New Year's Punch

Throwing a New Year’s bash on a budget? A punch is a great option to keep your alcohol costs down. Below are some festive holiday punches to help ring in the new year!

Cranberry Champagne Punch

• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle white wine, chilled
• 1 liter carbonated water, chilled
• 2 (750 milliliter) bottles champagne, chilled
• 1 lemon – sliced, for garnish
• 1/2 cup fresh mint, garnish

In large punch bowl, combine the cranberry juice concentrate, pink lemonade concentrate, limeade concentrate, white wine, club soda and champagne. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves.

Recipe adapted from: allrecipes.com

Lemon-Lime Wine Punch

• 2 bottles dry white wine, (Sauvignon Blanc)
• 5 cups lemon-lime pop (Sprite)
• 2 cups white grape juice
• 6 limes, thinly sliced crosswise

In large punch bowl, stir together wine, pop, and grape juice. Add lime slices. Just before serving, add ice or ice rings. Transfer to punch bowl and enjoy.

Recipe adapted from: epicurious.com

Raspberry Sherbet Punch

• 1/2 gallon raspberry sherbet
• 2 (750 milliliter) bottles champagne
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle blush wine
• 1 (2 liter) bottle ginger ale

Place frozen sherbet in center of a large punch bowl. Add champagne and blush wine. Stir gently. Add ginger ale and serve.

Recipe adapted from: allrecipes.com

Sparkling Pomegranate Punch

• 1 quart pomegranate juice
• 2 cups fresh orange juice, strained
• 2 cups chilled limeade
• One 750-milliliter bottle Prosecco
• Lime and orange slices, for garnish
• Ice
• 1 cup pomegranate seeds

In a punch bowl, combine pomegranate juice, orange juice and limeade. Add the Prosecco and float lime/orange slices on top. Once poured in glasses, add pomegranate seeds for garnish and serve.

Recipe adapted from: www.foodandwine.com