Al's Punch Bowl Recipes

A variety of Punch Bowl Recipes for all occasions.
Find Fruit Punches including Cranberry Juice Punch, Orange and Pineapple
Juice Punch, Strawberry Punch Recipe, Apple Cider Punch,
all ideally suited for Christmas, Weddings, and other group celebrations.

Recipe for 7-Up Punch

1 cn 46-oz pineapple juice
Juice of 2 lemons
2 c Orange juice
Mint leaves
6 c Water
4 c Sugar
5 Bananas, mashed
7-Up
1 pk Frozen strawberries

Mix sugar and water. Chill. Add fruit juices. Add bananas right away. (That is, don't let the mashed bananas sit.) Freeze. When ready to serve, break up the frozen base into pieces. Add strawberries and enough 7-Up to stretch. Recipe makes 12 servings.

Autumn Apple Punch

1 1/2 qt Apple juice
2 Cinnamon sticks
8 Whole cloves
1 1/3 c Pineapple juice
1/2 c Lemon juice
2 pt Orange juice
28 oz Ginger ale

Place apple juice in a NON-aluminum kettle; tie spices in cheesecloth, add to kettle, and simmer uncovered 15 minutes; discard spice bag. Mix spiced juice with remaining fruit juices. To serve, place a large block of ice in a large punch bowl, add fruit juice and ginger ale. Recipe makes 12 servings.

Christmas Cranberry Punch

4 c Cranberry juice cocktail
2 c Orange juice
12 oz Sugar-free lemon-lime pop
Whole cranberries

Combine the cranberry and orange juices in a punch bowl. Pour the carbonated beverage down the sides of the bowl. Float whole cranberries on the top. Recipe makes 16 servings.

Citrus Sparkler Punch

Yield: 2 Bowls

8 oz Bottle lime juice
8 oz Bottle lemon juice
2 qt club soda
2 (46 oz) cans unsweetened -pineapple juice
1 qt Orange juice
2 qt ginger ale
2 Lemons 2 Oranges
2 c Sugar (can use less)

This will fill two punch bowls. Mix first five ingredients together. this can be done ahead of time. When ready pour half of the mixture into a punch bowl.

Add one liter of ginger ale and one liter club soda. Add slices of fresh lemon and orange for decoration.

Cranberry Mulled Cider Punch

24 Whole cloves
1 Orange
8 c Apple cider
4 c Cranberry juice
1/2 c Sugar
2 Cinnamon sticks
1 ts Angostura bitters
24 Whole allspice
1 c Dark rum

Press cloves into orange and place it in a heavy saucepan. Add water, cranberry juice, sugar, cinnamon, bitters and allspice. Bring to a simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves.

Reduce heat to very low, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Strain into punch bowl or crockpot. Two tablespoons rum to each cup is optional. Recipe makes 12 servings.

Cranberry Party Punch

3 cn (12 oz.) frozen lemonade Thawed and diluted
1 qt Cranberry juice cocktail
1 c Frozen orange juice Thawed and undiluted
1 Bottle of ginger ale (28 oz)
1 ea Orange, thinly sliced

Combine juices and chill. Add ginger ale just before serving. Garnish with orange slices. Recipe Yields 1.5 gallons.

One of the cans of lemonade concentrate may be diluted and frozen to make an ice ring or cubes.

Old Fashioned Fruit Punch

4 c Tea; cold
4 c Orange juice
4 Lemons; juice of
4 Oranges; thinly sliced
2 c Sugar; to taste
12 c Ginger ale
4 c Soda water; or sparkling war
16 c -Cracked ice
1 bn Mint; fresh

Combine tea, juices, orange slices and sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Chill. Add ginger ale and soda just before serving. Garnish with fresh mint. Recipe makes 50 servings.

Recipe for Wedding Punch

Mix Together
2 Lemon Lime Koolaid
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 quarts water

2 Big Bottles 7Up
1 Lge Can Pineapple juice
1/2 ga Pineapple Sherbert

Mix the above ingredients. Add more 7-Up if you wish.Recipe makes 32 servings.

Lemon-Strawberry Punch

1 cn (16-oz.) Frozen orange juice -concentrate; thawed
1 pk Frozen sliced strawberries; -half thawed with juice
1 cn (6-oz.) Frozen lemonade -concentrate
1 qt Carbonated water
1 qt Ginger ale

Thinly sliced oranges and -lemons, for garnish Combine orange juice, strawberries, and frozen lemonade in a punchbowl with ice.

Just before serving, add carbonated water and ginger ale. Garnish with orange and lemon slices. Recipe makes 20 servings.

Recipe for Halloween Punch

4 c Apple cider
1 1/2 c Orange juice
1 c Pineapple juice
2 tb Sugar
4 c Ginger ale
Ice cubes

Stir together the apple cider, orange juice, pineapple juice and sugar in a punch bowl. Pour in the ginger ale. Add ice cubes. Recipe makes 10 servings.