Pineapple Punch With Ginger Beer Food

NEW AGE CHURCH PUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cut the top and bottom of pineapple. Next, sit the fruit upright and cut down the sides. Flip the pineapple on its side cut in half.
• Cut into ½-inch round slices. Sprinkle pineapple slices with salt, ginger, and brown sugar. Place slices on parchment paper or Silpat (nonstick baking mat) on baking sheet or jelly roll pan. Roast for 25 minutes.
• Transfer pineapple slices to Vitamix or food processor, pulse until liquid is loose and foamy. The fragrance will be bright. Set aside.
• Place water in a large stockpot, over medium-high heat. After coming to a boiling, drop in hibiscus leaves. Cover and let brew for 10 minutes.
• Stir in sugar and turn off heat. Let completely cool.
• Add lime juice, 2 cups of the roasted pineapple juice, rum, and ginger beer. Stir well. Transfer to punch bowl.
• Place scoops of lime sorbet in punch bowl, if desired. The mixture will slightly foam. The sorbet will make the punch a tad sweeter.

PINEAPPLE GINGER PUNCH

Steps:

• Blend the pineapple up in a blender; it should blend on its own without any additional liquid, but feel free to add 1-2 tbsp water to get it going.
• Pour pineapple juice into a cocktail shaker, then add ginger beer, tequila, rosemary, and top it off with club soda until the shaker is close to full.
• Shake, pour and enjoy!

RETRO RUM GINGER POMEGRANATE PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine the pomegranate juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, dark and white rums and ginger beer in a large punch bowl. Garnish with the orange slices and pomegranate seeds. Serve over ice in chilled glasses such as snifters, rocks, highballs, or cabernet glasses.

PINEAPPLE & GINGER PUNCH

Steps:

• Pour the pineapple juice and lime juice into a blender. Add the mint and a couple of handfuls of ice, then blitz until the ice is crushed. Pour into tumblers filled with more ice, then top up with the ginger beer.
• Garnish each glass with mint and star anise.

TROPICAL GINGER PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, stir together orange juice, pineapple juice, ginger, and vodka (if using). Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour (and up to 1 week). Just before serving, stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice, garnished with orange wedges, if desired.

GINGER PINEAPPLE SPARKLING PUNCH

Steps:

• Make ginger syrup:
• Bring water, sugar, and ginger to a boil in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, then remove from heat and steep, uncovered, 15 minutes. Pour syrup through a sieve into a bowl, discarding ginger. Chill, covered, until cold, about 2 hours.
• Make punch:
• Stir together ginger syrup and fruit juices in a punch bowl or pitcher. Stir in sparkling water and ice.

PINEAPPLE PUNCH

Steps:

• Pour one can of juice plus 1 bottle of ginger ale into punch bowl. Add ice and serve cold.