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Celebration Punch

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + freezing YIELD: 16 servings (about 1 gallon).
This pretty fruit punch has just the right amount of sweetness. The ice ring keeps it cool for hours without diluting the flavor. —Marci Carl, Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

  • ICE RING:
  • 1-3/4 cups orange juice
  • 1-1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup halved fresh strawberries
  • Fresh mint sprigs
  • PUNCH:
  • 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
  • 4 cans (5-1/2 ounces each) apricot nectar
  • 3/4 cup orange juice concentrate
  • 3 cups cold water
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 liter ginger ale, chilled

Directions

  • 1. For ice ring, in a bowl, combine orange juice and water. Pour 2 cups into a 4-1/2-cup ring mold. Freeze until solid. Top with fresh strawberries and mint. Slowly pour remaining juice mixture into mold to almost cover strawberries and mint. Freeze until solid.
  • 2. For punch, place thawed strawberries in a blender; cover and puree until smooth. Pour into a large serving or punch bowl. Add the apricot nectar, orange juice concentrate, water, lemon juice and sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Just before serving, stir in ginger ale and add ice ring.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 140 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (34g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

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