack in your freezer with the fingers pointing down.)
• When ready to serve, combine the remaining fruit punch, daiquiri mix, Dr Pepper, grape-raspberry juice and ginger ale in a large punch bowl. Peel the glove off the frozen hand and add to the bowl.

MULLED CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• Put the rum, cranberry juice, cider, maple syrup, honey, clove and star anise into a large saucepot over medium heat. Cook until a slow simmer is just reached and the honey/maple syrup is dissolved.
• Ladle the punch into heatproof glasses or mugs and garnish with cinnamon sticks.

STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in small saucepan. Add gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Cool 15 minutes.
• In punch bowl, combine lemonade concentrate, cold water and gelatin mixture; mix well.
• Just before serving, stir in wine, champagne and frozen strawberries.

ROSé PUNCH

Steps:

• Chop the unpeeled orange and lemon into chunks and put them in a very large bowl. Add all of the other ingredients and plenty of ice. Stir really well to mix all of the flavours together. Ladle into glasses.

ITALIAN FRUIT PUNCH

Steps:

• In pitcher, mix 1 can lemonade concentrate and 4 cans water. Pour 2 cups of the lemonade into 12-cup fluted tube cake pan. Freeze in coldest section of freezer about 45 minutes or until thin coating of ice forms on surface. Crack ice crust with small, sharp knife to expose liquid underneath. Working quickly, place strawberries, lemon slices and mint leaves in liquid, making sure each piece is partially submerged. Return pan to freezer about 1 hour or until lemonade is frozen solid. Remove from freezer and add remaining lemonade. Freeze at least 8 hours or overnight.
• In 2-quart pitcher, mix 1 can lemonade concentrate, the limeade concentrate and 3 cups water. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Just before serving, pour limeade mixture, soda pop and club soda into punch bowl. Dip pan with ice ring very quickly into warm water, then turn upside down to unmold ice ring. Float ring in punch bowl.

MULLED BLOOD-ORANGE PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups blood-orange juice and spices in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and let cool. Transfer to a container, cover, and refrigerate at least 12 hours and up to 1 day. Pour mulled juice through a fine sieve into a punch bowl; discard spices. Stir remaining 2 cups blood-orange juice and regular orange juice into mulled mixture and garnish with orange rounds. Serve as is or topped with sparkling wine, sparkling water, or vodka.