New Year’s Eve Punch Recipe

New Year’s Eve Punch Recipe


One thing my kids look forward to each New Year’s Eve is the punch I make. I do serve a version of this recipe at my daughter’s birthday party, but I reserve this recipe as a treat especially for New Year’s Eve. The rest of the year we stick to drinking water.

You will need the following ingredients to make the New Year’s Eve punch:

1 2-liter bottle of gingerale
1 quart of orange juice
1 quart of fruit punch
8 ounces of rainbow sherbert
1 small bottle of maraschino cherries

Follow these instructions to make the New Year’s Eve punch:

Step 1:
Pour the bottle of gingerale in a punch bowl. My girls and I only use gingerale that is labled as having real ginger in it, but that is not a requirement for this recipe. We just like it better.

Step 2:
Add the orange juice and the fruit punch to the punch bowl and stir lightly to combine the three liquid ingredients.

Step 3:
Scoop out the rainbow sherbert and place it over the liquid ingredients in the punch bowl. You can place ten scoops, or completely cover the surface of the liquids. We love the sherbert, so we cover the top of the punch with it.

Step 4:
Press a cherry down over the top middle of each scoop of the sherbert. I like this as a decoration because it reminds me of the Shirley Temple’s I use to get as a kid.

Step 5:
Serve immediately.

Tip:
You can place the punch bowl over a tray of ice to keep the ingredients cool throughout your New Year’s Eve party.