Serve up a batch of New Year's Eve celebration punch - kids and adults alike will love this fruity non-alcoholic drink! Made with ginger ale, pineapple juice, and white grape juice, this light punch is perfect for your next celebration.
Heather's recipe summary
Flavor: Light, fruity, and bubbly. Refreshing and non-alcoholic, perfect for guests of all ages.
Yield: 1 gallon (128 ounces)
Serves: 16 people
Similar to: Chai Christmas Punch
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Ingredients and substitutions
Ginger ale - I love the addition of ginger ale in punch recipes. It adds a light ginger-citrus flavor and a bit of carbonation. If you prefer, you can substitute with lemon-lime soda like Sprite.
White grape juice - Can be substituted with sparkling white grape juice for extra carbonation.
Pineapple juice - Pineapple is the most prominent flavor in this punch, and I don't recommend substituting it. However, orange juice is a decent substitution if needed. Keep in mind this will change the color and flavor of your punch.
Tips and tricks
Use large ice cubes - Want to add ice cubes to your punch bowl? Use very large ice cubes. They melt slowly and won't dilute the punch as quickly as small cubes. Here's a set of large ice cube trays (Amazon) that would work great.
Make a bundt cake ice ring - Did you know that you can make a large, ring-shaped ice cube in a bundt cake pan? Fill your bundt pan partially with water, freeze, and you've got a giant ring sized ice cube. If you don't have a bundt cake pan, you can also use any smaller baking pan, like an 8 inch round cake pan.
Garnish ideas - Frozen white grapes, orange slices, and rosemary sprigs are great garnish ideas for your punch. You could also rim serving glasses with sugar or add decorative striped straws matching the party decor.
Frequently asked questions
For a shorter event serving only cake, you may need as little as 4 to 8 ounces of punch per person. For a several-hour event with appetizers and mingling, you may need up to 12 ounces per person. Here is a helpful article: How to Calculate Punch for a Party.
This recipe makes 1 gallon, or 128 ounces, of punch. One batch of punch easily fits into a 2 or 2.5 gallon punch bowl along with ice and garnishes.
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New Year's Eve Celebration Punch
Ingredients
- 2 liters ginger ale
- 32 ounces white grape juice
- 32 ounces pineapple juice
Instructions
- In a punch bowl or gallon sized pitcher, add ingredients and stir to combine.
- Serve and enjoy.
Equipment Recommendations
Notes
- If not serving immediately: Wait to add ginger ale to punch until just before serving. Otherwise, the ginger ale will lose its carbonation.
- To keep cool longer: Add an ice ring (made in a bundt pan) or large ice cubes to punch bowl to keep cold for several hours while serving.
- A 2-liter of ginger ale = about 67 ounces
- For extra bubbly punch: White grape juice can be substituted with sparkling white grape juice for extra carbonation.
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