Champagne Ginger Punch Food

CHAMPAGNE PUNCH WITH GINGER, LEMON, AND SAGE

Steps:

• Make the ice ring: Arrange lemon slices and sage in bottom of Bundt pan and fill with cold water, leaving about 1" of space at the top. Freeze until set, at least 6 hours and up to overnight.
• Make the punch: Muddle lemon zest, sage, and sugar in a measuring cup with a pour spout until sugar starts to turn green. Add 2 cups warm water and stir until sugar is dissolved, then let sit 10 minutes to infuse.
• Stir in lemon juice, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large punch bowl. Stir in gin and ginger liqueur.
• Just before serving, dip bottom of Bundt pan into a bowl of hot water. Place a plate over mold, invert ice ring onto plate, then transfer to punch bowl. Pour in sparkling water and wine and stir gently.
• Do Ahead
• Punch, without sparkling water and wine, can be made 2 days ahead; transfer to an airtight container and chill.

MOCK CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine grape juice and ginger ale; pour into a punch bowl or glasses. Garnish with berries.

BUBBLY CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• Line bottom of a 6-cup ring mold with orange slices and cranberries. Combine pineapple juice and ginger ale; pour over fruit. Freeze until solid., Just before serving, unmold ice ring into a punch bowl. Gently stir in remaining ingredients.

CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• Mix the juice concentrates in punch bowl (do not add water).
• Stir in the Gingerale then add the Champagne (do not stir after adding the champagne!)
• ** Note ** The large bottles of Gingerale and Champagne should be equal volumes (I use 2 L. bottles).

CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine the lemon juice, sugar, orange liqueur, Triple Sec, cognac, and orange juice in a non-reactive bowl and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the Champagne and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Pour into a decorative bowl or pitcher. Garnish with orange or lemon slices and fresh strawberries, if desired. Serve in Champagne flutes, wine glasses, or punch cups.

MOCK CHAMPAGNE

Steps:

• To make Ice ring: Fill a ring-shaped cake pan to 1/2 with ginger ale. Freeze until partially frozen. At this stage you can place edible flowers, or pieces of fruit around the ring. Fill pan with ginger ale and freeze until solid. Place in punch bowl just before serving.
• In a large punch bowl, combine 1 bottle ginger ale, pineapple juice and white grape juice.

2-INGREDIENT PUNCH (MOCK CHAMPAGNE PUNCH)

Steps:

• Place white grape juice and ginger-ale in refrigerator overnight or until well chilled. Placing them in the freezer for a couple of hours before serving will make them 'icy' and everyones favorite.
• In a serving picture or punch bowl, pour equal parts white grape juice and ginger-ale. Stir gently. Fill each glass, and if you want garnish with frozen fruit.
• Optional Garnish: On a lined cookie sheet, place the fruit(s) in a single layer but not touching, into the freezer for several hours until frozen (or overnight). After they are completely frozen, they can be bagged together as long as they stay in the freezer so they don't stick together. Then use one of each fruit to garnish each glass. It is beautiful and also keeps it colder longer and doesn't water down the flavor.

CHAMPAGNE PUNCH (NON-ALCOHOLIC)

Steps:

• The night before, or sooner, place the apple juice in the ice ring mold and fill with water.
• If you want your ice ring to last longer 1/2 the apple juice and the rest water as juice tends to take less time to thaw.
• To serve, mix rest of ingredients in punch bowl and add ice ring.

STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large punch bowl, combine champagne, ginger ale and strawberries. Gently stir and serve.