Fruit Punch with Frozen Ring

A decorative frozen fruit ring floats in a mixture of fruit juices and ginger ale in this easy, big-batch fruit punch recipe that folks of all ages will love.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 100 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 liters ginger ale
• 8 maraschino cherries
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle fruit punch
• 1 small lemon, cut into 8 slices
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle apple juice, divided
• 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle cranberry-cherry juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour 1 inch of apple juice into a tube pan and place in the freezer until solid, 3 to 4 hours.

Step 2

Arrange cherries evenly over the frozen juice ring and place lemon slices on top of each cherry. Return to the freezer for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Pour 1/4 inch apple juice over the frozen ring and freeze for 10 minutes. Fill tube pan to within 1 inch of the top and freeze until solid, 3 to 4 hours.

Step 4

To make punch, combine 16 ounces cranberry-cherry juice, 32 ounces fruit punch, and 1 liter ginger ale in a large bowl. Remove frozen ring from the freezer and place in the juice mixture. Use remaining juices, including apple, to adjust flavor and maintain volume as guests enjoy the punch.