Candy Cane Punch

Name: Candy Cane Punch
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3-1/2 quarts.
Ingredients: 2 jars (12 ounces each) strawberry jelly; 2 liters lemon-lime soda, divided; 2 quarts peppermint stick ice cream; Miniature candy canes, optional

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + chilling YIELD: 3-1/2 quarts.

Peppermint ice cream makes this creamy drink taste—and look—more like a dessert than a punch! I've mixed it many times for ladies' lunches and buffets. For a fun garnish, hang mini candy canes around the punch bowl or on cups. —Neva Schnauber, Ft. Collins, Colorado

Ingredients

2 jars (12 ounces each) strawberry jelly
2 liters lemon-lime soda, divided
2 quarts peppermint stick ice cream
Miniature candy canes, optional

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, melt jelly with 2 cups soda. Chill the jelly mixture and remaining soda. Just before serving, place 6 cups ice cream in a punch bowl. Gently stir in jelly mixture. Add remaining soda. Add remaining ice cream by scoopfuls. Garnish with candy canes if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 270 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 73mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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