Photo: May Pole Punch Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen peach slices
- 1 cup frozen whole strawberries
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 (16-ounce) can pineapple juice, divided
- 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
- 2 cups frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
- 2 (11.5-ounce) cans peach nectar (recommended: Kern's)
- 4 cups lemon-lime soda
- Cantaloupe, honeydew and/or watermelon slices, for garnish
- Frozen cranberries or raspberries, for garnish
- Extra-dry sparkling wine, optional
Directions
Special equipment: small flower shaped cookie cutter
Arrange a double-layer of peaches, whole strawberries, and mint leaves in the bottom of a bundt pan. Add enough pineapple juice to cover the fruit. Freeze for at least 2 hours, or until set.
In a large punch bowl, combine remaining pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, sliced strawberries, peach nectar, and lemon-lime soda. Stir to mix thoroughly.
With a small flower cookie cutter, cut out flowers from melons. Place the melon flowers
in the punch along with the frozen cranberries.
To serve, remove bundt pan from freezer and invert over the center of the punch bowl. Ladle into glasses.
For adults, top punch with sparkling wine.
Tip: If the ice mold does not unmold, dip the bundt pan in a warm water bath for 1 to 2 seconds.
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By puffdragons
on November 13, 2012
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Made this 2 thanskgivings ago!! WOW!! It was a BIG hit with everyone. A lot people asked for the recipe. It's cool and refreshing drink. I love how the mint leaves are included in the drink. Makes it that much nicer.
By ProudGrams
Spring, TX
on May 01, 2012
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Great Recipe!!!
By eileenhoran_111...
eagan, MN
on October 13, 2008
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This was wonderful for a fall bridal shower and had everyone asking what was in it. I didn't use the Kerns - first ingredient was corn syrup. Instead I used a peach juice from Trader Joes and pureed some extra frozen peaches. I also used fall apples and cut right through the skin to get the red (fall color in addition to honey dew melon and frozen strawberries. The contrast was great with the orange punch. I didn't use the frozen cranberries - although they would have added lovely color I thought they'd be too bitter- maybe next time. I will save this recipe and use it again.
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