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.

Ideas and Recipes for Chocolate Drinks

Women and chocolate are hard to tear apart, and men often like chocolate as well. For years, chocolate has been used in ordinary candies, Girl Scout cookies, baby shower chocolate cakes, and many other cooking recipes.

However, asides from chocolate milk, most people rarely think to use chocolate in their drinks. Here are a few mixes for popular drinks that have chocolate as the main ingredient.

Irish Cocoa Drink – this is similar to Irish coffee, but using vodka and chocolate instead. Mix chocolate yogurt with vodka, Bailey’s, and chocolate liquor in a blender with lots of ice. Blend till smooth and serve immediately in a tall glass. Do not let stand or it will just get grabbed by someone else!

Choco-tini (spicy) – spice up the chocolate martini by blending together in a shaker coffee, cinnamon sticks, vodka and chocolate ice cream. Shake until the shaker frosts and pour into rimmed glasses that had been dipped in a mixture of cocoa syrup and cinnamon liqueur. Chili powder can be added for an extra kick. Careful, this spicy chocolate drink can be addicting and is an appetite stimulant.

Choco-tini (sweet) - some do not like spicy chocolate and would settle for a good old sweet martini. Again, mix in a shaker the following: creme de cacao, chocolate vodka or plain vodka, cream and chocolate milk. Pour a little molten chocolate or syrup around the rim of the glasses. Shake and pour the mixture into the glass.

Choco-Banana – if you like both bananas and chocolate, then this is the drink for you. In a mixer, blend in banana liquor, crème de cacao liqueur, cocoa powder, vanilla syrup, milk and a chopped banana. This will come out more like a smoothie so add a lot of ice. Serve in a glass and top with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles.

Cherry Chocolate – this is a really good cherry drink flavored with chocolate. Mix up amaretto, grenadine and cocoa syrup with some cream. Serve in a shot glass.

For those who don’t like alcoholic drinks but still love chocolate drinks, don’t add any of the liquors. Why not just do the traditional cocoa drink in a hot pan and add lots of marshmallows instead of sugar. Once the ingredients are melted pour in natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup. Serve in a mug and top off with more marshmallows. This is a great drink that can be enjoyed any time of the day.

There are other more chocolate drinks that anyone could search for online or in books. Choose non-alcoholic chocolate drinks to serve to children and non-drinkers while other adults can indulge in the alcoholic ones.