Fruit Punch
A party bowl of pineapple, orange and cranberry juice with lemonade, sparkling water and sliced fruit.
Photograph credit: Vibrant Fruit Punch Being Served at Outdoor Event by Sergei Starostin · Pexels License · Pexels
Don't Make These Mistakes
Add the fizzy drinks at the last minute.
Keep everything cold.
Taste and adjust before serving.
Keep the bowl on ice in hot weather.
Cooking Fruit Punch
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Stir the pineapple, orange and cranberry juices together in a large punch bowl.
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Add the sliced oranges and strawberries.
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Just before serving, pour in the lemonade and sparkling water and add the ice.
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Stir gently and ladle into glasses with some fruit.
Why the Method Works
A birthday for twelve, a street party, a school fair: fruit punch is the drink for a crowd. It needs no skill, only a large bowl and cold ingredients.
The base is three juices, chosen to balance each other. Pineapple gives sweetness and a tropical scent, orange gives body, and cranberry gives colour and a little tartness. Mix the juices ahead and add the fizzy drinks at the end. Lemonade and sparkling water go flat quickly, so they should meet the punch just before it is served.
Slice the fruit and add it to the bowl. The oranges and strawberries give colour, and the fruit soaks up the juice and is nice to eat from the bottom of a glass.
Keep the bowl on ice if the day is hot. Taste once everything is in, and add a little more lemonade if the punch is too sharp or more cranberry juice if it is too sweet.
Leftovers, Reheating and Keeping
Best on the day. Keeps the mixed juices in the fridge for 2 days.
Good With
- Party sandwiches
- Sausage rolls
- Cupcakes
- Fruit skewers
The Numbers per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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