Trishas Porch Punch Recipes

KNOCKOUT PUNCH

Steps:

• Mix the cranberry juice, orange juice and pineapple juice in a bowl or large pitcher. Gently stir to combine. Fill 2 ice cube trays with punch and freeze until solid, about 3 hours. Place remaining punch in the refrigerator to chill.
• Transfer the punch to a punch bowl and stir in the ice cubes, vodka, strawberries and pineapple. Divide the punch among 6 glasses, add a splash of seltzer to each glass and serve.

PROSECCO PUNCH

Steps:

• Add to a large pitcher the white grape juice and pomegranate juice. Pour the juice into 1 muffin tin, filling the cups half of the way up. Drop a few fresh raspberries and pomegranate seeds into each muffin cup and place in the freezer until frozen.
• Place the pitcher with the remaining juice in the fridge until ready to serve. Right before serving, pour the juice into a punch bowl and top with ginger ale and prosecco.
• Remove the muffin tin from the freezer and remove the ice cubes with a small spatula; let sit out for a minute if they don't pop out. Add ice cubes to punch bowl and serve!

CEREAL MILK PUNCH

Steps:

• Stir the milk and cereal together in a large bowl or pitcher and add the cinnamon stick. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• When you are ready to serve, strain the milk through a fine-mesh strainer into a punch bowl or pitcher, making sure to squeeze out as much milk as possible. Stir in the brandy, orange juice, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and enough ice to fill the pitcher. Pour the punch into rocks or punch glasses filled with ice. Run a strip of orange peel over the rim of each glass and add to the punch. Grate over a little nutmeg, sprinkle a few cereal flakes over the glasses and serve immediately.

TICKLED PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, 1 cup water and the packet of fruit punch mix in a medium saucepot and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar and powdered drink mix dissolve. Remove from the heat and cool.
• Add the white wine to a large pitcher and stir in the fruit punch simple syrup. Refrigerate until ready to serve and top with lemon-lime soda.

FESTIVE PUNCH

Steps:

• Add the zest and pomegranate seeds to 2 Christmas tree ice cube molds, fill with water and freeze until solid, at least 4 hours.
• Mix together the hard lemonade, ginger ale and pink lemonade in a large pitcher. Add the Christmas tree ice cubes to individual glasses and pour the punch over top. Serve immediately.

TAILGATE PUNCH

Steps:

• In a half-gallon pitcher, mix the blood orange soda, lemonade and peach nectar. Add 1 1/2 ounces vodka per drink, if using.