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Celebration Fruit Punch!

Recipe video above! Such a great big-batch cocktail to make for parties with cheerful colours! You’ll love how this is refreshingly sweet with a light fizz, rather than overly fruit-sweet like many fruit punches are. The booze is optional - but speaking frankly, when I make this, I’m always pushing the boundaries to see how much extra booze I can use without being able to taste it! 

Prep Time
10 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 196 kcal
Course: Cocktails
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Fruit Punch
  • 4 cups (1 L / 1 qt) cranberry juice or cranberry pomegranate juice , chilled (NOT light, Note 1)
  • 2 cups (500ml) ginger ale , chilled (not ginger beer, Note 2)
  • 4 cups (1 L / 1 qt) sparkling apple juice , chilled (non alcoholic, Note 3)
  • 1 1/2 cups (375ml) white rum (Bacardi) (can omit)
Add Ins (Mix and Match!)
  • 1 orange , halved, sliced then halved again
  • 1 lemon , small, sliced into rounds
  • 1 cup strawberries , halved or quartered
  • 3/4 cup mint leaves
  • 1/2 cup raspberries
  • ice , if desired (be mindful of dilution, consider using no-melt ice cube options)

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. Pour Fruit Punch ingredients into a large jug, punch bowl or, as I did, trifle dish!!
  2. .Add the fruit in, stir gently (don't agitate too much)
  3. Serve immediately, using a ladle or mug to scoop and serve. To keep fizz alive for longer, best to make this just prior to serving.

Notes

  • Cranberry Juice - Use Cranberry juice (like Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic)or Cranberry Pomegranate juice.
  • DO NOT sub for anything labelled LIGHT or LOW SUGAR or PURE Cranberry Juice as it is VERY sour. If you accidentally buy that, you will probably need to add sugar into the punch. Just mix boiling water with sugar to dissolve, then add into punch until it's to your taste.
  • Ginger Ale - not ginger BEER. Ginger ale is just fizzy water that's flavoured with ginger. Ginger beer is non alcoholic but fermented and has a stronger ginger and spice flavour. It will still be nice with ginger beer - but flavour will be a bit different!
  • Sparkling apple juice - literally just apple juice that's fizzy. Can sub with non alcoholic apple cider, OR alcoholic apple cider (ie hard apple cider).
  • Alcohol - add in as much as you want without being able to taste it too much! Splash of Cointreau also great for hint of orange flavour. Can also sub with vodka.
  • Fruit add ins - just go for colour here! Colourful fruit, then mint for green and also refreshing flavour. Such a great combo of colours.

Nutrition Information

Calories 196cal (10%) Carbohydrates 28g (9%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 10mg (0%) Potassium 178mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 46IU (1%) Vitamin C 10mg (11%) Calcium 18mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 196

% Daily Value*

Calories 196cal 10%
Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 10mg 0%
Potassium 178mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 46IU 1%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Calcium 18mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.