Celebrate and stay sober while ringing in the New Year with these holiday drink recipes:
Golden Fruit Punch Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 maraschino cherries
- 1 medium navel orange, thinly sliced
- 1 small lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 small lime, thinly sliced
- 1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 1 can (12 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
- 1 can (12 ounces) frozen pineapple-orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 2 liters diet ginger ale, chilled
Directions
- Arrange fruit in a 5-cup ring mold; add 3/4 cup water. Freeze until solid. Add enough water to fill mold; freeze until solid.
- Just before serving, in a punch bowl, combine juice concentrates with 2 cups water. Stir in ginger ale. Unmold ice ring by wrapping the bottom of the mold in a hot, damp dishcloth. Invert onto a baking sheet; place fruit side up in punch bowl. Yield: 21 servings (4 quarts).
Cranberry Festive Sparkler
makes 1 serving
Ingredients:
8 ounces Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Drink, any flavor, chilled
2 ounces sparkling water
Lime wedge, garnish
2 ounces sparkling water
Lime wedge, garnish
Directions:
Fill a tall glass with ice. Add cranberry juice drink. Top with sparkling water. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Effortless Eggnog Recipe
5 5
Ingredients
- 1/2 gallon cold milk, divided
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant French vanilla pudding mix
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons Spice Islands® pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
- In a large bowl, whisk 3/4 cup milk and pudding mix until smooth. Whisk in the sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in the remaining milk. Refrigerate until serving.
- Yield: 16 servings (2 quarts).
Mulled Pomegranate Sipper Recipe
10 60 70
Ingredients
- 1 bottle (64 ounces) cranberry-apple juice
- 2 cups unsweetened apple juice
- 1 cup pomegranate juice
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
- 10 whole cloves
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
Directions
- In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine first five ingredients. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves and orange peel on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with string to form a bag. Add to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 1-2 hours. Discard spice bag.
- Yield: 16 servings (about 3 quarts).
Citrus Wassail Recipe
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Ingredients
- 8 cups unsweetened apple juice
- 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Directions
- In a Dutch oven, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes. Serve warm.
- Yield: 13 servings (about 3 quarts).
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