Easy 5 Fruit Wedding Punch W Ice Ring Food

GOLDEN FRUIT PUNCH WITH ICE RING

Steps:

• Arrange fruit in a 5-cup ring mold; add 3/4 cup water. Freeze until solid. Add enough water to fill mold; freeze until solid., Just before serving, in a punch bowl, combine juice concentrates with 2 cups water. Stir in ginger ale. Unmold ice ring by wrapping the bottom of the mold in a hot, damp dishcloth. Invert onto a baking sheet; place fruit side up in punch bowl.

FRUIT-FILLED ICE RING

Steps:

• 1. Slice 2 green pears into 1/2" wedges and lay skin side down in a 12-cup Bundt or tube pan. Line side of pan with overlapping apple rings from 2 cored red apples. Add water to cover pears by about 1/2" (about 2 cups) and cover about 1/2" up sides of apples. Freeze until set, about 2 hours.
• 2. Fill mold with cold water to completely submerge fruit. Return to freezer and freeze until solid, 4 hours or overnight.
• 3. To serve, dip the bottom of the mold into a bowl of hot water to loosen. Invert a plate over mold; turn out ice ring and transfer to your punch bowl. Cheers!

EASY 5 FRUIT WEDDING PUNCH W/ ICE RING

Steps:

• Pour all juices and water into lg. container.
• Thaw,mix and chill.
• When ready to serve, pour chilled punch in bowl, gently pour in ginger ale and soda water.
• Add ice ring and garnish w/ strawberry slices and sprig of mint.
• Ice Mold: Place lemon, lime and oranges slices in bottom. of 8 inch ring mold, add a thin layer of juice mix and freeze.
• When fruit is solidly frozen add more punch mix and freeze.
• When solid, unmold by dipping ring in warm water.
• To make ahead:Place ice ring in air-tight plastic bag and store in freezer.
• Make as many as you need.
• Keeps well for weeks.

FRUIT PUNCH WITH FROZEN RING

Steps:

• Pour 1 inch of apple juice into a tube pan and place in the freezer until solid, 3 to 4 hours.
• Arrange cherries evenly over the frozen juice ring and place lemon slices on top of each cherry. Return to the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Pour 1/4 inch apple juice over the frozen ring and freeze for 10 minutes. Fill tube pan to within 1 inch of the top and freeze until solid, 3 to 4 hours.
• To make punch, combine 16 ounces cranberry-cherry juice, 32 ounces fruit punch, and 1 liter ginger ale in a large bowl. Remove frozen ring from the freezer and place in the juice mixture. Use remaining juices, including apple, to adjust flavor and maintain volume as guests enjoy the punch.

CELEBRATION PUNCH

Steps:

• For ice ring, in a bowl, combine orange juice and water. Pour 2 cups into a 4-1/2-cup ring mold. Freeze until solid. Top with fresh strawberries and mint. Slowly pour remaining juice mixture into mold to almost cover strawberries and mint. Freeze until solid., For punch, place thawed strawberries in a blender; cover and puree until smooth. Pour into a large serving or punch bowl. Add the apricot nectar, orange juice concentrate, water, lemon juice and sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Just before serving, stir in ginger ale and add ice ring.

PARTY PUNCH ICE RING

Steps:

• Decoration suggestions:.
• Apricot halves.
• mint leaves.
• orange peel.
• green grapes.
• strawberries.
• Mix ginger ale with lemon juice.
• Pour 2 1/2 cups of the mixture into a 1 quart ring.
• Freeze.
• Arrange desired decorations on top of the ice.
• Slowly, pour remaining juice mixture over the top so that you don't disturb your decorations.
• Freeze -- To unmold, run cold water over the bottom; it will then slip out.
• Float in the top of your punch bowl for a very pretty presentation.