5 Punch Recipes your Guests Would Enjoy

People have parties all the time for various occasions and punch is one of the most popular party drinks. There are so many different recipes and flavors that you can use when creating your own punch. For your next event, whether it be a family reunion, wedding, or baby shower, try out one of these delicious and easy-to make punch recipes that your guests will enjoy and beg you for the recipe on their way out the door.

1. Poinsettia Punch

1 carton pulp-free orange juice
1-2 cups pomegranate juice
2 bottles Sprite, 7-Up, or Ginger Ale
1 lime sliced

Place the orange juice in a mold and freeze until solid. Loosen with warm water and set inside a punch bowl. Pour two bottles of your favorite sparkling soda over the frozen orange juice and then add pomegranate juice. You can add more or less pomegranate juice to taste. Add lime slices and serve.

2. Lemon Slushie Punch

48 ounces lemonade (from mix, carton, or bottle)
2 bottles Sprite
Large freezer bag

Prepare or pour lemonade into large freezer bag. Seal and allow lemonade to freeze. Remove from freezer and let it thaw a bit. Then break the lemonade up with a kitchen hammer or the bottom of a pan for a slushy consistency. Pour Sprite into a punch bowl and then add the slushed lemonade in and serve.

3. Cape Codder Punch

32 ounces chilled cranberry juice
1 frozen lemonade concentrate container, thawed
1 liter chilled club soda
Small ice cubes
1 lime, sliced

Mix cranberry juice and lemonade concentrate in a punch bowl. Slowly add club soda and ice and layer in lime slices. Enjoy.

4. Lemon-Lime Sherbet Punch

2 containers of lime sherbet
2 liters of Sprite
1 large can of pineapple juice
Sliced lime
Sliced lemon

Pour everything into a punch bowl before your party starts. The Sprite and juice will help melt the sherbet into a delicious mixture. Serve and enjoy.

5. Orange Sherbet Punch

1 half gallon orange sherbet, slightly softened
1 half liter cold ginger ale
1 cup lemon juice
1 cup orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1 package strawberry gelatin
1 and a half cups sugar
4 cups of water, divided

Boil two cups of water. Add gelatin and sugar. Stir to dissolve. Add two cups cold water and the fruit juices. Chill until you're ready to serve. Before your guests arrive, pour in ginger ale and spoon in the orange sherbet. These punch recipes will be sure hit at your next party, whether it be a birthday party, baby shower, or any other event.

Criss White writes about family, pregnancy, and baby topics. To check out some baby shower food ideas, visit Baby Shower Ideas.

Suggestions for Baby Shower Food

Baby showers are fun parties and as a host, it is your duty that every aspect of the party will satisfy your guests. The time, venue, activities, games and food should be well thought out to ensure that everything will go smoothly. For your menu, here are some ideas on what to serve during a baby shower.

Finger foods and finger sandwiches are your best bets for a fun party. Easy to hold, easy to make, fun to eat, and great-tasting, these foods can be the only ones you can serve in a party so that no one will get hungry. Other food additions in a baby shower are for variety, but for satisfying food, you can never go wrong with finger sandwiches and other finger foods.

You can also serve the baby shower cake during the party to satisfy the sweet tooth of your guests. Baby shower cakes are generally large in size as they come with different themes or shapes. This cake should then be enough to be served to everyone, or you can have lovely cupcakes which guests can help themselves with as well.

Take out your baby or wedding cookie cutters and grandma’s secret recipe and work it out in the kitchen. Cookie cutters for wedding, birthdays and other themes can be used for baby showers as well, such as butterflies and hearts. Nothing can be more special than homemade cookies, but if you don’t have the time, or the skills, just head off to your local bakery to get some. Pizza can be considered as a staple or one of the official food for fun parties. They will never be out of place for your baby shower.

Vegetables and fruits can be cut in bite size pieces and are great and refreshing treats. You want something that can appeal to the health conscious people.

In planning a baby shower, you first start off with the important details of the party such as date, venue, and guest list. After these details, you can now work on your menu. Adjust your menu according to the time and place of the party, and not the other way around. Opt for a pineapple shake when get to finalize that you’ll have an afternoon shower outdoors, but do not change your venue or time only because of your menu. There are other alternative yet fun menu options that you can have.