Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 cup)
  • Calories:
  • 118
  • Fat:
  • 0 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 0 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 0 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 20 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 30 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 1 g

Imagination Punch

“Floating ice-cube ’faces’ in this fun punch stimulate the curiosity of folks at our Independence Day gatherings,” says Kathy Kittell, field editor in Lenexa, Kansas.

SERVINGS

18

CATEGORY

Beverages

METHOD

Freezer

PREP

35 min.

TOTAL

35 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • ICE CUBES:
  • 18 disposable plastic cups (3 ounces)
  • 18 maraschino cherries
  • 36 fresh blueberries
  • 1-1/2 cups cold distilled water, divided
  • PUNCH:
  • 2 packages (3 ounces each) berry blue gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 4 cups cold water
  • 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 2 liters ginger ale, chilled

DIRECTIONS

Place plastic cups in muffin pans. From each cherry, cut out a mouth shape; pat dry. Place one cherry mouth and two blueberries for eyes in the bottom of each cup. Pour 1 teaspoon distilled water into each cup. Freeze for 30 minutes or until solid.
    Pour 1 tablespoon distilled water into each cup. Return to freezer; freeze for 3 hours or until solid.
    For punch, in a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cold water, pineapple juice and lemonade concentrate. Refrigerate for 1-1/2 hours or until chilled.
    Just before serving, transfer to a 5-qt. punch bowl. Stir in ginger ale. Remove ice cubes from cups; place face side up in punch bowl. Yield: 18 servings (about 1 gallon).

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

Copyright Reiman Media Group, Inc © 2008