12 Days of Christmas Ideas 2014 – Day 8

 

Pretty drinks, with fancy garnishes and swizzle sticks are a perfect picture of summer.  Whether it’s served by the glass or set up as a help-yourself drink station, you can guarantee your guests will appreciate it on a hot summers day.

For today’s idea I want to share a couple of pretty easy punch recipes.  The first was introduced to me by a friend a few years back and it couldn’t be more Kiwi, as the main ingredient is the iconic NZ soft drink, L&P.

Pineapple Punch

Ingredients: 

• 1L Pineapple Juice
• 1.5L Bottle of L&P
• 2-3 Tbsp Canned Crushed Pineapple
• Mint leaves to garnish.

Mix all of the ingredients together, garnish with a few mint leave.  Serve chilled (Makes approx. 2.5 Litres).

 

 

For the second punch recipe I wanted it to be pink in colour and without any fizz – just to be different I guess.  After a lot of trial and error I think I have a winner in this Pink Lemonade recipe.

Pink Lemonade

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Sugar
• 2 cups of Boiling Water
• 3 cups of Lemon Juice
• 2 cups of Cranberry Juice
• 12 cups of cold water

Place the sugar and boiling water into a large saucepan or heat proof bowl.  Stir until the sugar has fully dissolved.  Then stir in the lemon juice, cranberry juice and cold water.  If it is still too sweet for your liking, just add more water.  Serve chilled or over ice (Makes approx. 4.5 Litres).

I hope this inspires to you enjoy a refreshing glass of pretty punch this summer.  And if you have a favourite punch recipe that you’d like to share with us, we’d love to hear from you – either send us an email or type it into the comments box below.